Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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
make 40.9% more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 17.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 51.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.6% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
have 45.2% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 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 40.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 70.4% less likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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