Africa · Eastern Africa
Comoros
Comoros covers about 1,670 km² (646 mi²), the 183rd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Mauritius, at about 2,000 km².
- 1,670km²Area, main territory
- 902,000Population
- 0.05In Belgiums
50 km
- Comoros
Facts
| Area, main territory | 1,670 km²646 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,030 km²Wikidata · 18% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.05 |
| Capital | Moroni |
| Population | 902,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 540 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 12°S to 11°S |
| In other languages | Comoras Español · Komoren Deutsch · Comores Français · Comores Português · コモロ 日本語 · 科摩罗 中文 · 코모로 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#53 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Comoros
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 10,154× the size of Comoros.
- At 540 people per km², Comoros is the 8th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Comoros lies at 12°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Comoros's main territory stretches about 113 km north to south and 143 km east to west.
- Our measured 1,670 km² is 18% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,030 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Comoros measures up
Comoros holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 17th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,670 km² | 182nd of 239 |
| Population | 902,000 | 163rd of 237 |
| Density | 540 per km² | 8th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 11.9°S | 188th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Comoros is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.05× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 214 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 223 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 328 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,884 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 5,067 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 5,650 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 10,154 its size |
Where Comoros sits
- Comoros's centre lies at 11.9°S, 43.7°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,320 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 12°S to 11°S, about 110 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Comoros had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Comoros would have 2.1 million people. It has 902,000.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Comoros would have 6,220 people. It has 902,000.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 121,000.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11