Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Comoros fits inside Madagascar 317 times
Comoros: 1,870 km² (2024) · Madagascar: 591,896 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Madagascar’s coastline is 14 times as long as the Comoros’
Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · Madagascar: 4,828 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Madagascar’s highest peak towers 516 m above the Comoros’
Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · Madagascar: 2,876 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of the Comoros, versus 70% of Madagascar
Comoros: 78.9% (2024) · Madagascar: 70.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Madagascar has 37 times as many people as the Comoros
Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · Madagascar: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Comoros is 8.4 times as densely populated as Madagascar
Comoros: 472 per km² (2025) · Madagascar: 56 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Comoros are 2.6 cm taller than in Madagascar
Comoros: 167.7 cm (2019) · Madagascar: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Comoros are 3.5 cm taller than in Madagascar
Comoros: 156.5 cm (2019) · Madagascar: 153.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Comoros is 1.5 years older than in Madagascar
Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · Madagascar: 18.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Madagascar have 0.1 more children on average than in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · Madagascar: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.5% of people in the Comoros are 65 or older, versus 3.5% in Madagascar
Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · Madagascar: 3.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The Comoros hosts 2.1 times as many refugees per resident as Madagascar
Comoros: 0.0057 per 1,000 (2025) · Madagascar: 0.0027 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Comoros has 3 official languages, Madagascar 2
Comoros: 3 (2026) · Madagascar: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Madagascar’s economy is 11 times the size of the Comoros’
Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · Madagascar: $19.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Comoros produces 2.2 times as much per person as Madagascar
Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · Madagascar: Int$1,952 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Madagascar than in the Comoros (Gini 6.5 points higher)
Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · Madagascar: 36.8 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
69% of people in Madagascar live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in the Comoros
Comoros: 5.1% (2024) · Madagascar: 69.2% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in the Comoros, versus 3.0% in Madagascar
Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · Madagascar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Madagascar’s
Comoros: 49% (2025) · Madagascar: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Comoros spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Madagascar
Comoros: $102 (2023) · Madagascar: $17 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Comoros live 3.2 years longer than in Madagascar
Comoros: 67 years (2024) · Madagascar: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Madagascar is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in the Comoros
Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · Madagascar: 43 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Comoros has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Madagascar
Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Madagascar: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Comoros is 22% higher than in Madagascar
Comoros: 20.8 per 100k (2023) · Madagascar: 17 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in the Comoros are obese, versus 4.1% in Madagascar
Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · Madagascar: 4.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
26% of adults in Madagascar smoke, versus 8.9% in the Comoros
Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · Madagascar: 25.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Madagascar rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · Madagascar: 4.17 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Madagascar drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · Madagascar: 0.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Comoros has 5 times as much meat per person as Madagascar
Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · Madagascar: 5.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Comoros has 412 kcal more food per person per day than Madagascar
Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · Madagascar: 1,978 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 1,799 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Comoros went to school 1.4 years longer than in Madagascar
Comoros: 6 years (2023) · Madagascar: 4.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Comoros welcomed 4.2 times as many tourists per resident as Madagascar (2019)
Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · Madagascar: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Madagascar has 2 more World Heritage sites than the Comoros (3 against 1)
Comoros: 1 (2026) · Madagascar: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Comoros and Madagascar are practically level
Comoros: 0 (2026 edition) · Madagascar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
33% of people in the Comoros are online, versus 19% in Madagascar
Comoros: 33% (2024) · Madagascar: 19% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 54 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in the Comoros have electricity, versus 43% in Madagascar
Comoros: 91.7% (2024) · Madagascar: 42.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
34% of people in the Comoros live in cities, versus 33% in Madagascar
Comoros: 34% (2025) · Madagascar: 33% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Comoros has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Madagascar 75
Comoros: 110 (2023) · Madagascar: 75 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 673 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 18% of the Comoros, but only 17% of Madagascar
Comoros: 17.8% (2024) · Madagascar: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Comoros emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Madagascar
Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · Madagascar: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
42% of Madagascar’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in the Comoros
Comoros: 0% (2023) · Madagascar: 42.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Madagascar carries 10% more fine dust than in the Comoros
Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Madagascar: 11.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Comoros are 22% deadlier than in Madagascar
Comoros: 41.1 per 100k (2023) · Madagascar: 33.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Comoros is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Madagascar
Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Madagascar: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Madagascar gets 1% more rain than the Comoros
Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Madagascar: 1,384 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than Madagascar?
Madagascar is larger. The Comoros fits inside Madagascar 317 times.
Which has more people, the Comoros or Madagascar?
Madagascar has 37 times as many people as the Comoros (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Comoros or Madagascar?
People in the Comoros live 3.2 years longer than in Madagascar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.0 years in the Comoros and 63.8 in Madagascar.
Are people taller in the Comoros or Madagascar?
Men in the Comoros are 2.6 cm taller than in Madagascar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).