Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 62.2% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 42.4% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 59.0% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.