If you lived in San Marino instead of Comoros, you would:

Health

live 18.8 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 21.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.

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have 10.9 times more doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. San Marino has 46.3 as of 2023.

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have 60.4% more access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. San Marino scores 77 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 29.1 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.

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Life

be 95.5% less 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 San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 32.1% more likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.6% as of 2021. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2022.

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be 96.6% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 85.1% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.4% more 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 San Marino, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In San Marino, about 97.3% do as of 2024.

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be 17.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 85% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.9% more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Safety

be 79.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 91.8 times more home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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