Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.0 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Gambia spends $94 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.
have 4.7 times more doctors per person
Gambia has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.
be 35.4% more likely to be obese
In Gambia, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.
be 24.7% more likely to die by suicide
Gambia has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 2.2 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 354.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 51.6% as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 34.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 34.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
Safety
be 31.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gambia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 62.4% less strain on fresh water
Gambia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 25.0% less home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Gambia, air pollution causes 90.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Gambia emits 0.2 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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