Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 74.7% more likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.9% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2022, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 37.9% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 84.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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
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