Comoros vs South Africa statistics compared

Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 171st vs. 24th).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Comoros and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Comoros and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Comoros	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	-	$9,225,996,310
1962	-	$9,813,996,074
1963	-	$10,854,195,658
1964	-	$11,955,995,218
1965	-	$13,068,994,772
1966	-	$14,211,394,315
1967	-	$15,821,393,671
1968	-	$17,124,793,150
1969	-	$19,256,992,297
1970	-	$21,218,391,513
1971	-	$23,411,076,638
1972	-	$24,515,919,217
1973	-	$33,262,772,008
1974	-	$41,389,186,095
1975	-	$42,906,905,672
1976	-	$41,150,460,288
1977	-	$45,328,411,332
1978	-	$51,607,412,902
1979	-	$63,038,658,089
1980	$212,218,262	$89,411,864,402
1981	$196,349,932	$93,141,472,164
1982	$184,009,014	$85,904,057,409
1983	$191,621,955	$96,204,110,942
1984	$184,697,226	$84,870,163,366
1985	$196,726,096	$64,459,376,087
1986	$279,197,722	$73,354,771,399
1987	$337,525,853	$96,535,763,418
1988	$356,500,033	$103,976,831,871
1989	$341,476,768	$108,055,624,082
1990	$429,622,178	$126,048,140,142
1991	$424,108,770	$135,203,698,238
1992	$457,388,652	$146,956,150,987
1993	$452,881,475	$147,194,747,566
1994	$319,189,184	$153,512,712,382
1995	$398,461,797	$171,735,933,897
1996	$396,053,806	$163,234,925,381
1997	$364,445,601	$168,978,057,328
1998	$370,106,746	$152,982,984,557
1999	$382,454,990	$151,516,957,079
2000	$351,136,580	$151,752,757,215
2001	$378,512,024	$135,429,905,923
2002	$425,964,681	$129,087,556,612
2003	$546,885,223	$197,018,965,309
2004	$633,706,111	$255,806,908,595
2005	$653,845,169	$288,867,217,197
2006	$698,431,794	$303,858,675,364
2007	$795,673,153	$333,077,117,254
2008	$915,659,108	$316,131,258,616
2009	$905,341,173	$329,754,060,647
2010	$907,979,446	$417,363,822,802
2011	$1,023,087,476	$458,199,494,831
2012	$1,015,842,907	$434,400,545,086
2013	$1,116,223,107	$400,886,013,596
2014	$1,149,587,624	$381,198,869,776
2015	$966,029,600	$346,709,790,459
2016	$1,012,835,493	$323,585,509,674
2017	$1,077,439,756	$381,448,814,653
2018	$1,188,797,450	$405,260,723,893
2019	$1,195,019,531	$389,330,032,224
2020	$1,225,039,196	$337,974,655,408
2021	$1,299,039,312	$420,886,877,629
2022	$1,279,542,248	$406,920,004,594
2023	$1,430,523,436	$380,699,271,816
2024	$1,546,164,420	$400,260,724,226

Comoros and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Comoros	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	-	$546
1962	-	$563
1963	-	$605
1964	-	$646
1965	-	$685
1966	-	$722
1967	-	$779
1968	-	$817
1969	-	$891
1970	-	$952
1971	-	$1,020
1972	-	$1,038
1973	-	$1,369
1974	-	$1,656
1975	-	$1,670
1976	-	$1,559
1977	-	$1,671
1978	-	$1,852
1979	-	$2,202
1980	$628	$3,029
1981	$565	$3,050
1982	$515	$2,717
1983	$522	$2,938
1984	$489	$2,504
1985	$507	$1,839
1986	$699	$2,027
1987	$822	$2,586
1988	$845	$2,702
1989	$788	$2,727
1990	$966	$3,093
1991	$931	$3,243
1992	$983	$3,462
1993	$956	$3,400
1994	$662	$3,489
1995	$812	$3,856
1996	$794	$3,618
1997	$718	$3,700
1998	$716	$3,310
1999	$727	$3,242
2000	$655	$3,218
2001	$692	$2,847
2002	$762	$2,688
2003	$960	$4,062
2004	$1,091	$5,221
2005	$1,103	$5,837
2006	$1,155	$6,077
2007	$1,290	$6,592
2008	$1,455	$6,185
2009	$1,410	$6,375
2010	$1,387	$7,973
2011	$1,531	$8,646
2012	$1,490	$8,077
2013	$1,603	$7,332
2014	$1,616	$6,857
2015	$1,329	$6,112
2016	$1,365	$5,651
2017	$1,424	$6,618
2018	$1,541	$6,914
2019	$1,519	$6,534
2020	$1,527	$5,581
2021	$1,588	$6,843
2022	$1,534	$6,523
2023	$1,682	$6,023
2024	$1,784	$6,253

