Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 76.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 78.5% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 26.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 30.6% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 99.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 13.5% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 23.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% 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 87.1% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 85.7% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.6% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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