Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.
be 60.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 62.0% as of 2021.
be 56.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
have 33.5% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 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 96.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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 26.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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.
be 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% less on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 42.1% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.1% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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