Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 73.0% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 16.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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
make 92.1% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 8.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.8% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 12.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Malta, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Comoros, 70% of the population do as of 2019.
be 90.8% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.8% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 36.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.8% more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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
How big is Comoros compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.