Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

SERIAL · 174Africa

Comoros

CapitalMoroni

CurrencyKMF · Comorian franc

LanguageFrench, Comorian, Arabic

Area1,870 km²

Since1975

ISOCOM · KM

Population

882,847as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

African island country in the Indian Ocean

The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeast Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The predominant religion of the population—and the official state religion—is Islam. Comoros proclaimed its independence from France on 6 July 1975. The country has three official languages: Comorian, French and Arabic. The Comoros is the only country of the Arab League which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also a member state of the African Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Indian Ocean Commission.

Text: Wikipedia — ComorosCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-03

— FACTS —

Capital: Moroni
Currency: Comorian franc (KMF)
Official language: French, Comorian, Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +269
Top-level domain: .km
Independence / founding: 06 Jul 1975
Highest point: Mount Karthala (2,361 m)
Lowest point: Indian Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

17.8%% of land area

#138 of 2132024

56% of world average

Forest area

334km²

#173 of 2132025

0% of world average

Agricultural land

78.9%% of land area

#17 of 2092024

212% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

29.6%% of land area

#20 of 2062024

213% of world average

Land area

1,870km²

#176 of 2152024

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

882,847people

#162 of 2162025

2% of world average

Population growth

1.9%% per year

#56 of 2162025

188% of world average

Population density

464people per km²

#25 of 2152024

102% of world average

People living in cities

33.9%% of population

#186 of 2162025

54% of world average

Urban population growth

3.0%% per year

#43 of 2162025

199% of world average

People living rurally

66.1%% of population

#31 of 2162025

180% of world average

Population aged 0-14

36.9%% of population

#43 of 2162025

147% of world average

Population aged 15-64

58.7%% of population

#177 of 2162025

92% of world average

Population aged 65+

4.5%% of population

#156 of 2162025

41% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

70.4%% of working-age population

#40 of 2162025

123% of world average

Female population

49.7%% of population

#158 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

3.82births per woman

#30 of 2162024

163% of world average

Birth rate

28.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#37 of 2162024

164% of world average

Death rate

7.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#112 of 2162024

93% of world average

Net migration

-2,127people (5-year total)

#117 of 2162025

-1932% of world average

Migrants living in the country

1.4%% of population

#166 of 2152024

11% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.81Bcurrent US$

#192 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$3.74Bcurrent int'l $

#180 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$2,056current US$

#175 of 2112025

9% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$4,238current int'l $

#174 of 1992025

13% of world average

GDP growth

3.8%% per year

#88 of 2102025

111% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.8%% per year

#122 of 2102025

78% of world average

Gross national income

$1.82Bcurrent US$

#187 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$1,950current US$

#168 of 2032025

10% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$4,260current int'l $

#172 of 1972025

13% of world average

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Inflation

3.2%% per year

#99 of 1902025

38% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

4.3%% per year

#132 of 2092025

61% of world average

Real interest rate

0.0%%

#114 of 1342022

1% of world average

Lending interest rate

8.0%%

#77 of 1342022

71% of world average

Government consumption

9.0%% of GDP

#163 of 1812025

51% of world average

Household consumption

101.4%% of GDP

#7 of 1812025

157% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

11.8%% of GDP

#166 of 1782025

51% of world average

Fixed investment

11.8%% of GDP

#161 of 1732025

53% of world average

Gross savings

12.0%% of GDP

#143 of 1682023

55% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$9.2Mcurrent US$

#171 of 2012025

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.5%% of GDP

#161 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1990

13% of world average

Current account balance

-1.7%% of GDP

#99 of 1912023

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$409.1Mcurrent US$

#165 of 1772025

0% of world average

External debt

$385.6Mcurrent US$

#4 of 1212024

0% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

30.30-100

#33 of 1472024

85% of world average

People below the poverty line

5.1%% of population

#94 of 1472024

40% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.6%%

#39 of 1472024

88% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.7%%

#17 of 1472024

132% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$305.6Mcurrent US$

#131 of 1862023

6% of world average

Foreign aid received

11.3%% of GNI

#24 of 1372023

188% of world average

Exchange rate

435local currency per US$

#47 of 2112025

30% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

36.6%% of GDP

#4 of 1992025

367% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

9.9%% of GDP

#189 of 2022025

40% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

7.2%% of GDP

#132 of 1952025

65% of world average

Services' share of the economy

48.8%% of GDP

#153 of 2022025

84% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Comoros.

