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Last European coloniser: France · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Comoros

Against lower middle income countries, Comoros ranks 7th of 44 on equality and 36th of 46 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Comoros with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Comoros reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.46121 of 17928 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.0788 of 19318 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2022+0.01152 of 19929 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2024+0.5743 of 1657 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2023+0.26163 of 21028 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.26151 of 18636 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.8718 of 2138 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.01109 of 19511 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Comoros, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.13%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.51%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share98.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.93%% of households2012no agreed direction
One-person households4.91%% of households2012no agreed direction
Women in a union63.1%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age20.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing30.2years2023no agreed direction
Population882,847people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.85%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization33.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.45%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1436.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate3.82births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate28.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-2,127people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population1.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.603index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.356index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,622international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$3,682international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,428US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.75%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.25%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness40.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.441%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption9.01%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture33.6%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion86.1%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13.3years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling6.01years2023higher is better
Education spending2.34%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment54.8%% gross2022higher is better
Tertiary enrollment18.8%% gross2017higher is better
Adult literacy75.6%% of adults2021higher is better
Compulsory schooling6years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary20.6%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio28.1pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.515t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area17%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land71.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land33.7%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.501index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.929ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.556index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers13.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament18.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1820.7%% of women aged 20-242022higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index21index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating268per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.293index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.132index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.2index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.183index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.774index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.498index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.509index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.514index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.545index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration87.3%% of children under 52012higher is better
Control of corruption-1.14index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.13index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.21index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.25index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.24index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.221index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy67years2024higher is better
Infant mortality35per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality39per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.55%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate6per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.16per 1,000 people2010no agreed direction
Basic water access85.1%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation57.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting17.4%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility53.8births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality179per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance82.2%% of births2012higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.23litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use8.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths26.6per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.424per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation75%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence22per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.2%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women29.9%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending56.6%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment15.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity79.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity16.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index52index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index30.3index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate5.1%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users32.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions110per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access91.7%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population48.5%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.388per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Informal employment88.8%% of employment2021higher is worse
Unemployment3.82%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation47.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation63.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study21.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2021higher is worse
Vulnerable employment56.8%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction3.92score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Comoros

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