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Comoros vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Comoros has a population of 867K (ranked 160/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Comoros' land area is 719 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 171st vs. 31st).

By GDP, Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Comoros Tanzania
Population
895828
72166806
Population rank 160/197 20/197
GDP
$1.55B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 183/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$1,784
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 158/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,055
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$477M
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.5%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$550
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 165/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,909
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
719 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.88
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Comoros and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Comoros and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Comoros

Tanzania
Year GDP
Comoros Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 - $2,851,419,386
1971 - $3,050,673,517
1972 - $3,472,787,266
1973 - $4,144,104,535
1974 - $4,977,337,978
1975 - $5,729,917,840
1976 - $6,472,511,988
1977 - $7,732,598,995
1978 - $9,261,675,710
1979 - $9,804,637,491
1980 $212,218,262 $11,409,228,087
1981 $196,349,932 $13,161,540,378
1982 $184,009,014 $13,927,383,240
1983 $191,621,955 $14,049,883,809
1984 $184,697,226 $12,906,635,133
1985 $196,726,096 $15,328,295,175
1986 $279,197,722 $10,840,864,521
1987 $337,525,853 $7,824,193,222
1988 $356,500,033 $7,406,614,407
1989 $341,476,768 $6,418,799,007
1990 $429,622,178 $6,184,384,225
1991 $424,108,770 $7,197,768,159
1992 $457,388,652 $6,681,997,469
1993 $452,881,475 $6,182,872,708
1994 $319,189,184 $6,550,480,484
1995 $398,461,797 $7,631,431,840
1996 $396,053,806 $9,433,528,150
1997 $364,445,601 $11,158,197,942
1998 $370,106,746 $12,172,790,056
1999 $382,454,990 $12,704,334,196
2000 $351,136,580 $13,371,767,082
2001 $378,512,024 $13,563,990,022
2002 $425,964,681 $14,129,651,896
2003 $546,885,223 $15,211,487,709
2004 $633,706,111 $16,673,062,473
2005 $653,845,169 $18,395,383,647
2006 $698,431,794 $18,619,859,795
2007 $795,673,153 $21,860,434,823
2008 $915,659,108 $27,947,821,398
2009 $905,341,173 $29,400,573,554
2010 $907,979,446 $32,012,892,919
2011 $1,023,087,476 $34,657,140,096
2012 $1,015,842,907 $39,650,394,363
2013 $1,116,223,107 $45,648,857,242
2014 $1,149,587,624 $49,986,726,461
2015 $966,029,600 $47,413,919,817
2016 $1,012,835,493 $49,774,409,374
2017 $1,077,439,756 $53,274,884,533
2018 $1,188,797,450 $57,003,712,892
2019 $1,195,019,531 $61,026,731,926
2020 $1,225,039,196 $66,068,737,786
2021 $1,299,039,312 $70,655,628,148
2022 $1,279,542,248 $75,769,974,505
2023 $1,430,523,436 $79,062,403,837
2024 $1,546,164,420 $78,779,864,877

Comoros and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Comoros

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Comoros Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 - $211.3
1971 - $218.4
1972 - $239.8
1973 - $276.1
1974 - $320
1975 - $355
1976 - $387
1977 - $446
1978 - $515
1979 - $527
1980 $628 $595
1981 $565 $665
1982 $515 $683
1983 $522 $667
1984 $489 $593
1985 $507 $681
1986 $699 $466
1987 $822 $326
1988 $845 $299
1989 $788 $252.3
1990 $966 $236.9
1991 $931 $268.8
1992 $983 $243.4
1993 $956 $218.2
1994 $662 $222.5
1995 $812 $251.2
1996 $794 $305
1997 $718 $353
1998 $716 $375
1999 $727 $382
2000 $655 $390
2001 $692 $385
2002 $762 $391
2003 $960 $410
2004 $1,091 $438
2005 $1,103 $469
2006 $1,155 $462
2007 $1,290 $528
2008 $1,455 $657
2009 $1,410 $674
2010 $1,387 $715
2011 $1,531 $753
2012 $1,490 $837
2013 $1,603 $935
2014 $1,616 $993
2015 $1,329 $911
2016 $1,365 $925
2017 $1,424 $957
2018 $1,541 $992
2019 $1,519 $1,031
2020 $1,527 $1,084
2021 $1,588 $1,125
2022 $1,534 $1,171
2023 $1,682 $1,187
2024 $1,784 $1,149

Comoros vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Comoros

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Comoros Tanzania
1950 37.4 41
1951 34.3 41.2
1952 38 41.4
1953 38.4 41.5
1954 38.7 41.7
1955 39 41.8
1956 39.4 42
1957 39.7 42.1
1958 40.1 42.3
1959 40.5 42.5
1960 40.8 42.6
1961 41.2 42.8
1962 41.5 43.2
1963 41.9 43.6
1964 42.3 44.1
1965 42.7 44.5
1966 43.2 44.9
1967 43.6 45.2
1968 44.1 45.6
1969 44.6 46
1970 45.2 46.5
1971 45.8 47
1972 46.5 47.4
1973 47 47.9
1974 47.6 48.4
1975 46.9 48.9
1976 48.6 49.5
1977 49.2 50
1978 49.7 50.4
1979 50.1 50.8
1980 50.7 51.3
1981 51.2 51.7
1982 51.7 52
1983 52.1 52.2
1984 52.8 52.2
1985 53.3 52.2
1986 53.8 52.2
1987 54.1 52.2
1988 54.7 52.2
1989 55 52.1
1990 55.6 52
1991 56.1 51.8
1992 56.6 51.4
1993 57 51.2
1994 57.5 51.1
1995 57.8 51
1996 58.2 51.1
1997 58.2 51.2
1998 58.3 51.8
1999 58.9 52.4
2000 58.9 53.2
2001 59.6 54.1
2002 59.7 54.9
2003 60.2 55.9
2004 60.6 56.8
2005 60.9 57.7
2006 61.2 58.5
2007 61.5 59.3
2008 62 59.9
2009 62.3 60.5
2010 62.7 61.1
2011 63.1 61.6
2012 63.5 62.3
2013 63.8 62.8
2014 64.1 63.4
2015 64.5 63.9
2016 64.8 64.4
2017 65.1 65
2018 65.4 65.5
2019 65.7 66
2020 65.8 66.8
2021 65.2 66.1
2022 66.5 66.9
2023 66.8 67
2024 67 67.2
2025 67.2 67.4

