Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 98.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 81.8% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 27.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
be 38.3% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 91% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 69.2% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.7% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.9% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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