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Comoros vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 171st vs. 54th).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Comoros Papua New Guinea
Population
895828
10911445
Population rank 160/197 90/197
GDP
$1.55B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 183/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$1,784
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 158/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,055
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$477M
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.5%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$550
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 165/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,909
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
719 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.88
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Comoros and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Comoros and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 $212,218,262 $2,545,808,456
1981 $196,349,932 $2,498,190,847
1982 $184,009,014 $2,368,719,683
1983 $191,621,955 $2,562,351,551
1984 $184,697,226 $2,552,662,617
1985 $196,726,096 $2,423,339,172
1986 $279,197,722 $2,647,995,602
1987 $337,525,853 $3,143,851,794
1988 $356,500,033 $3,656,177,881
1989 $341,476,768 $3,546,472,566
1990 $429,622,178 $3,219,729,083
1991 $424,108,770 $3,787,394,958
1992 $457,388,652 $4,377,980,510
1993 $452,881,475 $4,974,550,286
1994 $319,189,184 $5,502,786,070
1995 $398,461,797 $4,636,057,476
1996 $396,053,806 $5,155,311,077
1997 $364,445,601 $4,936,615,299
1998 $370,106,746 $3,789,443,015
1999 $382,454,990 $3,477,038,204
2000 $351,136,580 $3,521,339,699
2001 $378,512,024 $3,081,024,212
2002 $425,964,681 $2,999,511,040
2003 $546,885,223 $3,536,411,824
2004 $633,706,111 $3,927,157,867
2005 $653,845,169 $4,865,892,972
2006 $698,431,794 $8,354,911,041
2007 $795,673,153 $9,545,028,944
2008 $915,659,108 $11,670,892,801
2009 $905,341,173 $11,619,456,449
2010 $907,979,446 $14,250,786,675
2011 $1,023,087,476 $17,985,138,066
2012 $1,015,842,907 $21,295,168,666
2013 $1,116,223,107 $21,261,338,065
2014 $1,149,587,624 $23,210,823,987
2015 $966,029,600 $21,723,437,010
2016 $1,012,835,493 $20,758,876,953
2017 $1,077,439,756 $22,742,699,138
2018 $1,188,797,450 $24,109,780,708
2019 $1,195,019,531 $24,750,626,030
2020 $1,225,039,196 $23,848,447,850
2021 $1,299,039,312 $26,109,413,521
2022 $1,279,542,248 $31,653,185,953
2023 $1,430,523,436 $30,816,367,067
2024 $1,546,164,420 $32,538,480,024

Comoros and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 $628 $813
1981 $565 $781
1982 $515 $726
1983 $522 $769
1984 $489 $750
1985 $507 $697
1986 $699 $745
1987 $822 $865
1988 $845 $985
1989 $788 $934
1990 $966 $826
1991 $931 $942
1992 $983 $1,051
1993 $956 $1,151
1994 $662 $1,228
1995 $812 $998
1996 $794 $1,071
1997 $718 $990
1998 $716 $733
1999 $727 $650
2000 $655 $636
2001 $692 $538
2002 $762 $506
2003 $960 $577
2004 $1,091 $621
2005 $1,103 $744
2006 $1,155 $1,238
2007 $1,290 $1,371
2008 $1,455 $1,625
2009 $1,410 $1,569
2010 $1,387 $1,867
2011 $1,531 $2,288
2012 $1,490 $2,635
2013 $1,603 $2,561
2014 $1,616 $2,723
2015 $1,329 $2,485
2016 $1,365 $2,316
2017 $1,424 $2,478
2018 $1,541 $2,566
2019 $1,519 $2,576
2020 $1,527 $2,430
2021 $1,588 $2,608
2022 $1,534 $3,102
2023 $1,682 $2,966
2024 $1,784 $3,076

