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

Health

be 63.2% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 45.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 65.7% less likely to die by suicide

Kiribati has a suicide rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 37.7% less spent on your healthcare

Kiribati spends $401 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 8.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kiribati, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.

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make 19.7% less money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 11.5% more children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 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 Kiribati, 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 23.3% less likely to be literate

In Kiribati, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 63.6% less likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 85.7% less on education

Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 40.2% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 10.9% 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 70.3% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 4.7 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Kiribati, road accidents kill 6.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 13.0 times more home broadband

Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 13.6% less CO2

Kiribati emits 0.6 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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