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

Health

be 58.5% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 17.6 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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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see 90.3% less spent on your healthcare

Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 81.3% fewer doctors per person

Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 38.5% less access to essential health services

Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 75.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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make 93.6% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 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 22.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 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 21.6% less likely to be literate

In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 10.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 67.5% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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be 15.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Comoros, 85% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 63.7% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 32.1% more on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.0% 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 31.9% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 100.0% less strain on fresh water

Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 61.4% less home broadband

Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 97.8% less CO2

Kuwait emits 23.7 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 (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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