Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 26.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.
be 17.8% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.5 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 62.9% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.
have 18.6% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.
Economy
be 81.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 75.1% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.
Life
be 23.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.9% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.
be 35.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 61.6% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.7% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.
live with 66.0% more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 75.1% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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