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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

The Seychelles fits inside the Comoros 4 times.

Comoros: 1,861 km² (2023) · Seychelles: 460 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

The Seychelles’ coastline is 44% longer than the Comoros’.

Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 491 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Comoros’ highest peak towers 1,455 m above the Seychelles’.

Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 905 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

The Comoros has 7.2 times as many people as the Seychelles.

Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · Seychelles: 122,730 (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Comoros is 78% more densely populated than the Seychelles.

Comoros: 474 per km² (2025) · Seychelles: 267 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in the Seychelles are 8.2 cm taller than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 167.7 cm (2019) · Seychelles: 175.9 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in the Seychelles are 5.9 cm taller than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 156.5 cm (2019) · Seychelles: 162.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Seychelles is 13 years older than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · Seychelles: 33.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Comoros have 2.0 more children on average than in the Seychelles.

Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · Seychelles: 1.85 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.7% of people in the Seychelles are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · Seychelles: 8.7% (2025)

How many official languages?

The Comoros and the Seychelles are practically level.

Comoros: 3 (2026) · Seychelles: 3 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

The Seychelles’ economy is 32% larger than the Comoros’.

Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · Seychelles: $2.39 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Seychelles produces 8.5 times as much per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · Seychelles: Int$35,854 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Seychelles than in the Comoros (Gini 1.8 points higher).

Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · Seychelles: 32.1 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How much goes to the military?

Comoros: no data · Seychelles: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Seychelles’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Comoros’.

Comoros: 49% (2025) · Seychelles: 54% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

The Seychelles spends 7.5 times as much on health per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: $102 (2023) · Seychelles: $766 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in the Seychelles live 9.3 years longer than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 67 years (2024) · Seychelles: 76.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Comoros is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Seychelles.

Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · Seychelles: 12.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Seychelles has 16 times as many doctors per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in the Seychelles are obese, versus 16% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · Seychelles: 34.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in the Seychelles smoke, versus 8.9% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · Seychelles: 17.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Seychelles drink 65 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · Seychelles: 9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Seychelles has 2.7 times as much meat per person as the Comoros.

Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · Seychelles: 70.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The Seychelles has 498 kcal more food per person per day than the Comoros.

Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · Seychelles: 2,888 kcal (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Seychelles went to school 5.2 years longer than in the Comoros.

Comoros: 6 years (2023) · Seychelles: 11.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Seychelles welcomed 48 times as many tourists per resident as the Comoros (2019).

Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · Seychelles: 2.77 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in the Seychelles are online, versus 33% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 33% (2024) · Seychelles: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

45% of people in the Seychelles live in cities, versus 34% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 34% (2025) · Seychelles: 45% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The Seychelles has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Comoros 110.

Comoros: 110 (2023) · Seychelles: 126 (2024)

How much do they fly?

Comoros: no data · Seychelles: 1.93 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 73% of the Seychelles, but only 17% of the Comoros.

Comoros: 17% (2023) · Seychelles: 73.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Seychelles emits 7.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · Seychelles: 5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

16% of the Seychelles’ electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in the Comoros.

Comoros: 0% (2023) · Seychelles: 15.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Comoros carries 52% more fine dust than in the Seychelles.

Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Seychelles: 6.9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Comoros: no data · Seychelles: 8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Comoros are 4.4 times as deadly as in the Seychelles.

Comoros: 29 per 100k (2021) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

The Seychelles is on average 1.3 °C warmer than the Comoros.

Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Seychelles gets 42% more rain than the Comoros.

Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 1,948 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is the Comoros bigger than the Seychelles?

The Comoros is larger. The Seychelles fits inside the Comoros 4 times.

Which has more people, the Comoros or the Seychelles?

The Comoros has 7.2 times as many people as the Seychelles (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, the Comoros or the Seychelles?

People in the Seychelles live 9.3 years longer than in the Comoros. Life expectancy at birth is 67.0 years in the Comoros and 76.3 in the Seychelles.

Are people taller in the Comoros or the Seychelles?

Men in the Seychelles are 8.2 cm taller than in the Comoros (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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