Comoros and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Comoros

Tanzania
Year Population
Comoros Tanzania
1960 197,700 9,901,419
1961 201,201 10,187,886
1962 204,702 10,487,756
1963 208,185 10,799,528
1964 211,644 11,127,826
1965 214,967 11,470,728
1966 218,663 11,827,459
1967 223,859 12,200,109
1968 230,244 12,602,076
1969 237,001 13,036,700
1970 244,185 13,492,677
1971 251,865 13,971,451
1972 260,077 14,479,308
1973 268,820 15,010,101
1974 278,075 15,561,630
1975 287,692 16,138,361
1976 297,538 16,736,211
1977 307,579 17,352,929
1978 317,688 17,976,566
1979 327,791 18,592,038
1980 337,721 19,189,769
1981 347,382 19,784,703
1982 357,139 20,398,571
1983 367,233 21,079,874
1984 377,637 21,779,066
1985 388,352 22,501,693
1986 399,318 23,258,959
1987 410,439 24,030,378
1988 421,687 24,769,686
1989 433,103 25,438,759
1990 444,596 26,110,207
1991 455,556 26,780,436
1992 465,113 27,457,588
1993 473,682 28,332,692
1994 482,142 29,442,356
1995 490,586 30,383,497
1996 499,107 30,945,762
1997 507,777 31,578,089
1998 516,597 32,420,458
1999 525,886 33,300,330
2000 536,080 34,260,139
2001 547,220 35,198,299
2002 558,923 36,121,304
2003 569,798 37,089,555
2004 580,704 38,109,668
2005 592,677 39,182,076
2006 604,753 40,294,902
2007 616,927 41,435,512
2008 629,307 42,570,728
2009 641,947 43,633,982
2010 654,836 44,758,488
2011 668,056 46,029,367
2012 681,630 47,374,260
2013 696,192 48,824,128
2014 711,503 50,351,512
2015 726,682 52,020,962
2016 741,741 53,824,013
2017 756,669 55,652,890
2018 771,590 57,437,145
2019 786,578 59,174,891
2020 802,163 60,972,798
2021 818,174 62,830,412
2022 834,188 64,711,821
2023 850,387 66,617,606
2024 866,628 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Comoros and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Comoros

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Comoros Tanzania
1960 6.79 6.54
1961 6.85 6.56
1962 6.9 6.61
1963 6.92 6.65
1964 6.94 6.68
1965 6.97 6.73
1966 7 6.8
1967 7.02 6.86
1968 7.05 6.9
1969 7.07 6.95
1970 7.1 7
1971 7.12 7.04
1972 7.14 7.05
1973 7.17 7.06
1974 7.16 7.12
1975 7.16 7.1
1976 7.16 7.09
1977 7.15 7.07
1978 7.16 7.06
1979 7.16 7.04
1980 7.15 6.99
1981 7.14 6.93
1982 7.13 6.87
1983 7.11 6.81
1984 7.07 6.72
1985 7.02 6.6
1986 6.95 6.49
1987 6.87 6.41
1988 6.76 6.38
1989 6.65 6.3
1990 6.51 6.2
1991 6.35 6.14
1992 6.19 6.08
1993 6.02 6
1994 5.86 5.89
1995 5.73 5.82
1996 5.63 5.83
1997 5.51 5.84
1998 5.39 5.81
1999 5.28 5.75
2000 5.23 5.67
2001 5.2 5.62
2002 5.16 5.57
2003 5.12 5.58
2004 5.07 5.6
2005 5.01 5.58
2006 4.93 5.51
2007 4.86 5.4
2008 4.81 5.32
2009 4.78 5.26
2010 4.76 5.23
2011 4.72 5.14
2012 4.65 5.14
2013 4.57 5.16
2014 4.49 5.12
2015 4.42 5.03
2016 4.35 5.01
2017 4.28 4.99
2018 4.21 4.93
2019 4.14 4.87
2020 4.07 4.8
2021 4 4.73
2022 3.94 4.67
2023 3.88 4.61

Comoros and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Comoros

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Comoros Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$1.47B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.34%
2023
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.4%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.39%
2021
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
50.1%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.56%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.4
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.6%
2014
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2014
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$324M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
26.8%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
45.5%
2024
59.8%
2024

Energy

Comoros Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
66.5 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$30.9
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.37 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39.3%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.8%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Comoros Tanzania
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,051
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
30.4%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.5 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
13.1
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.7
2015
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.6
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
78.2%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
35.7%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Comoros Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$122.9
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$54
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.8%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.44
2020
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
179
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.8
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
16.8%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Comoros Tanzania
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
829 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
122 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
547 mi
2002
90,225 mi
2022

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