Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 45.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 41.5% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 81.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 25.6% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 75.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 21.1% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 70% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 86.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 52.9% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.9% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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