If you lived in Spain instead of Comoros, you would:

Health

live 16.9 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 19.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.

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have 10.1 times more doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.

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have 77.1% more access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Spain scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 45.3% more likely to die by suicide

Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 56.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.

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make 18.8 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.3% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 31.8% more likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.6% as of 2021. In Spain, it is 99.7% as of 2021.

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be 92.6% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 77.0% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 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 Spain, 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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be 17.5% 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 Spain, 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 96.2% more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 40.8% more on healthcare

Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 14.6 times more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Safety

be 87.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 100.6 times more home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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live with 52.1 times more strain on fresh water

Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 78.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 8.8 times more CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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