Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Comoros fits inside Malawi 64 times.
Comoros: 1,861 km² (2023) · Malawi: 118,480 km² (2023)
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)
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: 474 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Comoros: no data · Malawi: 0 (2025)
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 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% (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 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)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Malawi, but only 17% of the Comoros.
Comoros: 17% (2023) · Malawi: 22.4% (2023)
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 0.0% 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 44% deadlier than in Malawi.
Comoros: 29 per 100k (2021) · Malawi: 20.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than Malawi?
Malawi is larger. The Comoros fits inside Malawi 64 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).
