Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 69.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
have 40.7% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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 26.4% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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 Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.