Quality of life comparison

live 12.4 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.

make 7.4 times more money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.

be 84.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.

be 89.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.

have 46.3% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 32.7% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 73.9% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 46.9% less on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.6% less coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.