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

Health

be 57.0% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 27.4% less likely to die by suicide

Fiji has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 54.4% less spent on your healthcare

Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 17.2% less access to essential health services

Fiji scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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make 69.0% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 58.1% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 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 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 30.0 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 23.7% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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be 48.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 23.5 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 56.5% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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be 11.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Fiji, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 91% 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 44.9% less on education

Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 80.9% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.6% 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 69.9% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 5.5 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Fiji, road accidents kill 5.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 78.3% less home broadband

Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water

Fiji withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 68.5% less CO2

Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 24.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Fiji, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). 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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