Cook Islands vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 78 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Cook Islands and France: France leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (58.37 billion $) against Cook Islands (8.67 million $); France leads on Female population of reproductive age (13.97 million persons) against Cook Islands (2,624 persons); France leads on Total population (66.75 million persons) against Cook Islands (12,797 persons). Across 78 compared metrics, Cook Islands wins on 18 and France wins on 47.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 32 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 3 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 7 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 21 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Userspercent of population: 64.8% (2021 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Radios14,00055.3
Televisions4,00034.8
Waterwaysnone14,932

Economy

32 metrics

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3,502-6.11M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions103,000303.78
Population Distributionmost of the population is found on the island of Rarotongamuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year120 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources0211

Geography

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0 %4.22 %
Coastline Length (km)120 km4,853 km
Irrigated LandNA14,236

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.1 %82.08 %
Administrative Divisionsnone18
Independence4no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density8.2 people/sq km6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)0 %7 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)55.9 %21.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA190,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

21 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)50.88 %52.51 %
Life expectancy at birth79.71 years86.69 years
Median age of population38.03 years42.51 years
Population Change-485.5 persons62,507.4 persons
Population density53.22 per sq. km121.19 per sq. km
Total population12,797 persons66.75M persons
Birth Rate (%)11.85 %10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)9.48 %9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2,623.9 persons13.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6,82031.13
Mean Male Height (cm)174.77179.74
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization0 %62.53 %
Physician Density1.67 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-2.15 %0.2 %
Total deaths132.6 persons607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.9 %70.02 %
Total fertility rate1.98 per woman1.56 per woman
Total net-migration-472.2 persons66,501.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate6 per live births3.49 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇰 Cook Islands🇫🇷 FranceShare
Airports101,218
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft195

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