Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 67.2% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 15.3 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
be 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.
make 92.5% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 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 Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.1% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Comoros, it is 62.0% as of 2021.
be 23.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Comoros, 90% of the population do as of 2022.
be 71.3% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 49.5% less on healthcare
Spain 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 93.2% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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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