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Comoros vs Malawi statistics compared

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Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 171st vs. 107th).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Comoros Malawi
Population
895828
22673513
Population rank 160/197 61/197
GDP
$1.55B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 183/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$1,784
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 158/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,055
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$477M
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.5%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$550
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 165/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,909
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
719 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.88
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Comoros and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Comoros and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Comoros

Malawi
Year GDP
Comoros Malawi
1980 $212,218,262 $1,801,156,775
1981 $196,349,932 $1,801,193,910
1982 $184,009,014 $1,717,379,495
1983 $191,621,955 $1,780,148,049
1984 $184,697,226 $1,758,028,656
1985 $196,726,096 $1,646,442,273
1986 $279,197,722 $1,722,586,299
1987 $337,525,853 $1,721,711,808
1988 $356,500,033 $2,008,189,508
1989 $341,476,768 $2,314,205,130
1990 $429,622,178 $2,737,087,862
1991 $424,108,770 $3,206,783,830
1992 $457,388,652 $2,618,837,835
1993 $452,881,475 $3,013,392,658
1994 $319,189,184 $1,719,864,761
1995 $398,461,797 $2,033,701,498
1996 $396,053,806 $3,319,573,750
1997 $364,445,601 $3,875,785,863
1998 $370,106,746 $2,547,609,590
1999 $382,454,990 $2,584,478,924
2000 $351,136,580 $2,537,307,580
2001 $378,512,024 $2,498,008,665
2002 $425,964,681 $5,087,328,438
2003 $546,885,223 $4,669,789,300
2004 $633,706,111 $5,058,726,350
2005 $653,845,169 $5,320,409,651
2006 $698,431,794 $5,818,279,739
2007 $795,673,153 $6,451,210,219
2008 $915,659,108 $7,743,617,352
2009 $905,341,173 $9,009,887,947
2010 $907,979,446 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,023,087,476 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,015,842,907 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,116,223,107 $8,031,571,928
2014 $1,149,587,624 $8,801,326,169
2015 $966,029,600 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,012,835,493 $7,909,868,618
2017 $1,077,439,756 $8,943,543,794
2018 $1,188,797,450 $9,879,231,592
2019 $1,195,019,531 $11,051,865,580
2020 $1,225,039,196 $11,769,313,598
2021 $1,299,039,312 $12,378,129,751
2022 $1,279,542,248 $12,429,060,151
2023 $1,430,523,436 $12,712,150,082
2024 $1,546,164,420 $11,008,925,323

Comoros and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Comoros

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Comoros Malawi
1980 $628 $287.5
1981 $565 $276.4
1982 $515 $253.3
1983 $522 $252.4
1984 $489 $239.7
1985 $507 $216.1
1986 $699 $217.9
1987 $822 $207.6
1988 $845 $229.4
1989 $788 $252.2
1990 $966 $286.7
1991 $931 $326
1992 $983 $258.4
1993 $956 $293
1994 $662 $169.2
1995 $812 $200.4
1996 $794 $321
1997 $718 $367
1998 $716 $236
1999 $727 $233.9
2000 $655 $224.2
2001 $692 $215.5
2002 $762 $428
2003 $960 $383
2004 $1,091 $405
2005 $1,103 $414
2006 $1,155 $441
2007 $1,290 $475
2008 $1,455 $554
2009 $1,410 $626
2010 $1,387 $683
2011 $1,531 $763
2012 $1,490 $558
2013 $1,603 $497
2014 $1,616 $530
2015 $1,329 $540
2016 $1,365 $451
2017 $1,424 $496
2018 $1,541 $533
2019 $1,519 $581
2020 $1,527 $603
2021 $1,588 $617
2022 $1,534 $604
2023 $1,682 $602
2024 $1,784 $508

