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Comoros vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 171st vs. 105th).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Comoros South Korea
Population
895828
51700480
Population rank 160/197 31/197
GDP
$1.55B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 183/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$1,784
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 158/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,055
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$477M
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.5%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$550
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 165/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,909
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
719 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.88
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Comoros and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Comoros and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Comoros

South Korea
Year GDP
Comoros South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 $212,218,262 $65,398,377,598
1981 $196,349,932 $72,933,533,012
1982 $184,009,014 $78,358,416,171
1983 $191,621,955 $87,760,553,262
1984 $184,697,226 $97,510,744,119
1985 $196,726,096 $101,296,177,099
1986 $279,197,722 $116,836,246,285
1987 $337,525,853 $147,948,709,376
1988 $356,500,033 $199,591,287,825
1989 $341,476,768 $246,928,837,311
1990 $429,622,178 $283,365,844,161
1991 $424,108,770 $330,647,042,837
1992 $457,388,652 $355,524,903,068
1993 $452,881,475 $392,665,710,525
1994 $319,189,184 $463,619,823,515
1995 $398,461,797 $566,581,003,128
1996 $396,053,806 $610,167,053,824
1997 $364,445,601 $569,755,022,973
1998 $370,106,746 $383,331,833,682
1999 $382,454,990 $497,514,040,642
2000 $351,136,580 $576,179,387,820
2001 $378,512,024 $547,656,279,895
2002 $425,964,681 $627,246,933,730
2003 $546,885,223 $702,714,855,194
2004 $633,706,111 $793,175,561,887
2005 $653,845,169 $934,901,071,333
2006 $698,431,794 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $795,673,153 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $915,659,108 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $905,341,173 $943,941,876,219
2010 $907,979,446 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $1,023,087,476 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $1,015,842,907 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $1,116,223,107 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $1,149,587,624 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $966,029,600 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $1,012,835,493 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $1,077,439,756 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $1,188,797,450 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $1,195,019,531 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $1,225,039,196 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $1,299,039,312 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $1,279,542,248 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $1,430,523,436 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $1,546,164,420 -

Comoros and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Comoros

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Comoros South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 $628 $1,715
1981 $565 $1,883
1982 $515 $1,993
1983 $522 $2,199
1984 $489 $2,413
1985 $507 $2,482
1986 $699 $2,835
1987 $822 $3,555
1988 $845 $4,749
1989 $788 $5,817
1990 $966 $6,610
1991 $931 $7,637
1992 $983 $8,127
1993 $956 $8,885
1994 $662 $10,385
1995 $812 $12,565
1996 $794 $13,403
1997 $718 $12,398
1998 $716 $8,282
1999 $727 $10,672
2000 $655 $12,257
2001 $692 $11,561
2002 $762 $13,165
2003 $960 $14,673
2004 $1,091 $16,496
2005 $1,103 $19,403
2006 $1,155 $21,743
2007 $1,290 $24,086
2008 $1,455 $21,350
2009 $1,410 $19,144
2010 $1,387 $23,079
2011 $1,531 $25,098
2012 $1,490 $25,459
2013 $1,603 $27,180
2014 $1,616 $29,253
2015 $1,329 $28,737
2016 $1,365 $29,280
2017 $1,424 $31,601
2018 $1,541 $33,447
2019 $1,519 $31,902
2020 $1,527 $31,721
2021 $1,588 $35,126
2022 $1,534 $32,395
2023 $1,682 $33,121
2024 $1,784 -

