Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
have 46.7% more doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.
be 48.7% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.
be 31.0% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 15.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.
make 13.0% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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 29.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.6% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 36.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
Infrastructure
live with 97.5% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 87.2% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.
Environment
be 39.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.2% more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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