Comoros vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Comoros

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Comoros Malawi
1950 37.4 32.7
1951 34.3 32.8
1952 38 33
1953 38.4 33.2
1954 38.7 33.3
1955 39 33.6
1956 39.4 33.8
1957 39.7 34.1
1958 40.1 34.4
1959 40.5 34.8
1960 40.8 35
1961 41.2 35.2
1962 41.5 35.4
1963 41.9 35.6
1964 42.3 35.7
1965 42.7 35.7
1966 43.2 35.8
1967 43.6 35.9
1968 44.1 36.1
1969 44.6 36.3
1970 45.2 36.6
1971 45.8 37.1
1972 46.5 37.6
1973 47 38.4
1974 47.6 39.2
1975 46.9 40.1
1976 48.6 41
1977 49.2 42
1978 49.7 43
1979 50.1 43.7
1980 50.7 44.3
1981 51.2 44.7
1982 51.7 44.8
1983 52.1 45
1984 52.8 44.8
1985 53.3 44.6
1986 53.8 44.3
1987 54.1 43.9
1988 54.7 43.6
1989 55 43.5
1990 55.6 43.6
1991 56.1 43.5
1992 56.6 43.6
1993 57 43.6
1994 57.5 43.8
1995 57.8 43.8
1996 58.2 44
1997 58.2 44.2
1998 58.3 44.3
1999 58.9 45.1
2000 58.9 46.2
2001 59.6 47.2
2002 59.7 48.2
2003 60.2 49.6
2004 60.6 51.1
2005 60.9 52.5
2006 61.2 53.7
2007 61.5 54.7
2008 62 55.7
2009 62.3 56.7
2010 62.7 57.8
2011 63.1 58.9
2012 63.5 59.9
2013 63.8 60.8
2014 64.1 61.7
2015 64.5 62.3
2016 64.8 63.2
2017 65.1 63.9
2018 65.4 64.5
2019 65.7 65
2020 65.8 65.2
2021 65.2 64.8
2022 66.5 66
2023 66.8 67.4
2024 67 67.6
2025 67.2 67.7

Comoros and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Comoros

Malawi
Year Population
Comoros Malawi
1960 197,700 3,628,134
1961 201,201 3,715,534
1962 204,702 3,806,307
1963 208,185 3,900,506
1964 211,644 3,997,305
1965 214,967 4,096,157
1966 218,663 4,197,926
1967 223,859 4,303,012
1968 230,244 4,411,054
1969 237,001 4,521,184
1970 244,185 4,633,944
1971 251,865 4,751,434
1972 260,077 4,874,475
1973 268,820 5,003,938
1974 278,075 5,141,337
1975 287,692 5,287,367
1976 297,538 5,443,384
1977 307,579 5,614,983
1978 317,688 5,810,132
1979 327,791 6,028,749
1980 337,721 6,265,529
1981 347,382 6,516,454
1982 357,139 6,778,879
1983 367,233 7,051,709
1984 377,637 7,332,810
1985 388,352 7,620,508
1986 399,318 7,906,480
1987 410,439 8,293,174
1988 421,687 8,753,262
1989 433,103 9,176,220
1990 444,596 9,545,852
1991 455,556 9,844,227
1992 465,113 10,135,079
1993 473,682 10,284,024
1994 482,142 10,164,894
1995 490,586 10,150,117
1996 499,107 10,352,228
1997 507,777 10,562,035
1998 516,597 10,792,876
1999 525,886 11,047,804
2000 536,080 11,315,942
2001 547,220 11,593,058
2002 558,923 11,880,440
2003 569,798 12,181,574
2004 580,704 12,500,737
2005 592,677 12,840,031
2006 604,753 13,198,701
2007 616,927 13,576,343
2008 629,307 13,976,417
2009 641,947 14,395,788
2010 654,836 14,826,463
2011 668,056 15,265,022
2012 681,630 15,709,577
2013 696,192 16,161,816
2014 711,503 16,621,538
2015 726,682 17,085,587
2016 741,741 17,557,739
2017 756,669 18,039,715
2018 771,590 18,528,081
2019 786,578 19,025,752
2020 802,163 19,533,888
2021 818,174 20,047,258
2022 834,188 20,568,728
2023 850,387 21,104,482
2024 866,628 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Comoros and Malawi