Comoros vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Comoros

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Comoros South Korea
1950 37.4 22.2
1951 34.3 26.6
1952 38 36.6
1953 38.4 40.5
1954 38.7 46.1
1955 39 48.4
1956 39.4 50.2
1957 39.7 51.6
1958 40.1 51.8
1959 40.5 52.9
1960 40.8 53.8
1961 41.2 54.4
1962 41.5 55
1963 41.9 55
1964 42.3 55.3
1965 42.7 55.8
1966 43.2 55.4
1967 43.6 60.9
1968 44.1 60.9
1969 44.6 61.4
1970 45.2 62.2
1971 45.8 62.7
1972 46.5 63.2
1973 47 63.8
1974 47.6 64.2
1975 46.9 64.7
1976 48.6 65
1977 49.2 64.6
1978 49.7 65
1979 50.1 66.1
1980 50.7 64.8
1981 51.2 67.1
1982 51.7 67.1
1983 52.1 66.7
1984 52.8 68.1
1985 53.3 68.4
1986 53.8 69
1987 54.1 69.3
1988 54.7 70.2
1989 55 70.7
1990 55.6 71
1991 56.1 71.4
1992 56.6 72.2
1993 57 72.7
1994 57.5 72.9
1995 57.8 73.4
1996 58.2 74
1997 58.2 74.5
1998 58.3 75
1999 58.9 75.6
2000 58.9 76.2
2001 59.6 76.9
2002 59.7 77.2
2003 60.2 77.5
2004 60.6 78
2005 60.9 78.4
2006 61.2 79
2007 61.5 79.4
2008 62 80
2009 62.3 80.6
2010 62.7 80.7
2011 63.1 81.2
2012 63.5 81.3
2013 63.8 81.8
2014 64.1 82.4
2015 64.5 82.5
2016 64.8 82.9
2017 65.1 83.3
2018 65.4 83.3
2019 65.7 83.7
2020 65.8 83.7
2021 65.2 83.9
2022 66.5 82.7
2023 66.8 84.3
2024 67 84.4
2025 67.2 84.5

Comoros and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Comoros

South Korea
Year Population
Comoros South Korea
1960 197,700 25,012,374
1961 201,201 25,765,673
1962 204,702 26,513,030
1963 208,185 27,261,747
1964 211,644 27,984,155
1965 214,967 28,704,674
1966 218,663 29,435,571
1967 223,859 30,130,983
1968 230,244 30,838,302
1969 237,001 31,544,266
1970 244,185 32,240,827
1971 251,865 32,882,704
1972 260,077 33,505,406
1973 268,820 34,103,149
1974 278,075 34,692,266
1975 287,692 35,280,725
1976 297,538 35,848,523
1977 307,579 36,411,795
1978 317,688 36,969,185
1979 327,791 37,534,236
1980 337,721 38,123,775
1981 347,382 38,723,248
1982 357,139 39,326,352
1983 367,233 39,910,403
1984 377,637 40,405,956
1985 388,352 40,805,744
1986 399,318 41,213,674
1987 410,439 41,621,690
1988 421,687 42,031,247
1989 433,103 42,449,038
1990 444,596 42,869,283
1991 455,556 43,295,704
1992 465,113 43,747,962
1993 473,682 44,194,628
1994 482,142 44,641,540
1995 490,586 45,092,991
1996 499,107 45,524,681
1997 507,777 45,953,580
1998 516,597 46,286,503
1999 525,886 46,616,677
2000 536,080 47,008,111
2001 547,220 47,370,164
2002 558,923 47,644,736
2003 569,798 47,892,330
2004 580,704 48,082,519
2005 592,677 48,184,561
2006 604,753 48,438,292
2007 616,927 48,683,638
2008 629,307 49,054,708
2009 641,947 49,307,835
2010 654,836 49,554,112
2011 668,056 49,936,638
2012 681,630 50,199,853
2013 696,192 50,428,893
2014 711,503 50,746,659
2015 726,682 51,014,947
2016 741,741 51,217,803
2017 756,669 51,361,911
2018 771,590 51,585,058
2019 786,578 51,764,822
2020 802,163 51,836,239
2021 818,174 51,769,539
2022 834,188 51,672,569
2023 850,387 51,712,619
2024 866,628 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Comoros and South Korea

