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Comoros

🇰🇲 Eastern Africa · Union of the Comoros

882,847
Population
#158 of 193
1,862 km²
Land area
#170 of 195
$1.81B
GDP (nominal)
#177 of 192
0.603
HDI
#150 of 191

How Comoros ranks globally

Population882,847 #158 of 193
Land area1,862 km² #170 of 195
GDP (nominal)$1.81B #177 of 192
Life expectancy67.0 yrs #155 of 193
Literacy rate75.6% #122 of 162
HDI0.603 #150 of 191

About Comoros

Comoros (officially Union of the Comoros) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Moroni as its capital. It is home to roughly 882.85 thousand people, giving a population density of about 474 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,862 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.81B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.603. The official currency is the Comorian franc (KMF), and the main languages are Arabic, French, Comorian.

Key indicators

World Bank · UNDP

💹 Economy

$3.43B
GDP (PPP)
$3,959
GDP/capita (PPP)
3.8%
GDP growth
3.2%
Inflation
3.8%
Unemployment

👥 People

67.0 yrs
Life expectancy
3.82
Fertility rate
1.9%
Pop. growth
33.9%
Urban population
35
Infant mortality /1k

🌍 Quality of Life

32.5%
Internet users
75.6%
Literacy rate
0.42
Physicians /1k
39.3%
Renewable energy

GDP over time

Comoros's GDP over time (nominal, US$)
$0$476.42M$952.83M$1.43B$1.91B198020032025 Comoros

How Comoros measures up

Development profile (each axis 0–100%, higher is stronger)
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Did you know?

Comoros is the 158th most populous country in the world, with about 882.85 thousand people.

By land area it is the 170th-largest country in the world, covering 1,862 km².

It has the world's 177th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.81B).

Comoros has no land borders with other countries.

It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.603.

Comoros has a population density of about 474 people per square kilometre.

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Travel & practical

Moroni
Capital
KMF
Currency
+269
Dialing code
.km
Internet TLD

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