Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 72.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 33.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 84.3% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 19.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.6% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 29.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 70% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 90.7% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 45.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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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