Comoros vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1950 37.4 39.4
1951 34.3 35.5
1952 38 40.7
1953 38.4 41.3
1954 38.7 42
1955 39 42.6
1956 39.4 43.3
1957 39.7 43.9
1958 40.1 44.6
1959 40.5 45.1
1960 40.8 45.8
1961 41.2 46.4
1962 41.5 46.7
1963 41.9 47.7
1964 42.3 48.3
1965 42.7 48.9
1966 43.2 49.6
1967 43.6 50.2
1968 44.1 50.9
1969 44.6 51.5
1970 45.2 52.1
1971 45.8 52.6
1972 46.5 53.3
1973 47 53.9
1974 47.6 54.4
1975 46.9 55
1976 48.6 55.5
1977 49.2 56
1978 49.7 56.5
1979 50.1 57
1980 50.7 57.4
1981 51.2 57.8
1982 51.7 58.1
1983 52.1 58.3
1984 52.8 58.6
1985 53.3 58.8
1986 53.8 59
1987 54.1 59.2
1988 54.7 59.4
1989 55 59.6
1990 55.6 59.8
1991 56.1 59.9
1992 56.6 60.3
1993 57 60.5
1994 57.5 60.7
1995 57.8 60.9
1996 58.2 61.1
1997 58.2 61.3
1998 58.3 60.4
1999 58.9 61.5
2000 58.9 61.6
2001 59.6 61.6
2002 59.7 61.6
2003 60.2 61.7
2004 60.6 61.8
2005 60.9 61.9
2006 61.2 62
2007 61.5 62.2
2008 62 62.5
2009 62.3 62.8
2010 62.7 63.1
2011 63.1 63.4
2012 63.5 63.6
2013 63.8 63.9
2014 64.1 64.2
2015 64.5 64.5
2016 64.8 64.7
2017 65.1 64.9
2018 65.4 65.1
2019 65.7 65.3
2020 65.8 65.1
2021 65.2 64.4
2022 66.5 65.3
2023 66.8 66.1
2024 67 66.3
2025 67.2 66.4

Comoros and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1960 197,700 1,995,110
1961 201,201 2,046,127
1962 204,702 2,093,919
1963 208,185 2,141,376
1964 211,644 2,188,325
1965 214,967 2,235,820
1966 218,663 2,285,774
1967 223,859 2,337,532
1968 230,244 2,390,803
1969 237,001 2,446,927
1970 244,185 2,505,628
1971 251,865 2,566,421
1972 260,077 2,628,432
1973 268,820 2,690,629
1974 278,075 2,752,671
1975 287,692 2,814,820
1976 297,538 2,877,327
1977 307,579 2,940,327
1978 317,688 3,003,714
1979 327,791 3,067,341
1980 337,721 3,131,512
1981 347,382 3,197,019
1982 357,139 3,264,291
1983 367,233 3,333,633
1984 377,637 3,405,198
1985 388,352 3,478,936
1986 399,318 3,554,793
1987 410,439 3,632,543
1988 421,687 3,711,880
1989 433,103 3,796,078
1990 444,596 3,896,481
1991 455,556 4,021,837
1992 465,113 4,166,699
1993 473,682 4,320,872
1994 482,142 4,480,208
1995 490,586 4,644,278
1996 499,107 4,813,361
1997 507,777 4,987,883
1998 516,597 5,166,390
1999 525,886 5,349,333
2000 536,080 5,537,064
2001 547,220 5,728,435
2002 558,923 5,924,003
2003 569,798 6,123,997
2004 580,704 6,328,041
2005 592,677 6,535,905
2006 604,753 6,747,720
2007 616,927 6,963,345
2008 629,307 7,183,002
2009 641,947 7,406,438
2010 654,836 7,633,523
2011 668,056 7,859,346
2012 681,630 8,081,390
2013 696,192 8,302,698
2014 711,503 8,523,441
2015 726,682 8,743,246
2016 741,741 8,961,718
2017 756,669 9,178,714
2018 771,590 9,394,513
2019 786,578 9,609,010
2020 802,163 9,815,746
2021 818,174 10,012,896
2022 834,188 10,203,169
2023 850,387 10,389,635
2024 866,628 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Comoros and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1960 6.79 6.02
1961 6.85 6.07
1962 6.9 6.14
1963 6.92 6.15
1964 6.94 6.19
1965 6.97 6.2
1966 7 6.23
1967 7.02 6.24
1968 7.05 6.25
1969 7.07 6.26
1970 7.1 6.25
1971 7.12 6.23
1972 7.14 6.2
1973 7.17 6.16
1974 7.16 6.11
1975 7.16 6.07
1976 7.16 6.02
1977 7.15 5.96
1978 7.16 5.88
1979 7.16 5.79
1980 7.15 5.71
1981 7.14 5.65
1982 7.13 5.59
1983 7.11 5.56
1984 7.07 5.51
1985 7.02 5.47
1986 6.95 5.42
1987 6.87 5.36
1988 6.76 5.3
1989 6.65 5.24
1990 6.51 5.18
1991 6.35 5.11
1992 6.19 5.03
1993 6.02 4.96
1994 5.86 4.87
1995 5.73 4.78
1996 5.63 4.73
1997 5.51 4.68
1998 5.39 4.63
1999 5.28 4.59
2000 5.23 4.53
2001 5.2 4.47
2002 5.16 4.42
2003 5.12 4.36
2004 5.07 4.28
2005 5.01 4.22
2006 4.93 4.15
2007 4.86 4.08
2008 4.81 4.01
2009 4.78 3.94
2010 4.76 3.88
2011 4.72 3.82
2012 4.65 3.75
2013 4.57 3.68
2014 4.49 3.63
2015 4.42 3.56
2016 4.35 3.5
2017 4.28 3.43
2018 4.21 3.38
2019 4.14 3.32
2020 4.07 3.27
2021 4 3.22
2022 3.94 3.17
2023 3.88 3.1

