Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 11.4% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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
be 86.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 13.3% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Comoros, it is 58.8% as of 2018.
be 76.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.
have 28.5% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 81.4% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 26.8% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.0% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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
How big is Comoros compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.