Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
have 30.9% more doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.
be 15.8% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 44.8% more likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.
have 14.3% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 60.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.
make 56.0% more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.
have 13.7% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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.
be 90.2% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.
be 15.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 58% 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Zambia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 69.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 70.8% less strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 50.6% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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