How much coast is there?

The Comoros’ coastline is 92% longer than Mauritius’.

Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 177 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Comoros’ highest peak towers 1,532 m above Mauritius’.

Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 828 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Mauritius has 41% more people than the Comoros.

Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · Mauritius: 1.24 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Mauritius is 31% more densely populated than the Comoros.

Comoros: 474 per km² (2025) · Mauritius: 623 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Mauritius is 17 years older than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · Mauritius: 36.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Comoros have 2.4 more children on average than in Mauritius.

Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · Mauritius: 1.44 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Mauritius are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · Mauritius: 14.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Comoros: no data · Mauritius: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Comoros and Mauritius are practically level.

Comoros: 3 (2026) · Mauritius: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mauritius’ economy is 8.9 times the size of the Comoros’.

Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · Mauritius: $16.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Mauritius produces 7.9 times as much per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · Mauritius: Int$33,667 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mauritius than in the Comoros (Gini 6.5 points higher).

Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · Mauritius: 36.8 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Mauritius, versus 3.8% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · Mauritius: 5.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Comoros: no data · Mauritius: 0.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Mauritius’.

Comoros: 49% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Mauritius spends 6 times as much on health per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: $102 (2023) · Mauritius: $616 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Comoros is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mauritius.

Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · Mauritius: 13.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Mauritius has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Mauritius: 1.4 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Mauritius are obese, versus 16% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · Mauritius: 21.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Mauritius smoke, versus 8.9% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · Mauritius: 17.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mauritius rate their lives 2.01 points higher than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · Mauritius: 5.94 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mauritius drink 61 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · Mauritius: 8.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Mauritius has 2.4 times as much meat per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · Mauritius: 64.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Mauritius has 865 kcal more food per person per day than the Comoros.

Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · Mauritius: 3,256 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Comoros: no data · Mauritius: 1,990 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mauritius went to school 4.1 years longer than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 6 years (2023) · Mauritius: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Mauritius welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as the Comoros (2019).

Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · Mauritius: 1.11 (2024)

How many people are online?

73% of people in Mauritius are online, versus 33% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 33% (2024) · Mauritius: 73% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Mauritius have electricity, versus 92% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 91.7% (2024) · Mauritius: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

39% of people in Mauritius live in cities, versus 34% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 34% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Mauritius has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Comoros 110.

Comoros: 110 (2023) · Mauritius: 173 (2024)

How much do they fly?

Comoros: no data · Mauritius: 1.21 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 19% of Mauritius, but only 17% of the Comoros.

Comoros: 17% (2023) · Mauritius: 19.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mauritius emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · Mauritius: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

18% of Mauritius’ electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0% (2023) · Mauritius: 17.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mauritius carries 24% more fine dust than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Mauritius: 13 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Comoros: no data · Mauritius: 2.3 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Comoros are 3 times as deadly as in Mauritius.

Comoros: 29 per 100k (2021) · Mauritius: 9.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The Comoros is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Mauritius.

Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 23.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Comoros gets 21% more rain than Mauritius.

Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 1,136 mm (2016–2025 avg)