Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
see 6.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 3.2 times more doctors per person
Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 16.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 32.2% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.6% as of 2021. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 52.9% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 22.2% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 16.1% 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 Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 5.5 times more on education
Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.1 times more on healthcare
Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 38.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.6 times more home broadband
Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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