Which has higher life expectancy, Cook Islands or Nicaragua?

Cook Islands, at 75.28 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Cook Islands and Nicaragua?

0.33 years, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nicaragua?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy

Cook Islands

75.28 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

74.95 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

119th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Life expectancy over time

Cook Islands
Nicaragua

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 75.28 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44.88 years	43.32 years	1.56 years	Cook Islands
1960s	57.99 years	50.08 years	7.91 years	Cook Islands
1970s	65.34 years	53.88 years	11.46 years	Cook Islands
1980s	66.6 years	58.09 years	8.51 years	Cook Islands
1990s	68.07 years	64.37 years	3.7 years	Cook Islands
2000s	71.07 years	69.5 years	1.57 years	Cook Islands
2010s	73.81 years	72.87 years	0.9378 years	Cook Islands
2020s	74.86 years	72.66 years	2.2 years	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cook Islands or Nicaragua?: Cook Islands, at 75.28 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cook Islands and Nicaragua?: 0.33 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy?: Cook Islands ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.