Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
be 33.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.1 years less
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.1% more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.1% more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 30.0% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.
be 16.1% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
have 32.9% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 217.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 18.9% more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.
be 43.7% less 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.3% less coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
