If you lived in Comoros instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 23.2% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 62.7% more spent on your healthcare

Solomon Islands spends $153 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 78.2% more doctors per person

Solomon Islands has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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be 69.4% less likely to die by suicide

Solomon Islands has a suicide rate of 19.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 3.7 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 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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Economy

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.4% 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 45.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 123.0 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 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 16.4 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 10.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 81% 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 12.0% more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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be 18.8% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 72% of people have access to drinking water (91% in urban areas, and 65% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 85% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 71.8% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 8.3% 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 22.2% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 5.4% 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 93.6% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 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 Solomon Islands, road accidents kill 11.2 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 3.5 times more home broadband

Solomon Islands has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 19.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Solomon Islands, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 34.2% more CO2

Solomon Islands emits 0.4 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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