Comoros
Country in Africa
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 882.8K (2025). World rank 162 of 216; in Africa, 51 of 54. Area: 1,862 km². World rank 183 of 249; in Africa, 54 of 59. GDP: $1.8B (2025). World rank 191 of 210; in Africa, 51 of 52. From 2015 to 2025: population 726.7K → 882.8K, GDP $966M → $1.8B, and GDP per person $1,329 → $2,056.
State
- Official name
- Union of the Comoros
- Local name
- جزر القمر
- Capital
- Moroni
- Region
- Africa
- Form of government
- Federal presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Azali Assoumani
- Head of government
- Azali Assoumani
- Independence
- July 6, 1975
- Women in parliament
- 18.2% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 882,847 2025
- Area
- 1,862 km²
- GDP
- $1.8B 2025
- GDP per person
- $2,056 2025
- Life expectancy
- 67 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Arabic, French, Comorian
- Currency
- Comorian Franc (KMF)
- Time zones
- UTC+3
- Calling code
- +269
- Emergency numbers
- 17, 18
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, E
- Mains voltage
- 220 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 340
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 78.9% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Karthala, 2,360 m
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- March, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- August, 25°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 900 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 474.1 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +1.9% 2025
- Living in cities
- 33.9% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -2.1K 2025
- Born in another country
- 1.4% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 36.9% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 58.7% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 4.5% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 69.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 65 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 3.8 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 28.2 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.1 2024
Society
- Religions
- Muslim 98.1% and folk religions 1.1% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 42.9 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 30.3 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 28.9 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 35.8 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 37.9 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $4,238 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +3.8% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Lower-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $1,950 2025
- Inflation
- +3.3% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 49 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 36.6% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 9.9% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 48.8% 2025
- Unemployment
- 3.8% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 8.8% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 47.7% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 9.3% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 31.6% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -1.7% 2023
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +0.5% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 20.8% 2023
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 30.3 2024
- Living on under $3 a day
- 5.1% 2024
Education
- Adult literacy
- 75.6% 2021
- Primary school enrolment
- 97% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 54.8% 2022
- Higher education enrolment
- 18.8% 2017
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 2.3% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 6.6% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $102 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 56.6% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 0.4 2022
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 1.6 2022
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 2.2 2010
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 70% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 35 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 39 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 179 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 0.1% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 10.8% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 42.9% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 8.9% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 85% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 57.2% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 11% 2024
Safety
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 26.6 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 6 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 61.6 2025
- Natural hazards
- volcanoes and tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 10.2 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0.5 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 1.1 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 17.8% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0.7% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 1,439 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 0.8% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 32.5% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 110 2023
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 0.4 2023
- Internet domain
- .km
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 91.7% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 39.3% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 0% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 100% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 27,300 1996
- Airports
- 3 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 8 2023
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 3.1% 2023