Comoros is 1.26× the size of Faroe Islands
Comoros covers about 1,670 km² (646 mi²) and Faroe Islands about 1,330 km² (513 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,670km²Comoros
- 1,330km²Faroe Islands
50 km
- Comoros
- Faroe Islands
What fits
- Faroe Islands is 79% of the size of Comoros.
- Comoros is larger by 344 km² (133 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Faroe Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Comoros is about 0.05, Faroe Islands about 0.04.
How they differ
- Comoros also has the larger population: 902,000 against 54,000, 16.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 540 in Comoros against 41 in Faroe Islands: Comoros is 13.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,310 km apart.
- On a standard web map Faroe Islands looks larger than Comoros: Comoros at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Faroe Islands at 62°N about 4.6×, so the map shows Faroe Islands as 3.47× the size of Comoros, when Comoros is 1.26× the size of Faroe Islands.
- Together Comoros and Faroe Islands cover 3,000 km², close to the size of Samoa (2,780 km², 7.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 344 km², is about the size of Grenada (347 km²).
- At Faroe Islands's density, Comoros would have 68,000 people (it has 902,000). At Comoros's density, Faroe Islands would have 717,000 (it has 54,000).
- Faroe Islands's centre is 74.0° of latitude, about 8,220 km, farther north than Comoros's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Comoros | 1.26× |
| More people | Comoros | 16.7× |
| More crowded | Comoros | 13.2× |
| Farther north | Faroe Islands | 74.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Faroe Islands | 4.6× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Comoros | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1 in 214 | 1 in 269 |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1 in 223 | 1 in 281 |
| France 548,000 km² | 1 in 328 | 1 in 412 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,884 | 1 in 2,372 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 5,067 | 1 in 6,378 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 5,650 | 1 in 7,111 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 10,154 | 1 in 12,781 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Comoros | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,670 km²646 mi² | 1,330 km²513 mi² |
| Population | 902,000Wikidata, 2022 | 54,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 540 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Official area | 2,030 km²Wikidata | 1,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Moroni | Tórshavn |
| Latitude range | 12°S to 11°S | 61°N to 62°N |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 1,330 km² is 5.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11