Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years less
In Kenya, 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 83.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 26.2% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 17.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 20.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 14.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 27.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 91% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 17.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.0% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 13.0% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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