— TRADE —

Exports

9.3%% of GDP

#180 of 1872025

21% of world average

Imports

31.6%% of GDP

#132 of 1872025

63% of world average

Trade balance

-22.3%% of GDP

#157 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

23.1%% of GDP

#194 of 2052025

36% of world average

Goods exported

$48.0Mcurrent US$

#191 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$371.0Mcurrent US$

#199 of 2072025

0% of world average

Services exported

$116.4Mcurrent US$

#176 of 1912023

0% of world average

Services imported

$205.4Mcurrent US$

#180 of 1912023

0% of world average

Goods and services exported

$148.5Mcurrent US$

#184 of 1912023

0% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$504.0Mcurrent US$

#183 of 1912023

0% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.1%% of manufactured exports

#117 of 1792023

26% of world average

Terms of trade

69.7index

#202 of 2062024

66% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

67.0 yrsyears

#178 of 2162024

91% of world average

Life expectancy, women

69.2 yrsyears

#181 of 2162024

90% of world average

Life expectancy, men

65.0 yrsyears

#171 of 2162024

91% of world average

Infant deaths

35.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#165 of 1962024

189% of world average

Deaths under age 5

39.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#155 of 1962024

161% of world average

Maternal deaths

179per 100,000 live births

#153 of 1942023

154% of world average

Health spending

6.6%% of GDP

#95 of 1932023

96% of world average

Health spending per person

$102current US$

#144 of 1932023

7% of world average

Physicians

0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#140 of 1872022

20% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#149 of 1962022

35% of world average

Hospital beds

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2010

73% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

85.1%% of population

#170 of 2142024

94% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

57.2%% of population

#172 of 2132024

71% of world average

Suicide rate

6per 100,000 people

#76 of 1852021

70% of world average

Adults who smoke

8.9%% of adults

#26 of 1662024

45% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#1 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

22per 100,000 people

#84 of 2082024

22% of world average

Undernourishment

16.5%% of population

#131 of 1682024

164% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

70.0%% of children 12-23 months

#170 of 1932024

82% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.3%% of GDP

#165 of 1902023

54% of world average

Education spending

11.5%% of government spending

#123 of 1892025

85% of world average

Adult literacy

75.6%% aged 15+

#87 of 1192021

90% of world average

Youth literacy

90.8%% aged 15-24

#90 of 1262021

100% of world average

Primary school enrolment

97.0%% gross

#132 of 2002024

96% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

54.8%% gross

#160 of 1882022

63% of world average

University enrolment

18.8%% gross

#132 of 1672017

38% of world average

Primary school completion

72.7%% of relevant age group

#152 of 1802024

81% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

28.1pupils per teacher

#124 of 1602018

126% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#177 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.8%% of labour force

#66 of 1862025

55% of world average

Youth unemployment

8.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#56 of 1862025

56% of world average

Labour force participation

55.8%% aged 15+

#134 of 1862025

92% of world average

Women in the labour force

47.6%% of women aged 15+

#126 of 1862025

93% of world average

Men in the labour force

63.9%% of men aged 15+

#139 of 1862025

91% of world average

Labour force

310,841people

#166 of 1862025

2% of world average

Working in agriculture

33.6%% of employment

#51 of 1862025

152% of world average

Working in industry

14.8%% of employment

#142 of 1862025

76% of world average

Working in services

51.6%% of employment

#121 of 1862025

88% of world average

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Self-employed

57.9%% of employment

#48 of 1862025

150% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.3%% of labour force

#83 of 1712021

103% of world average

Employed

53.6%% aged 15+

#126 of 1862025

95% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

32.5%% of population

#181 of 2072024

46% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

110per 100 people

#119 of 2102023

95% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0.388per 100 people

#180 of 2082023

2% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

1.04per 100 people

#167 of 2132023

7% of world average

Access to electricity

91.7%% of population

#158 of 2142024

103% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

11.0%% of population

#163 of 1892024

16% of world average

Energy used per person

66.5kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

3% of world average

Air passengers carried

27,300passengers

not enough data to rank1996

0% of world average

Air freight

0.1million tonne-km

not enough data to rank1985

0% of world average

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Container port traffic

54,359TEU

#137 of 1672019

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

8.01count

#185 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

7,000count

#190 of 1942020

0% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$18.5Mcurrent US$

#167 of 1752020

0% of world average

5 of 18 figures unavailable for Comoros.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0.515tonnes per person

#42 of 2032024

11% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.446Mt CO2

#29 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0.949Mt CO2-equivalent

#31 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

33.7%% of land area

#29 of 2132025

179% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.4%% of territorial waters

#123 of 1742025

4% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

0.8%% of internal resources

#21 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,439m³ per person

#113 of 1832022

10% of world average

Renewable energy use

39.3%% of final energy consumption

#62 of 2122022

135% of world average

Electricity from renewables

0.0%% of total

#205 of 2062021

0% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

100.0%% of total

#207 of 2092021

168% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

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— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Comoros.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Comoros.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Udzima wa ya MasiwaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Moroni · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Comoros has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for Comoros yet

People

Azali AssoumaniPresident of Comoros

Ikililou DhoinineComoros president

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambiformer President of Comoros

Ahmed AbdallahPresident of the Comoros from 1978 to 1989

Ali AhamadaComorian and French footballer

Kassim AbdallahFrench and Comorian football player

Said Mohamed DjoharPresident of Comoros (1918-2006)

El Fardou Ben NabouhaneComorian and French footballer

Ali SoilihPresident of Comoros (1937-1978)

Rafidine AbdullahComorian footballer

Chaker AlhadhurComorian and French footballer (born 1991)

Wesley SaïdFrench association football player (born 1995)

History

06 Jul 1975Comoros founded as a sovereign state

12 Nov 1975Joined the United Nations

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population882,8472025

GDP$1.81B2025

GDP per person$2,0562025