Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Comoros instead of United States, you would:

Health

be 78.5% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.

live 13.4 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 95.2% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $73,600 as of 2023, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2023.

be 59.8% more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.

Life

have 77.0% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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 United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Comoros, 90% of the population do as of 2022.

be 70.7% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.4% less on education

United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

spend 71.3% less on healthcare

United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.3% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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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