Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.4% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 60.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 36.7% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 70.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
have 34.1% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 12.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 10.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 77.8% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 73.3% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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