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Comoros vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Comoros
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Leads on 32 of 108 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 67 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Comoros and Malaysia: Comoros leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (276,400) against Malaysia (18.26); Comoros leads on Radios (90,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Comoros leads on Major Urban Areas Population (62,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people). Across 108 compared metrics, Comoros wins on 32 and Malaysia wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)32.52 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)35.67 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 36% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score59.27 points★56.09 points
Radios90,000★10.9
Televisions1,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country525.39M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.50B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.93 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.5 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index47.983.3★
Electricity Consumption39.06136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants418★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity27,000★33
Electricity Production42148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.14 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient45.3★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment10.920.3★
Gross National Saving17.328.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.8 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP★2.03 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption1,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports967355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line44.8 people6.2 people★
Public Debt27.7★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,300704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,241304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances21.4★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.391.57★
Taxes and Other Revenues25.3★11.65
Top Exporting Countries142.82M USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate55.77 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)9,520★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions436,000260.01★
Population Distributionthe capital city of Maroni, on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, Anjouan is the most densely populated of the three islands that comprise Comoros, as shown in this population distribution mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation33.67 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.2580★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization16.22 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)66209.87★
Agricultural land1,330 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)340 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land1.34,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.7 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions313★
Independence631★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.821.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita365.72 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)179 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.8 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<200 (2020 est.)92,000
Underweight Children Under 59.1★15.3

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)62.64 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.420.65★
Life expectancy at birth70.16 years80.87 years★
Median age of population20.85 years31.44 years★
Population Change16,363.2 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density483.06 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population899,067 persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.3★0.29
Birth Rate (%)21.12 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.4 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)6.38 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age223,095 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate276,400★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school4.83 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population62,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.19167.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization87.8 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.42 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.26 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums49.28 %★0.2 %
Total deaths6,071.8 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)34.6 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate3.7 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-2,220.9 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate41.59 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇲 Comoros🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.171.58★
Airports3100★
Civil Air Travel153★

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