Fertility rate
Comoros

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Comoros Malawi
1960 6.79 7.04
1961 6.85 7.07
1962 6.9 7.1
1963 6.92 7.13
1964 6.94 7.11
1965 6.97 7.13
1966 7 7.17
1967 7.02 7.21
1968 7.05 7.26
1969 7.07 7.27
1970 7.1 7.3
1971 7.12 7.31
1972 7.14 7.33
1973 7.17 7.34
1974 7.16 7.34
1975 7.16 7.36
1976 7.16 7.39
1977 7.15 7.41
1978 7.16 7.43
1979 7.16 7.47
1980 7.15 7.52
1981 7.14 7.49
1982 7.13 7.45
1983 7.11 7.36
1984 7.07 7.27
1985 7.02 7.17
1986 6.95 7.07
1987 6.87 6.97
1988 6.76 6.88
1989 6.65 6.8
1990 6.51 6.74
1991 6.35 6.68
1992 6.19 6.63
1993 6.02 6.57
1994 5.86 6.49
1995 5.73 6.39
1996 5.63 6.29
1997 5.51 6.23
1998 5.39 6.21
1999 5.28 6.12
2000 5.23 6
2001 5.2 5.94
2002 5.16 5.9
2003 5.12 5.88
2004 5.07 5.86
2005 5.01 5.85
2006 4.93 5.8
2007 4.86 5.72
2008 4.81 5.61
2009 4.78 5.45
2010 4.76 5.26
2011 4.72 5.08
2012 4.65 4.9
2013 4.57 4.76
2014 4.49 4.57
2015 4.42 4.38
2016 4.35 4.22
2017 4.28 4.11
2018 4.21 4.02
2019 4.14 3.95
2020 4.07 3.88
2021 4 3.79
2022 3.94 3.72
2023 3.88 3.65

Comoros and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Comoros

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Comoros Malawi
1960 19.7 18.2
1961 19.6 18.3
1962 19.5 18.3
1963 19.3 18.3
1964 19.2 18.3
1965 19 18.4
1966 18.7 18.3
1967 18.4 18.3
1968 18 18.3
1969 17.6 18.2
1970 17.4 18
1971 17.2 17.9
1972 17.1 17.8
1973 17 17.7
1974 16.9 17.6
1975 16.8 17.5
1976 16.8 17.5
1977 16.7 17.4
1978 16.6 17.4
1979 16.6 17.4
1980 16.5 17.3
1981 16.5 17.3
1982 16.5 17.3
1983 16.5 17.3
1984 16.5 17.3
1985 16.5 17.3
1986 16.4 17.3
1987 16.4 17.4
1988 16.4 17.5
1989 16.4 17.4
1990 16.5 17.3
1991 16.5 17.2
1992 16.4 17.1
1993 16.3 17
1994 16.1 16.9
1995 16 16.9
1996 16 16.8
1997 16 16.8
1998 16.1 16.8
1999 16.2 16.7
2000 16.3 16.8
2001 16.4 16.8
2002 16.5 16.8
2003 16.6 16.8
2004 16.8 16.8
2005 17.1 16.8
2006 17.4 16.8
2007 17.7 16.8
2008 18 16.8
2009 18.3 16.7
2010 18.6 16.7
2011 18.9 16.8
2012 19.1 16.8
2013 19.4 16.9
2014 19.6 17
2015 19.8 17.1
2016 19.9 17.2
2017 20 17.4
2018 20.3 17.6
2019 20.5 17.8
2020 20.8 18
2021 21 18.2
2022 21.2 18.4
2023 21.4 18.7
2024 21.5 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Comoros Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$1.47B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.34%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.4%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.39%
2021
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
50.1%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.56%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.6%
2014
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2014
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$324M
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
26.8%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
45.5%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Comoros Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
66.5 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$30.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.37 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39.3%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.8%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Comoros Malawi
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,051
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
30.4%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.5 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
13.1
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.7
2015
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.6
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
35.7%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Comoros Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$122.9
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$54
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.8%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.44
2020
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
179
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.8
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.8%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Comoros Malawi
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
829 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
122 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
547 mi
2002
9,601 mi
2015

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