Quality of life comparison

live 0.9 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 74.1% more likely to be obese

In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cook Islands, that number is 55.9% of people as of 2016.

make 54.7% less money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.

be 39.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.

be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 12.3% fewer children

In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.0% less likely to have internet access

In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.

spend 30.4% less on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 35.3% more on education

Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 98.3% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.