Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
be 32.1% more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.0% less money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 14.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
be 34.9% 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
have 27.8% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.6% less likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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