Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Comoros instead of Somalia, you would:

Health

live 11.5 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 2.3 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2023.

be 69.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.

be 22.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.

Life

be 65.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 42.2% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 90% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 86.2% more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 8.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

Geography

see 88.8% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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

Comoros is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,235 sq km. Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair.
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