The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Seychelles fits inside the Comoros 4.1 times
Comoros: 1,870 km² (2024) · Seychelles: 457 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of the Comoros, versus 3.4% of the Seychelles
Comoros: 78.9% (2024) · Seychelles: 3.4% (2024)
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 76% more densely populated than the Seychelles
Comoros: 472 per km² (2025) · Seychelles: 269 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 refugees does it host?
Comoros: 0.0057 per 1,000 (2025) · Seychelles: no data
How many official languages?
The Comoros and the Seychelles are practically level
Comoros: 3 (2026) · Seychelles: 3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in the Comoros live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in the Seychelles
Comoros: 5.1% (2024) · Seychelles: 0.7% (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% (2025)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Comoros: no data · Seychelles: 2.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Comoros is 2.5 times that in the Seychelles
Comoros: 20.8 per 100k (2023) · Seychelles: 8.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Seychelles has 1 more World Heritage site than the Comoros (2 against 1)
Comoros: 1 (2026) · Seychelles: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Comoros and the Seychelles are practically level
Comoros: 0 (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 0 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Comoros: no data · Seychelles: 139 Mbps (2026)
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 59% of the Seychelles, but only 18% of the Comoros
Comoros: 17.8% (2024) · Seychelles: 58.5% (2024)
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% 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)
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 times as deadly as in the Seychelles
Comoros: 41.1 per 100k (2023) · Seychelles: 10.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than the Seychelles?
The Comoros is larger. The Seychelles fits inside the Comoros 4.1 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).