Fertility rate
Comoros

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Comoros South Korea
1960 6.79 5.99
1961 6.85 5.8
1962 6.9 5.56
1963 6.92 5.33
1964 6.94 5.07
1965 6.97 4.89
1966 7 4.78
1967 7.02 4.62
1968 7.05 4.51
1969 7.07 4.45
1970 7.1 4.53
1971 7.12 4.54
1972 7.14 4.12
1973 7.17 4.07
1974 7.16 3.77
1975 7.16 3.43
1976 7.16 3
1977 7.15 2.99
1978 7.16 2.64
1979 7.16 2.9
1980 7.15 2.82
1981 7.14 2.57
1982 7.13 2.39
1983 7.11 2.06
1984 7.07 1.74
1985 7.02 1.66
1986 6.95 1.58
1987 6.87 1.53
1988 6.76 1.55
1989 6.65 1.56
1990 6.51 1.57
1991 6.35 1.71
1992 6.19 1.76
1993 6.02 1.65
1994 5.86 1.66
1995 5.73 1.63
1996 5.63 1.57
1997 5.51 1.54
1998 5.39 1.46
1999 5.28 1.43
2000 5.23 1.48
2001 5.2 1.31
2002 5.16 1.18
2003 5.12 1.19
2004 5.07 1.16
2005 5.01 1.09
2006 4.93 1.13
2007 4.86 1.26
2008 4.81 1.19
2009 4.78 1.15
2010 4.76 1.23
2011 4.72 1.24
2012 4.65 1.3
2013 4.57 1.19
2014 4.49 1.21
2015 4.42 1.24
2016 4.35 1.17
2017 4.28 1.05
2018 4.21 0.98
2019 4.14 0.92
2020 4.07 0.84
2021 4 0.81
2022 3.94 0.78
2023 3.88 0.72

Comoros and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Comoros

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Comoros South Korea
1960 19.7 19.3
1961 19.6 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.3 19
1964 19.2 18.8
1965 19 18.6
1966 18.7 18.5
1967 18.4 18.6
1968 18 18.7
1969 17.6 18.8
1970 17.4 18.9
1971 17.2 19
1972 17.1 19.1
1973 17 19.3
1974 16.9 19.6
1975 16.8 19.9
1976 16.8 20.2
1977 16.7 20.7
1978 16.6 21.1
1979 16.6 21.6
1980 16.5 22.1
1981 16.5 22.5
1982 16.5 22.8
1983 16.5 23.3
1984 16.5 23.7
1985 16.5 24.2
1986 16.4 24.8
1987 16.4 25.3
1988 16.4 25.8
1989 16.4 26.3
1990 16.5 26.7
1991 16.5 27.2
1992 16.4 27.8
1993 16.3 28.3
1994 16.1 28.9
1995 16 29.4
1996 16 29.8
1997 16 30.2
1998 16.1 30.7
1999 16.2 31.2
2000 16.3 31.7
2001 16.4 32.3
2002 16.5 32.8
2003 16.6 33.4
2004 16.8 33.9
2005 17.1 34.5
2006 17.4 35.2
2007 17.7 35.8
2008 18 36.4
2009 18.3 37
2010 18.6 37.6
2011 18.9 38.2
2012 19.1 38.8
2013 19.4 39.5
2014 19.6 40.2
2015 19.8 40.8
2016 19.9 41.4
2017 20 41.9
2018 20.3 42.5
2019 20.5 43.1
2020 20.8 43.8
2021 21 44.4
2022 21.2 44.9
2023 21.4 45.5
2024 21.5 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Comoros South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$1.47B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.34%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.4%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.39%
2021
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
50.1%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.56%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.4
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.6%
2014
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2014
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$324M
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
26.8%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
45.5%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Comoros South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
66.5 kg
2007
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$30.9
2007
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.37 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
39.3%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
89.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Comoros South Korea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,051
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
30.4%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.5 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
13.1
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
64
2024
Higher education index n/a
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.7
2015
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
98.8%
2018
English speaking
0%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
35.7%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Comoros South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$122.9
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$54
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.8%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.44
2020
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
179
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.8
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
16.8%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Comoros South Korea
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
829 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
122 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
547 mi
2002
68,794 mi
2018

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