Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Comoros: key statistics
Comoros has 882,847 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $2,056. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Moroni
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Comorian franc KMF
- Languages
- French, Arabic, Comorian
- ISO codes
- KMCOM
- Land neighbours
- France, Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania
Population882,8472025 · rank 162 of 217GDP$1.8bn2025 · rank 192 of 211GDP per capita$2,0562025 · rank 176 of 211Life expectancy67.0 yrs2024 · rank 179 of 217Internet users32.5%2024 · rank 166 of 188Fertility3.822024 · rank 30 of 217CO₂ per person0.51 t2024 · rank 162 of 203Inflation3.2%2025 · rank 88 of 180
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Comoros, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Comoros by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 882,847 | 2025 | 162/217 | 45/48 | +21% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.85% | 2025 | 56/217 | 40/48 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 33.9% | 2025 | 186/217 | 35/48 | +3.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.82 | 2024 | 30/217 | 28/48 | −15% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.5% | 2025 | 157/217 | 5/48 | +0.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.9% | 2025 | 43/217 | 37/48 | −2.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 463.5 | 2024 | 26/216 | 4/48 | +21% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 28.2 | 2024 | 37/217 | 35/48 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,870 km² | 2024 | 176/216 | 46/48 | +0.5% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.8bn | 2025 | 192/211 | 45/46 | +88% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $2,056 | 2025 | 176/211 | 18/46 | +55% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,238 | 2025 | 174/199 | 25/46 | +44% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,950 | 2025 | 167/201 | 18/46 | +32% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.8% | 2025 | 88/210 | 30/46 | +2.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 123/210 | 27/46 | +2.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 36.6% | 2025 | 4/198 | 3/45 | +6.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 9.9% | 2025 | 187/201 | 44/45 | −0.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 48.8% | 2025 | 153/201 | 22/45 | −6.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 11.8% | 2025 | 164/175 | 36/43 | −1.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 12.0% | 2023 | 140/163 | 31/39 | ±0.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.2% | 2025 | 88/180 | 27/44 | +3.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 0.0% | 2022 | 115/136 | 31/36 | −5.9 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.0% | 2022 | 78/136 | 26/36 | −2.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 435.38 | 2025 | 46/210 | 27/47 | −1.8% | — | |
| External debt | 24.8% | 2024 | 97/119 | 37/43 | +13.0 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 9.3% | 2025 | 178/184 | 42/43 | −0.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 31.6% | 2025 | 129/184 | 22/43 | +3.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 40.9% | 2025 | 160/184 | 33/43 | +3.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.7% | 2023 | 96/185 | 15/42 | +2.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.5% | 2025 | 156/197 | 41/46 | ±0.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 20.8% | 2023 | 13/178 | 3/41 | +10.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 7,000 | 2020 | 192/196 | 42/42 | −54% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 2025 | 122/187 | 28/47 | −0.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 8.8% | 2025 | 132/187 | 25/47 | −0.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 55.8% | 2025 | 135/187 | 36/47 | +9.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.6% | 2025 | 127/187 | 37/47 | +12.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $166m | 2023 | 100/145 | 39/48 | +105% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 11.3% | 2023 | 25/139 | 10/47 | +4.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $196 | 2023 | 28/145 | 2/48 | +68% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 5.1% | 2024 | 55/151 | 41/44 | −26.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 18.0% | 2024 | 49/151 | 41/44 | −29.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 46.1% | 2024 | 23/145 | 19/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 30.3 | 2024 | 119/151 | 43/44 | −33% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 16.5% | 2024 | 36/167 | 27/44 | +2.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 18.2% | 2025 | 135/190 | 31/46 | +15.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 75.6% | 2021 | 107/141 | 15/41 | +7.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 72.0% | 2021 | 109/147 | 15/41 | +8.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.0% | 2024 | 127/191 | 24/41 | −16.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 54.8% | 2022 | 152/176 | 16/34 | +12.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 18.8% | 2017 | 134/172 | 7/34 | +14.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 72.7% | 2024 | 144/168 | 18/36 | −8.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 28.1 | 2018 | 42/173 | 30/40 | −6.9% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.3% | 2023 | 161/184 | 35/43 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.0 yrs | 2024 | 179/217 | 16/48 | +4.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 35.0 | 2024 | 32/196 | 27/48 | −20% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 39.0 | 2024 | 41/196 | 34/48 | −22% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 179 | 2023 | 42/194 | 35/48 | −31% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.6% | 2023 | 95/193 | 12/48 | +1.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $102 | 2023 | 144/193 | 13/48 | +25% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.42 | 2022 | 134/180 | 9/46 | +134% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 70% | 2024 | 170/193 | 34/48 | −10.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 118/153 | 42/44 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 18.2% | 2022 | 62/154 | 38/46 | −12.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 85.1% | 2024 | 164/206 | 12/46 | −1.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 57.2% | 2024 | 163/203 | 12/46 | +12.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 32.5% | 2024 | 166/188 | 27/46 | +25.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 109.9 | 2023 | 119/210 | 18/48 | +120% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.4 | 2023 | 180/208 | 26/48 | +108% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 91.7% | 2024 | 159/215 | 6/48 | +19.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 11.0% | 2024 | 168/192 | 26/48 | +6.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.51 t | 2024 | 162/203 | 20/47 | +137% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 39.3% | 2022 | 62/212 | 36/48 | −29.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.0% | 2021 | 205/206 | 48/48 | −8.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 17.8% | 2024 | 137/214 | 31/48 | −1.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 29.6% | 2024 | 30/206 | 10/48 | −4.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.8% | 2022 | 157/177 | 37/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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