World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Comoros fits inside the median country 60 times
Comoros: 1,870 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 29% longer than the Comoros’
Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Comoros’ highest peak towers 25 m above the median country’s
Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of the Comoros, versus 38% of the median country
Comoros: 78.9% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 8.4 times as many people as the Comoros
Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Comoros is 4.8 times as densely populated as the median country
Comoros: 472 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 5.8 cm taller than in the Comoros
Comoros: 167.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 4.0 cm taller than in the Comoros
Comoros: 156.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 11 years older than in the Comoros
Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Comoros have 1.9 more children on average than in the median country
Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in the Comoros
Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 145 times as many refugees per resident as the Comoros
Comoros: 0.0057 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Comoros: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Comoros has 3 official languages, the median country 1
Comoros: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 25 times the size of the Comoros’
Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 5 times as much per person as the Comoros
Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in the Comoros (Gini 4.1 points higher)
Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in the Comoros live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Comoros: 5.1% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.8% in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Comoros: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Comoros: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the median country’s
Comoros: 49% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 4.6 times as much on health per person as the Comoros
Comoros: $102 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 7.6 years longer than in the Comoros
Comoros: 67 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Comoros is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country
Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 4 times as many doctors per person as the Comoros
Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Comoros: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Comoros is 2.1 times that in the median country
Comoros: 20.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 16% in the Comoros
Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 8.9% in the Comoros
Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.91 points higher than in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 32 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.1 times as much meat per person as the Comoros
Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 548 kcal more food per person per day than the Comoros
Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Comoros: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.9 years longer than in the Comoros
Comoros: 6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as the Comoros (2019)
Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than the Comoros (3 against 1)
Comoros: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, the Comoros none
Comoros: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 33% in the Comoros
Comoros: 33% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Comoros: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 92% in the Comoros
Comoros: 91.7% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 34% in the Comoros
Comoros: 34% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Comoros 110
Comoros: 110 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Comoros: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Comoros: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 18% of the Comoros
Comoros: 17.8% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in the Comoros
Comoros: 0% (2023) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 58% more fine dust than in the Comoros
Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Comoros: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Comoros are 2.2 times as deadly as in the median country
Comoros: 41.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Comoros is on average 2.4 °C warmer than the median country
Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Comoros gets 35% more rain than the median country
Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The Comoros fits inside the median country 60 times.
Which has more people, the Comoros or the median country?
The median country has 8.4 times as many people as the Comoros (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Comoros or the median country?
People in the median country live 7.6 years longer than in the Comoros. Life expectancy at birth is 67.0 years in the Comoros and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in the Comoros or the median country?
Men in the median country are 5.8 cm taller than in the Comoros (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).