Comoros vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Comoros	South Africa
1950	37.4	43.1
1951	34.3	44.1
1952	38	45
1953	38.4	46.1
1954	38.7	47.1
1955	39	48.2
1956	39.4	49.2
1957	39.7	50.2
1958	40.1	51.1
1959	40.5	51.9
1960	40.8	52.6
1961	41.2	53.1
1962	41.5	53.6
1963	41.9	53.9
1964	42.3	54.2
1965	42.7	54.4
1966	43.2	54.7
1967	43.6	55
1968	44.1	55.2
1969	44.6	55.4
1970	45.2	55.7
1971	45.8	56
1972	46.5	56.4
1973	47	56.7
1974	47.6	57.1
1975	46.9	57.6
1976	48.6	58
1977	49.2	58.5
1978	49.7	59
1979	50.1	59.5
1980	50.7	60
1981	51.2	60.4
1982	51.7	60.9
1983	52.1	61.4
1984	52.8	61.8
1985	53.3	62.2
1986	53.8	62.4
1987	54.1	62.7
1988	54.7	62.9
1989	55	63
1990	55.6	62.9
1991	56.1	63
1992	56.6	62.8
1993	57	62.6
1994	57.5	62.1
1995	57.8	61.6
1996	58.2	61.1
1997	58.2	60.5
1998	58.3	59.9
1999	58.9	59.2
2000	58.9	58.4
2001	59.6	57.2
2002	59.7	55.6
2003	60.2	54.2
2004	60.6	54
2005	60.9	53.9
2006	61.2	54.2
2007	61.5	54.9
2008	62	56
2009	62.3	57.4
2010	62.7	58.9
2011	63.1	60.6
2012	63.5	61.7
2013	63.8	62.4
2014	64.1	63.2
2015	64.5	64.1
2016	64.8	64.7
2017	65.1	65.4
2018	65.4	65.7
2019	65.7	66.1
2020	65.8	65.2
2021	65.2	62
2022	66.5	65.5
2023	66.8	66.1
2024	67	66.3
2025	67.2	66.5

Comoros and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Comoros	South Africa
1960	197,700	16,440,172
1961	201,201	16,908,035
1962	204,702	17,418,522
1963	208,185	17,954,564
1964	211,644	18,511,361
1965	214,967	19,089,380
1966	218,663	19,690,087
1967	223,859	20,314,066
1968	230,244	20,957,287
1969	237,001	21,614,676
1970	244,185	22,279,984
1971	251,865	22,942,143
1972	260,077	23,609,456
1973	268,820	24,294,263
1974	278,075	24,989,108
1975	287,692	25,690,940
1976	297,538	26,395,450
1977	307,579	27,118,952
1978	317,688	27,869,507
1979	327,791	28,634,162
1980	337,721	29,518,857
1981	347,382	30,541,044
1982	357,139	31,615,339
1983	367,233	32,739,304
1984	377,637	33,892,788
1985	388,352	35,042,093
1986	399,318	36,180,515
1987	410,439	37,326,190
1988	421,687	38,480,649
1989	433,103	39,628,575
1990	444,596	40,746,268
1991	455,556	41,687,898
1992	465,113	42,443,509
1993	473,682	43,297,156
1994	482,142	44,004,139
1995	490,586	44,541,554
1996	499,107	45,123,018
1997	507,777	45,666,838
1998	516,597	46,223,880
1999	525,886	46,730,335
2000	536,080	47,159,719
2001	547,220	47,566,800
2002	558,923	48,019,415
2003	569,798	48,500,348
2004	580,704	48,991,421
2005	592,677	49,490,033
2006	604,753	49,998,277
2007	616,927	50,528,584
2008	629,307	51,114,599
2009	641,947	51,728,516
2010	654,836	52,344,051
2011	668,056	52,995,205
2012	681,630	53,782,567
2013	696,192	54,678,791
2014	711,503	55,594,838
2015	726,682	56,723,537
2016	741,741	57,259,551
2017	756,669	57,635,162
2018	771,590	58,613,001
2019	786,578	59,587,885
2020	802,163	60,562,381
2021	818,174	61,502,603
2022	834,188	62,378,410
2023	850,387	63,212,384
2024	866,628	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Comoros and South Africa

