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

Health

be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 12.4 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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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have 11.6% more doctors per person

Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 26.3% more access to essential health services

Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 22.7% more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 20.2% more likely to die by suicide

Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 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 18.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.

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make 67.9% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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be 24.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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Life

be 82.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 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 49.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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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have 13.1% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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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Basic Needs

be 46.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 21.1% less likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 7.3 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 56.3% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 4.2% 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 60.1% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 68.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.9 times more home broadband

Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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live with 91.4% less strain on fresh water

Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 40.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 10.5% less CO2

Nigeria emits 0.6 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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