Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 56.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 93.8% more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 15.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
be 12.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.2% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 37.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 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 48.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 70% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 8.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
be 57.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Comoros, that number is 91% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.8% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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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