Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 15.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2022.
be 55.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 77.0% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 72.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Australia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Comoros, 88% of the population do as of 2021.
be 71.9% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 59.0% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 49.5% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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