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

Health

be 52.2% less likely to die by suicide

India has a suicide rate of 12.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 5.2 years less

In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In India, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 27.9% less spent on your healthcare

India spends $346 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 41.4% fewer doctors per person

India has 7.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 23.8% less access to essential health services

India scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 23.9% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 76.7% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.0 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 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 80.0 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 50.2% more likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 23.3 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 53.5% less likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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be 11.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In India, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 95% 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 42.9% less on education

India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 96.1% more on healthcare

India spends 3.3% 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 95.1% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 88.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In India, road accidents kill 15.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 98.8% less strain on fresh water

India withdraws 66% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 87.6% less home broadband

India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 44.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In India, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 76.5% less CO2

India emits 2.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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