Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 20.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 217.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.8% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 65.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 31.5% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 40.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 160.9 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
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