Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years less

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.5% more likely to be obese

In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

make 48.4% less money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.

be 34.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 43.0% more children

In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.

be 26.5% less likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.

be 28.6% more 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.

be 62.9% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 26% of people on average (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 20.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.7 times more on education

Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.2% more on healthcare

Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 18.2% more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.