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The per capita consumption of electricity in Cook Islands is 2,510kWh while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 474kWh.
This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook
Cook Islands has an unemployment rate of 13.10% while Turks and Caicos Islands has 10.00%
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Cook Islands is 15.67 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 20.44.
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Cook Islands is 16.33 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 13.43.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The GDP per capita in Cook Islands is $9,100 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is $11,500
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The life expectancy at birth in Cook Islands is 74.47 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 75.64.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook
With its 11,488 people Cook Islands is the 219th largest country in the world by population. It is the 211th largest country by area with 236 square kilometers. Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
Check out the recommended reading list below for great sources of information on Cook Islands.
Cook Islands Travel Map (varying scales)
ITM Canada
Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook, 3rd Edition
Mike Hollywood
Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands
Errol Hunt
Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook, 3rd Edition
Mike Hollywood
The Islands of the South Pacific: Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, the Marquesas, the Cook Islands, Tonga & Beyond (Travel Adventures)
Thomas Booth
Moon Tahiti
David Stanley
Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands (Country Guide)
Oliver Berry
Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands (4th ed)
Nancy Keller
Lonely Planet Rarotonga and the Cook Islands (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
Tony Wheeler
Frommer's South Pacific: Including Tahiti, Fiji, & the Cook Islands (5th ed)
Bill Goodwin