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

Health

be 48.3% less likely to be obese

In Dominica, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.3 years less

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 74.2% less spent on your healthcare

Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 81.3% less money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 10.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominica, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 60.4% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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be 12.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Dominica, approximately 97% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 85% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 56.6% less on education

Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 30.7% more on healthcare

Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Dominica, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 91.7% less strain on fresh water

Dominica withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 98.1% less home broadband

Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 59.8% less CO2

Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Comoros: At a glance

Comoros is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,235 sq km. Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair.
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