Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 74.2% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 16.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 65.3% less spent on your healthcare
Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 79.2% fewer doctors per person
Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 35.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
be 62.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 179.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 39.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 39.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.4% less home broadband
Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 13.5 times more strain on fresh water
Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 56.9% less CO2
Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 69.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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