General information
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Polynesia | North America |
| Area: | 236 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | English | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Avarua | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 8,327 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 35.3 | 33.4 |
| Migrationrate: | -28.58 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Economy
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Cook Dollar (1 CKD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 13.1 % | 8.3 % |
| COK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 3 M US$ | 0.38 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 109 M US$ | 13.13 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| COK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 295 km | 35.43 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Harbours: | 205 | 24.619 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 11 | 1.321 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| COK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 31.62 m kWh | 3.80 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 34.00 m kWh | 4.08 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 88,810.00 t | 10,665.31 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +682 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .ck | .us |
| COK total | COK per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 3,305 | 397 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 7,308 | 878 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 3,562 | 428 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 4,881 | 586 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Climate
Detailed info for: Cook Islands and United States| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 27.7 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 21.9 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 26.0 °C | 17.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 80 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 42.7 % | 82.1 % |
| Te Reo Māori: | 38.2 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 19.1 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Cook Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 84.2 % | 78.5 % |
| nondenominational: | 5.6 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 10.2 % | 15.3 % |