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

Health

be 97.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 3.5% 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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see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 3.2 times more doctors per person

Tanzania has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 11.6% more access to essential health services

Tanzania scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 45.7% more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 11.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 17.6% more likely to die by suicide

Tanzania has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 55.9% more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $1,319 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 1.6% 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 35.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 276.0 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 22.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 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 18.9% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 34.8 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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Basic Needs

be 85.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% 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 31.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 51% 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 25.9% less on education

Tanzania spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.0% 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 76.1% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

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Safety

be 83.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Tanzania, road accidents kill 15.8 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 56.0% more home broadband

Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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live with 93.6% less strain on fresh water

Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 27.8% more likely to die from air pollution

In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 64.5% more CO2

Tanzania emits 0.3 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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