Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Comoros fits inside Malawi 63 times
Comoros: 1,870 km² (2024) · Malawi: 118,484 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · Malawi: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Malawi’s highest peak towers 642 m above the Comoros’
Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · Malawi: 3,002 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of the Comoros, versus 65% of Malawi
Comoros: 78.9% (2024) · Malawi: 65% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Malawi has 25 times as many people as the Comoros
Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · Malawi: 22.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Comoros is 2 times as densely populated as Malawi
Comoros: 472 per km² (2025) · Malawi: 236 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Comoros are 2.0 cm taller than in Malawi
Comoros: 167.7 cm (2019) · Malawi: 165.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The Comoros and Malawi are practically level
Comoros: 156.5 cm (2019) · Malawi: 156.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Comoros is 2.8 years older than in Malawi
Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · Malawi: 17.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Comoros have 0.2 more children on average than in Malawi
Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · Malawi: 3.59 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.5% of people in the Comoros are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Malawi
Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · Malawi: 2.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Malawi hosts 280 times as many refugees per resident as the Comoros
Comoros: 0.0057 per 1,000 (2025) · Malawi: 1.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Comoros has 3 official languages, Malawi 2
Comoros: 3 (2026) · Malawi: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malawi’s economy is 8.2 times the size of the Comoros’
Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · Malawi: $14.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Comoros produces 2.2 times as much per person as Malawi
Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · Malawi: Int$1,899 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Malawi than in the Comoros (Gini 8.2 points higher)
Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · Malawi: 38.5 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
75% of people in Malawi live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in the Comoros
Comoros: 5.1% (2024) · Malawi: 75.4% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Malawi, versus 3.8% in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · Malawi: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 15.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Malawi’s
Comoros: 49% (2025) · Malawi: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Comoros spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Malawi
Comoros: $102 (2023) · Malawi: $41 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malawi live 0.54 years longer than in the Comoros
Comoros: 67 years (2024) · Malawi: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Malawi is 9% more likely to die before turning one than in the Comoros
Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · Malawi: 38 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Comoros has 7.9 times as many doctors per person as Malawi
Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Malawi: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Malawi is 3% higher than in the Comoros
Comoros: 20.8 per 100k (2023) · Malawi: 21.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in the Comoros are obese, versus 6.7% in Malawi
Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · Malawi: 6.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
The Comoros and Malawi are practically level
Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · Malawi: 8.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Comoros rate their lives 0.64 points higher than in Malawi
Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · Malawi: 3.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Malawi drink 7.3 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · Malawi: 1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malawi has 6% more meat per person than the Comoros
Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · Malawi: 28.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Malawi has 228 kcal more food per person per day than the Comoros
Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · Malawi: 2,618 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 1,596 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Comoros went to school 0.76 years longer than in Malawi
Comoros: 6 years (2023) · Malawi: 5.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Comoros welcomed 12% more tourists per resident than Malawi (2019)
Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · Malawi: 0.05 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Malawi has 2 more World Heritage sites than the Comoros (3 against 1)
Comoros: 1 (2026) · Malawi: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Comoros and Malawi are practically level
Comoros: 0 (2026 edition) · Malawi: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
33% of people in the Comoros are online, versus 19% in Malawi
Comoros: 33% (2024) · Malawi: 19% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 89 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in the Comoros have electricity, versus 16% in Malawi
Comoros: 91.7% (2024) · Malawi: 15.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
34% of people in the Comoros live in cities, versus 18% in Malawi
Comoros: 34% (2025) · Malawi: 18% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Comoros has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Malawi 69
Comoros: 110 (2023) · Malawi: 69 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 767 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 0.00016 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Malawi, but only 18% of the Comoros
Comoros: 17.8% (2024) · Malawi: 22% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Comoros emits 7.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Malawi
Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · Malawi: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
96% of Malawi’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in the Comoros
Comoros: 0% (2023) · Malawi: 95.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Malawi carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the Comoros
Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Malawi: 21.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Comoros are 24% deadlier than in Malawi
Comoros: 41.1 per 100k (2023) · Malawi: 33.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Comoros is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Malawi
Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malawi: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malawi gets 6% more rain than the Comoros
Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malawi: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than Malawi?
Malawi is larger. The Comoros fits inside Malawi 63 times.
Which has more people, the Comoros or Malawi?
Malawi has 25 times as many people as the Comoros (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Comoros or Malawi?
People in Malawi live 0.54 years longer than in the Comoros. Life expectancy at birth is 67.0 years in the Comoros and 67.6 in Malawi.
Are people taller in the Comoros or Malawi?
Men in the Comoros are 2.0 cm taller than in Malawi (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
