Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 63.2% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.

live 5.7 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 28.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.

make 63.1% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.

Life

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.2% less likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 23.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 84.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 24.2% less on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

spend 16.1% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 15.0% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 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

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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