Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 34.7% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2022.
be 17.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 59.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.9% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 62.0% as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.
have 15.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Comoros, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 27.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 91% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 25.6% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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