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Comoros vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 171st vs. 126th).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Main facts and rankings

Comoros Costa Rica
Population
895828
5170484
Population rank 160/197 126/197
GDP
$1.55B
2024
$95.4B
2024
GDP rank 183/197 72/197
GDP per capita
$1,784
2024
$18,587
2024
GDP per capita rank 158/197 62/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,055
2024
$30,063
2024
Government debt
$477M
2024
$57B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.5%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$550
2024
$11,106
2024
Government debt per person rank 165/185 51/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,909
2025
$12,322
2025
Land area
719 sq mi
2025
19,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.88
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
35.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
81.2 years
2025

Comoros and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Comoros and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year GDP
Comoros Costa Rica
1960 - $507,513,830
1961 - $490,325,182
1962 - $479,180,824
1963 - $511,902,137
1964 - $542,578,367
1965 - $592,981,162
1966 - $647,305,630
1967 - $699,456,619
1968 - $773,841,494
1969 - $853,630,204
1970 - $984,830,158
1971 - $1,077,147,538
1972 - $1,238,251,696
1973 - $1,528,925,846
1974 - $1,666,544,754
1975 - $1,960,863,466
1976 - $2,412,555,426
1977 - $3,072,427,013
1978 - $3,523,208,810
1979 - $4,035,519,323
1980 $212,218,262 $4,831,447,001
1981 $196,349,932 $2,623,803,096
1982 $184,009,014 $2,606,623,555
1983 $191,621,955 $3,146,772,631
1984 $184,697,226 $3,660,477,856
1985 $196,726,096 $3,919,203,960
1986 $279,197,722 $4,418,983,871
1987 $337,525,853 $4,532,952,047
1988 $356,500,033 $4,614,629,898
1989 $341,476,768 $5,251,025,767
1990 $429,622,178 $5,711,687,787
1991 $424,108,770 $7,215,725,487
1992 $457,388,652 $8,579,754,758
1993 $452,881,475 $9,564,815,975
1994 $319,189,184 $10,489,903,725
1995 $398,461,797 $11,578,594,260
1996 $396,053,806 $11,678,424,507
1997 $364,445,601 $12,614,602,382
1998 $370,106,746 $13,684,255,947
1999 $382,454,990 $14,254,866,285
2000 $351,136,580 $15,013,629,662
2001 $378,512,024 $15,976,174,337
2002 $425,964,681 $16,578,820,687
2003 $546,885,223 $17,271,760,507
2004 $633,706,111 $18,610,594,846
2005 $653,845,169 $20,040,642,477
2006 $698,431,794 $22,715,540,324
2007 $795,673,153 $26,884,700,709
2008 $915,659,108 $30,801,745,700
2009 $905,341,173 $30,745,714,313
2010 $907,979,446 $37,658,616,952
2011 $1,023,087,476 $42,762,613,699
2012 $1,015,842,907 $47,231,655,432
2013 $1,116,223,107 $50,949,668,842
2014 $1,149,587,624 $52,016,408,854
2015 $966,029,600 $56,441,920,821
2016 $1,012,835,493 $58,847,019,610
2017 $1,077,439,756 $60,516,044,657
2018 $1,188,797,450 $62,420,164,992
2019 $1,195,019,531 $64,417,670,521
2020 $1,225,039,196 $62,395,610,760
2021 $1,299,039,312 $64,960,725,734
2022 $1,279,542,248 $69,243,626,029
2023 $1,430,523,436 $86,497,941,439
2024 $1,546,164,420 $95,350,423,177

Comoros and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year GDP per capita
Comoros Costa Rica
1960 - $382
1961 - $356
1962 - $335
1963 - $346
1964 - $354
1965 - $374
1966 - $395
1967 - $414
1968 - $445
1969 - $477
1970 - $536
1971 - $570
1972 - $639
1973 - $769
1974 - $817
1975 - $937
1976 - $1,123
1977 - $1,393
1978 - $1,556
1979 - $1,735
1980 $628 $2,021
1981 $565 $1,068
1982 $515 $1,032
1983 $522 $1,213
1984 $489 $1,372
1985 $507 $1,429
1986 $699 $1,569
1987 $822 $1,567
1988 $845 $1,555
1989 $788 $1,725
1990 $966 $1,830
1991 $931 $2,253
1992 $983 $2,612
1993 $956 $2,840
1994 $662 $3,040
1995 $812 $3,275
1996 $794 $3,227
1997 $718 $3,408
1998 $716 $3,617
1999 $727 $3,691
2000 $655 $3,813
2001 $692 $3,985
2002 $762 $4,068
2003 $960 $4,173
2004 $1,091 $4,431
2005 $1,103 $4,703
2006 $1,155 $5,257
2007 $1,290 $6,138
2008 $1,455 $6,937
2009 $1,410 $6,833
2010 $1,387 $8,266
2011 $1,531 $9,276
2012 $1,490 $10,127
2013 $1,603 $10,803
2014 $1,616 $10,911
2015 $1,329 $11,715
2016 $1,365 $12,091
2017 $1,424 $12,317
2018 $1,541 $12,590
2019 $1,519 $12,885
2020 $1,527 $12,394
2021 $1,588 $12,838
2022 $1,534 $13,626
2023 $1,682 $16,942
2024 $1,784 $18,587

