Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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.
Economy
make 77.1% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.
be 44.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
be 82.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 10.4% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.