Fertility rate

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Comoros	South Africa
1960	6.79	6.11
1961	6.85	6.08
1962	6.9	6.05
1963	6.92	6.01
1964	6.94	5.96
1965	6.97	5.89
1966	7	5.91
1967	7.02	5.85
1968	7.05	5.78
1969	7.07	5.72
1970	7.1	5.63
1971	7.12	5.57
1972	7.14	5.49
1973	7.17	5.41
1974	7.16	5.3
1975	7.16	5.19
1976	7.16	5.07
1977	7.15	4.94
1978	7.16	4.85
1979	7.16	4.82
1980	7.15	4.78
1981	7.14	4.71
1982	7.13	4.7
1983	7.11	4.63
1984	7.07	4.57
1985	7.02	4.5
1986	6.95	4.41
1987	6.87	4.35
1988	6.76	4.18
1989	6.65	3.98
1990	6.51	3.72
1991	6.35	3.62
1992	6.19	3.48
1993	6.02	3.37
1994	5.86	3.26
1995	5.73	3.17
1996	5.63	2.99
1997	5.51	2.73
1998	5.39	2.63
1999	5.28	2.56
2000	5.23	2.41
2001	5.2	2.37
2002	5.16	2.32
2003	5.12	2.36
2004	5.07	2.44
2005	5.01	2.51
2006	4.93	2.55
2007	4.86	2.55
2008	4.81	2.68
2009	4.78	2.5
2010	4.76	2.44
2011	4.72	2.44
2012	4.65	2.45
2013	4.57	2.43
2014	4.49	2.42
2015	4.42	2.36
2016	4.35	2.26
2017	4.28	2.28
2018	4.21	2.27
2019	4.14	2.26
2020	4.07	2.26
2021	4	2.25
2022	3.94	2.23
2023	3.88	2.22

Comoros and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Comoros

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Comoros	South Africa
1960	19.7	19
1961	19.6	19
1962	19.5	18.9
1963	19.3	18.9
1964	19.2	18.9
1965	19	18.8
1966	18.7	18.8
1967	18.4	18.8
1968	18	18.8
1969	17.6	18.8
1970	17.4	18.8
1971	17.2	18.8
1972	17.1	18.8
1973	17	18.8
1974	16.9	18.9
1975	16.8	18.9
1976	16.8	19
1977	16.7	19.1
1978	16.6	19.2
1979	16.6	19.3
1980	16.5	19.4
1981	16.5	19.6
1982	16.5	19.8
1983	16.5	20
1984	16.5	20.2
1985	16.5	20.4
1986	16.4	20.5
1987	16.4	20.7
1988	16.4	20.9
1989	16.4	21.1
1990	16.5	21.3
1991	16.5	21.5
1992	16.4	21.5
1993	16.3	21.9
1994	16.1	22
1995	16	21.5
1996	16	21.2
1997	16	21.2
1998	16.1	21.4
1999	16.2	21.6
2000	16.3	21.9
2001	16.4	22.2
2002	16.5	22.4
2003	16.6	22.8
2004	16.8	23.1
2005	17.1	23.3
2006	17.4	23.5
2007	17.7	23.8
2008	18	24
2009	18.3	24.3
2010	18.6	24.6
2011	18.9	25
2012	19.1	25.3
2013	19.4	25.7
2014	19.6	26
2015	19.8	26.4
2016	19.9	26.7
2017	20	27
2018	20.3	27.5
2019	20.5	27.9
2020	20.8	28.3
2021	21	28.6
2022	21.2	28.9
2023	21.4	29.2
2024	21.5	29.5

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