Comoros vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year Life expectancy, years
Comoros Costa Rica
1950 37.4 57.5
1951 34.3 57.8
1952 38 58.1
1953 38.4 59.1
1954 38.7 59.9
1955 39 60.5
1956 39.4 61.2
1957 39.7 61.6
1958 40.1 62.3
1959 40.5 62.9
1960 40.8 63.5
1961 41.2 63.9
1962 41.5 64.2
1963 41.9 64.3
1964 42.3 64.5
1965 42.7 64.8
1966 43.2 65.1
1967 43.6 65.6
1968 44.1 65.8
1969 44.6 66.4
1970 45.2 66.8
1971 45.8 67.4
1972 46.5 68
1973 47 68.7
1974 47.6 69.4
1975 46.9 70.3
1976 48.6 70.9
1977 49.2 71.5
1978 49.7 72
1979 50.1 72.5
1980 50.7 73
1981 51.2 73.4
1982 51.7 73.9
1983 52.1 74.2
1984 52.8 74.6
1985 53.3 74.8
1986 53.8 74.9
1987 54.1 75.2
1988 54.7 75.5
1989 55 75.9
1990 55.6 76.1
1991 56.1 76.2
1992 56.6 76.4
1993 57 76.3
1994 57.5 76.3
1995 57.8 76.4
1996 58.2 76.4
1997 58.2 76.6
1998 58.3 76.9
1999 58.9 77.1
2000 58.9 77.3
2001 59.6 77.6
2002 59.7 77.9
2003 60.2 78.2
2004 60.6 78.5
2005 60.9 78.9
2006 61.2 79
2007 61.5 79.1
2008 62 79.2
2009 62.3 79.4
2010 62.7 79.4
2011 63.1 79.6
2012 63.5 79.9
2013 63.8 80.2
2014 64.1 80.2
2015 64.5 80.4
2016 64.8 80
2017 65.1 80
2018 65.4 80.1
2019 65.7 80.3
2020 65.8 79.7
2021 65.2 78.1
2022 66.5 79.3
2023 66.8 80.8
2024 67 81
2025 67.2 81.2

Comoros and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year Population
Comoros Costa Rica
1960 197,700 1,327,496
1961 201,201 1,377,920
1962 204,702 1,429,445
1963 208,185 1,481,604
1964 211,644 1,533,960
1965 214,967 1,586,208
1966 218,663 1,638,116
1967 223,859 1,689,523
1968 230,244 1,739,731
1969 237,001 1,789,276
1970 244,185 1,838,949
1971 251,865 1,888,539
1972 260,077 1,938,248
1973 268,820 1,988,343
1974 278,075 2,039,643
1975 287,692 2,092,719
1976 297,538 2,147,774
1977 307,579 2,205,025
1978 317,688 2,264,510
1979 327,791 2,326,490
1980 337,721 2,390,633
1981 347,382 2,456,637
1982 357,139 2,524,806
1983 367,233 2,595,153
1984 377,637 2,667,595
1985 388,352 2,741,894
1986 399,318 2,817,216
1987 410,439 2,892,699
1988 421,687 2,968,103
1989 433,103 3,043,827
1990 444,596 3,121,706
1991 455,556 3,202,176
1992 465,113 3,284,258
1993 473,682 3,367,434
1994 482,142 3,451,122
1995 490,586 3,535,176
1996 499,107 3,619,013
1997 507,777 3,701,711
1998 516,597 3,782,838
1999 525,886 3,862,101
2000 536,080 3,937,739
2001 547,220 4,008,947
2002 558,923 4,075,705
2003 569,798 4,138,784
2004 580,704 4,200,078
2005 592,677 4,261,240
2006 604,753 4,321,340
2007 616,927 4,380,248
2008 629,307 4,440,056
2009 641,947 4,499,791
2010 654,836 4,555,962
2011 668,056 4,609,833
2012 681,630 4,663,934
2013 696,192 4,716,147
2014 711,503 4,767,119
2015 726,682 4,818,038
2016 741,741 4,866,998
2017 756,669 4,913,177
2018 771,590 4,957,818
2019 786,578 4,999,553
2020 802,163 5,034,320
2021 818,174 5,059,988
2022 834,188 5,081,765
2023 850,387 5,105,525
2024 866,628 5,129,910

