Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Rwanda, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 25.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Rwanda, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Rwanda, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Rwanda, that number is 2.7% as of 2014.
make 32.3% less money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 24.5% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Rwanda, it is 73.2% as of 2018.
be 53.8% 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 26.4 children do as of 2022.
have 17.4% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Rwanda, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Rwanda, about 27.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.3% 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 Rwanda, that number is 53% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Rwanda spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.1% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Rwanda, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Rwanda: At a glance
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