Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 30.2% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 76.6% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.
have 23.3% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.
have 23.8% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 57.8% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.7% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 58.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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.
be 49.9% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.4% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
Safety
be 31.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.2% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 57.5% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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