Fertility rates in Comoros and Costa Rica

Fertility rate
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year Fertility rate
Comoros Costa Rica
1960 6.79 6.71
1961 6.85 6.65
1962 6.9 6.54
1963 6.92 6.39
1964 6.94 6.19
1965 6.97 5.96
1966 7 5.7
1967 7.02 5.42
1968 7.05 5.03
1969 7.07 4.84
1970 7.1 4.59
1971 7.12 4.36
1972 7.14 4.16
1973 7.17 3.99
1974 7.16 3.89
1975 7.16 3.8
1976 7.16 3.75
1977 7.15 3.7
1978 7.16 3.66
1979 7.16 3.65
1980 7.15 3.58
1981 7.14 3.56
1982 7.13 3.54
1983 7.11 3.53
1984 7.07 3.52
1985 7.02 3.51
1986 6.95 3.45
1987 6.87 3.38
1988 6.76 3.31
1989 6.65 3.24
1990 6.51 3.17
1991 6.35 3.08
1992 6.19 3
1993 6.02 2.93
1994 5.86 2.86
1995 5.73 2.78
1996 5.63 2.68
1997 5.51 2.59
1998 5.39 2.53
1999 5.28 2.48
2000 5.23 2.41
2001 5.2 2.31
2002 5.16 2.16
2003 5.12 2.08
2004 5.07 2.03
2005 5.01 2.04
2006 4.93 1.94
2007 4.86 1.95
2008 4.81 1.98
2009 4.78 1.95
2010 4.76 1.83
2011 4.72 1.88
2012 4.65 1.85
2013 4.57 1.78
2014 4.49 1.8
2015 4.42 1.8
2016 4.35 1.75
2017 4.28 1.71
2018 4.21 1.71
2019 4.14 1.6
2020 4.07 1.45
2021 4 1.35
2022 3.94 1.34
2023 3.88 1.33

Comoros and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age
Comoros

Costa Rica
Year Median age, years
Comoros Costa Rica
1960 19.7 16.8
1961 19.6 16.8
1962 19.5 16.7
1963 19.3 16.7
1964 19.2 16.7
1965 19 16.7
1966 18.7 16.8
1967 18.4 16.9
1968 18 17.1
1969 17.6 17.3
1970 17.4 17.6
1971 17.2 17.8
1972 17.1 18.1
1973 17 18.4
1974 16.9 18.6
1975 16.8 18.9
1976 16.8 19.2
1977 16.7 19.5
1978 16.6 19.7
1979 16.6 20
1980 16.5 20.3
1981 16.5 20.6
1982 16.5 20.9
1983 16.5 21.2
1984 16.5 21.4
1985 16.5 21.6
1986 16.4 21.8
1987 16.4 22.1
1988 16.4 22.3
1989 16.4 22.5
1990 16.5 22.7
1991 16.5 22.9
1992 16.4 23.2
1993 16.3 23.4
1994 16.1 23.6
1995 16 23.9
1996 16 24.1
1997 16 24.4
1998 16.1 24.7
1999 16.2 24.9
2000 16.3 25.2
2001 16.4 25.5
2002 16.5 25.9
2003 16.6 26.3
2004 16.8 26.7
2005 17.1 27
2006 17.4 27.4
2007 17.7 27.8
2008 18 28.2
2009 18.3 28.6
2010 18.6 29
2011 18.9 29.4
2012 19.1 29.8
2013 19.4 30.3
2014 19.6 30.7
2015 19.8 31.2
2016 19.9 31.7
2017 20 32.1
2018 20.3 32.6
2019 20.5 33
2020 20.8 33.5
2021 21 34
2022 21.2 34.5
2023 21.4 35.1
2024 21.5 35.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Comoros Costa Rica
GNI, Atlas method
$1.47B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.34%
2023
6.25%
2021
Armed forces personnel n/a
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.4%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.39%
2021
6.94%
2024
Services, % of GDP
50.1%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.56%
2024
19.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.4
2025
68.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.6%
2014
34.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2014
1.7%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
9
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.23B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$324M
2024
$14.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$725M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,000
2020
1,146,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
26.8%
2020
7.41%
2020
Banked people share
45.5%
2024
71.4%
2024

Energy

Comoros Costa Rica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
66.5 kg
2007
1,025 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$30.9
2007
$27.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
8.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.37 tons
2023
1.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
51.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
39.3%
2022
34.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
37.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,206 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0%
2021
99.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
69.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Comoros Costa Rica
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,051
2024
+967
2024
Urban population
30.4%
2024
83.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.5 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
13.1
2025
65
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
58
2024
Higher education index n/a
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.7
2015
17.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.6
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
98%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
8.15%
2023
People using the Internet
35.7%
2023
85.4%
2023

Health

Comoros Costa Rica
Government health expenditure per capita
$122.9
2022
$979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$54
2022
$219.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
81.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.8%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.44
2020
2.64
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
179
2023
24
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.8
2023
10.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.8%
2022
32.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
3.4 liters
2020

Territory

Comoros Costa Rica
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
829 sq mi
2024
3,843 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
6,534 sq mi
2025
Forest area
122 sq mi
2025
11,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
547 mi
2002
3,129 mi
2017

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