Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 60.4% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 72.6% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 30.9% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.8% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 87.7% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 85.9% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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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