Comoros

Sub-Saharan Africa·Lower middle income

Population: 850K; 162nd of 217
GDP: $1.55B; 197th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $1,784; 176th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 66.8; 178th of 217
Human development: 0.558; 155th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Comoros

Cameroon

Senegal

Guinea

Mauritania

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small trade-based island economy; declining remittances; new structural and fiscal reforms; adverse cyclone and COVID-19 impacts; manageable debts; fragile liquidity environment; large foreign direct investment; state-owned enterprises suffering

Area: 2,235 km²
Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; similar to Swahili), Comorian
Resources: fish

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim98.3%▼ 1.2pt
Other1.1%▲ 1.0pt
Christian0.5%

Religious diversity: 0.392 / 10 · very low · 175th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

COM

CMR

SEN

GIN

GDP

current US$

$1.55B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$5.35M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

26.5%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

36.6%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

9.6%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

850K–––

Population density

people per km²

448.3–––

Urban population

% of total

30.1%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.9–––

Net migration

people

-2,051–––

Population under 15

% of total

37.1%–––

Population 65+

% of total

4.5%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

8.4%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

2.4%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

2,092.2–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

164.6–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

0.392–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.1%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#197/214

$1.55B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#176/214

$1,7842024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#173/203

$3,903latest

GDP growth

annual %

#101/214

3.4%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#169/207

$1,6902024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#129/213

4.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#172/201

$5.35M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#188/205

26.5%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#4/206

36.6%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#193/208

9.6%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#64/187

3.8%latest

Gini index

0–100

#152/168

45.3latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#135/168

31.4%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#162/217

850Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#26/216

448.3latest

Urban population

% of total

#190/215

30.1%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#178/217

66.8latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#30/217

3.9latest

Net migration

people

#122/217

-2,0512024

Population under 15

% of total

#43/217

37.1%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#156/217

4.5%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#162/196

35.7latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#155/196

39.8latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#57/192

8.4%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#146/195

0.4latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#139/160

61.7%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#172/199

2.4%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#166/194

9.6%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#176/210

35.7%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#119/214

109.92023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#178/208

0.42023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#199/215

16.22024

Access to electricity

% of population

#159/215

89.8%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#164/198

2,092.22023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#179/202

164.62023

Electricity generation

TWh

#194/202

0.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#193/202

0%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#194/202

100%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#24/204

0.62024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#45/204

0.62024

Share of global CO₂

#191/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#11/193

1.42023

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#125/172

0.2842022

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#137/172

0.1152022

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#165/178

192022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#173/193

-1.242022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#180/193

-1.682022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#175/193

-1.312022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#112/193

-0.2312022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#143/172

0.5432022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#175/193

0.3922020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#157/193

0.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#155/189

0.5582021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#146/164

3.932025

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