Quality of life comparison

live 4.6 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.

make 32.5% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.

be 24.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.

have 30.1% fewer children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.8% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

spend 34.7% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 90.7% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.