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Comoros

Union of the Comoros

Capital
Moroni
Population
882,847 2025
Area
1,862 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of ComorosCOMOROSMoroniMOZAMBIQUEMADAGASCARFRANCEIndian OceanMozambiqueChannel0100 km
Comoros hatched and ringed, Moroni marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 11.9°S 43.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

An island country in Eastern Africa, Comoros shares no land border with another country. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Moroni is Antananarivo, in Madagascar, 923 km away. Its area of 1,862 km² puts it 170th in the world and 52nd of 54 in Africa.

882,847 people lived in Comoros in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 35 countries have fewer. Density is 474 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 33.9% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$2,056 in current US dollars: 155th of 191 worldwide, 24th of 52 in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 67.0 years.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 12.4°S to 11.4°S, it spans about 111 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Moroni lies in the North Pacific Ocean, about 2,120 km from the nearest land, the United States.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population882,8472025, World Bank159th of 19451st of 54
Area1,862 km²world-countries170th of 19552nd of 54
GDPUS$1.8 billion2025, World Bank, current US$176th of 19151st of 52
GDP per capitaUS$2,0562025, World Bank, current US$155th of 19124th of 52
Population density474 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries17th of 1944th of 54
Life expectancy67.0 years2024, World Bank156th of 19421st of 54
Urban population33.9%2025, World Bank164th of 19441st of 54
Forest area17.8% of land2024, World Bank127th of 19431st of 54
Population growth+1.85% a year2025, World Bank55th of 19440th of 54
Internet users32.5%2024, World Bank164th of 18833rd of 53
Fertility rate3.82 births per woman2024, World Bank30th of 19428th of 54
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19549th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMauritius, Luxembourg and Samoa

Closest in populationSolomon Islands, Guyana and Fiji

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Moroni
11.70°S 43.24°E
Northernmost latitude
11.37°S
Southernmost latitude
12.37°S
Westernmost longitude
43.23°E
Easternmost longitude
44.53°E
North to south
about 111 km
Antipode of Moroni
11.70°N 136.76°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 2,120 km from the nearest land (United States)