Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Comoros fits inside Zimbabwe 209 times
Comoros: 1,870 km² (2024) · Zimbabwe: 390,760 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Comoros: 340 km (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Zimbabwe’s highest peak towers 232 m above the Comoros’
Comoros: 2,360 m (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 2,592 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of the Comoros, versus 48% of Zimbabwe
Comoros: 78.9% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 48.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Zimbabwe has 19 times as many people as the Comoros
Comoros: 882,847 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 17 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Comoros is 11 times as densely populated as Zimbabwe
Comoros: 472 per km² (2025) · Zimbabwe: 44 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Zimbabwe are 3.0 cm taller than in the Comoros
Comoros: 167.7 cm (2019) · Zimbabwe: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Zimbabwe are 3.3 cm taller than in the Comoros
Comoros: 156.5 cm (2019) · Zimbabwe: 159.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Comoros is 2.5 years older than in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 20.3 years (2023) · Zimbabwe: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Comoros have 0.1 more children on average than in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 3.82 children per woman (2024) · Zimbabwe: 3.67 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.5% of people in the Comoros are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 4.5% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 3.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Zimbabwe hosts 89 times as many refugees per resident as the Comoros
Comoros: 0.0057 per 1,000 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 0.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Zimbabwe has 15 official languages, the Comoros 3
Comoros: 3 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 15 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Zimbabwe’s economy is 28 times the size of the Comoros’
Comoros: $1.81 billion (2025) · Zimbabwe: $51.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Zimbabwe produces 53% more per person than the Comoros
Comoros: Int$4,238 (2025) · Zimbabwe: Int$6,470 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Zimbabwe than in the Comoros (Gini 20 points higher)
Comoros: 30.3 (2024) · Zimbabwe: 50.3 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
49% of people in Zimbabwe live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in the Comoros
Comoros: 5.1% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 49.2% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.3% in Zimbabwe, versus 3.8% in the Comoros
Comoros: 3.8% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 9.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 7.2% (2018)
How expensive is it?
The Comoros’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Zimbabwe’s
Comoros: 49% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Comoros spends 62% more on health per person than Zimbabwe
Comoros: $102 (2023) · Zimbabwe: $63 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Comoros live 4 years longer than in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 67 years (2024) · Zimbabwe: 63.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Zimbabwe is 78% more likely to die before turning one than in the Comoros
Comoros: 35 per 1,000 (2024) · Zimbabwe: 62.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Comoros has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Zimbabwe
Comoros: 0.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Zimbabwe: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Comoros is 38% higher than in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 20.8 per 100k (2023) · Zimbabwe: 15.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in the Comoros are obese, versus 13% in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 16.1% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 13.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Zimbabwe smoke, versus 8.9% in the Comoros
Comoros: 8.9% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 11% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Comoros rate their lives 0.58 points higher than in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 3.93 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 3.35 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Zimbabwe drink 39 times as much alcohol as in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.1 litres (2023) · Zimbabwe: 5.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Zimbabwe has 2.2 times as much meat per person as the Comoros
Comoros: 26.6 kg (2023) · Zimbabwe: 57.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Zimbabwe and the Comoros are practically level
Comoros: 2,390 kcal (2023) · Zimbabwe: 2,393 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 2,311 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Zimbabwe went to school 2.9 years longer than in the Comoros
Comoros: 6 years (2023) · Zimbabwe: 8.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Comoros: 0.06 (2019) · Zimbabwe: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Zimbabwe has 4 more World Heritage sites than the Comoros (5 against 1)
Comoros: 1 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Zimbabwe has won 8 Olympic medals, the Comoros none
Comoros: 0 (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 8 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
42% of people in Zimbabwe are online, versus 33% in the Comoros
Comoros: 33% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 42% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 46 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in the Comoros have electricity, versus 62% in Zimbabwe
Comoros: 91.7% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 62% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Zimbabwe live in cities, versus 34% in the Comoros
Comoros: 34% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Comoros has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Zimbabwe 94
Comoros: 110 (2023) · Zimbabwe: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 3,120 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Zimbabwe, but only 18% of the Comoros
Comoros: 17.8% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 35.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Zimbabwe emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in the Comoros
Comoros: 0.6 t (2024) · Zimbabwe: 0.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
57% of Zimbabwe’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in the Comoros
Comoros: 0% (2023) · Zimbabwe: 57.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Zimbabwe carries 91% more fine dust than in the Comoros
Comoros: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Zimbabwe: 20.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Comoros: no data · Zimbabwe: 6.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Zimbabwe are 11% deadlier than in the Comoros
Comoros: 41.1 per 100k (2023) · Zimbabwe: 45.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Comoros is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Zimbabwe
Comoros: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Zimbabwe: 22°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Comoros gets 82% more rain than Zimbabwe
Comoros: 1,369 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Zimbabwe: 751 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Comoros bigger than Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe is larger. The Comoros fits inside Zimbabwe 209 times.
Which has more people, the Comoros or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe has 19 times as many people as the Comoros (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Comoros or Zimbabwe?
People in the Comoros live 4 years longer than in Zimbabwe. Life expectancy at birth is 67.0 years in the Comoros and 63.1 in Zimbabwe.
Are people taller in the Comoros or Zimbabwe?
Men in Zimbabwe are 3.0 cm taller than in the Comoros (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
