Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 2.6 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 73.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 39.9% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 24.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 52.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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