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

Health

be 44.9% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.2 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 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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see 82.7% less spent on your healthcare

Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 78.7% fewer doctors per person

Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 31.4% less access to essential health services

Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 6.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 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 17.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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make 89.7% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

have 68.2% more children

In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 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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be 13.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 13.0 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 22.3% less likely to be literate

In Oman, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2022. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 8.3 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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Basic Needs

be 10.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 65.9% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 46.6% less on education

Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 87.7% more on healthcare

Oman spends 3.5% 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 83.7% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 99.3% less strain on fresh water

Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 96.5% less home broadband

Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 55.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 97.3% less CO2

Oman emits 18.6 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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