Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Africa instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
be 191.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In South Africa, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In South Africa, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Africa, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in South Africa, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
be 60.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In South Africa, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2016.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In South Africa, that number is 28.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Africa, 119.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.6% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In South Africa, it is 95.0% as of 2019.
be 54.7% 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 South Africa, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2022.
have 17.6% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Africa, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.3% more 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 South Africa, that number is 94% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 8.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Africa, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. South Africa spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 75.0% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Africa, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In South Africa, that number is 2,798 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Africa: At a glance
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