Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2024, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $19,600 as of 2024.
be 90.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 44.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
be 97.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 7.7% as of 2024.
Life
be 62.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.1% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.8% as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 94.8% as of 2024.
be 76.7% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 38.3% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Brazil, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Brazil, about 84.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 90.7% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.0 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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