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 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: 474 per km² (2025) · Madagascar: 56 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Comoros: no data · Madagascar: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Comoros has 3 official languages, Madagascar 2.

Comoros: 3 (2026) · Madagascar: 2 (2026)

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 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: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Madagascar’s.

Comoros: 49% (2025) · Madagascar: 31% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

33% of people in the Comoros are online, versus 19% in Madagascar.

Comoros: 33% (2024) · Madagascar: 19% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Madagascar, but only 17% of the Comoros.

Comoros: 17% (2023) · Madagascar: 21.3% (2023)

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 0.0% 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)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Comoros are 29% deadlier than in Madagascar.

Comoros: 29 per 100k (2021) · Madagascar: 22.5 per 100k (2021)

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)