Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zambia instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
be 111.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years less
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Zambia, that number is 15.0% as of 2008.
be 28.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Zambia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2015.
Life
be 22.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Zambia, 213.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.4% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Zambia, it is 86.7% as of 2018.
be 35.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Zambia, on the other hand, 37.1 children do as of 2022.
have 54.8% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Zambia, there are 34.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Zambia, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
be 47.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Zambia, that number is 37% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Comoros, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Zambia, that number is 72% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Zambia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Zambia: At a glance
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