Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 15.8 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.7% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.6 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 66.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.7% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 95.0% 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 Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 69.3% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 12.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 57.7% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.1 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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