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

Health

be 42.0% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 20.6% less likely to die by suicide

Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 10.6 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 79.8% less spent on your healthcare

Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 81.7% fewer doctors per person

Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 37.7% less access to essential health services

Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 15.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.

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make 71.1% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 90.5% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 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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be 19.1% less likely to be literate

In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2024. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Comoros, on the other hand, 35.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 57.9% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 36.6% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% 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 13.4% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 7.6% 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 84.8% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 23.9% more likely to die in a road accident

In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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 87.8% less strain on fresh water

Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 97.7% less home broadband

Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 80.7% less CO2

Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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