Comoros and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Comoros

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Comoros Papua New Guinea
1960 19.7 18.5
1961 19.6 18.4
1962 19.5 18.3
1963 19.3 18.1
1964 19.2 18
1965 19 17.9
1966 18.7 17.8
1967 18.4 17.6
1968 18 17.5
1969 17.6 17.4
1970 17.4 17.3
1971 17.2 17.2
1972 17.1 17.1
1973 17 17.2
1974 16.9 17.2
1975 16.8 17.3
1976 16.8 17.4
1977 16.7 17.5
1978 16.6 17.7
1979 16.6 17.8
1980 16.5 18
1981 16.5 18.1
1982 16.5 18.2
1983 16.5 18.3
1984 16.5 18.3
1985 16.5 18.4
1986 16.4 18.5
1987 16.4 18.5
1988 16.4 18.6
1989 16.4 18.6
1990 16.5 18.7
1991 16.5 18.8
1992 16.4 18.9
1993 16.3 19
1994 16.1 19.1
1995 16 19.2
1996 16 19.4
1997 16 19.5
1998 16.1 19.6
1999 16.2 19.7
2000 16.3 19.8
2001 16.4 19.9
2002 16.5 19.9
2003 16.6 20
2004 16.8 20.2
2005 17.1 20.3
2006 17.4 20.4
2007 17.7 20.6
2008 18 20.7
2009 18.3 20.9
2010 18.6 21
2011 18.9 21.2
2012 19.1 21.3
2013 19.4 21.5
2014 19.6 21.7
2015 19.8 21.9
2016 19.9 22
2017 20 22.2
2018 20.3 22.4
2019 20.5 22.6
2020 20.8 22.8
2021 21 23
2022 21.2 23.2
2023 21.4 23.4
2024 21.5 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Comoros Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$1.47B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.34%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.4%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.39%
2021
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
50.1%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.56%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.4
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.6%
2014
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2014
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$324M
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
26.8%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
45.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Comoros Papua New Guinea
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
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.37 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39.3%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.8%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Comoros Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,051
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
30.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.5 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
13.1
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
31
2024
Higher education index n/a
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.7
2015
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.6
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
87.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
35.7%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Comoros Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$122.9
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$54
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.8%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.44
2020
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
179
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.8
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.8%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Comoros Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
829 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
122 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
547 mi
2002
5,809 mi
2011

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