Comoros vs Mauritius: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Comoros
109,669 people
in 2020
Mauritius
117,061 people
in 2020
Comoros rank
169th
Mauritius rank
166th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Comoros
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 117,061 people against 109,669 people in Comoros, a difference of 7,392 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Comoros ranks 169th and Mauritius ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91,404 people | 111,632 people | 20,228 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 98,904 people | 115,652 people | 16,747 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 109,083 people | 118,527 people | 9,444 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 117,824 people | 123,818 people | 5,994 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 132,300 people | 120,594 people | 11,706 people | Comoros |
| 2000s | 136,188 people | 112,339 people | 23,850 people | Comoros |
| 2010s | 126,816 people | 109,852 people | 16,964 people | Comoros |
| 2020s | 109,669 people | 117,061 people | 7,392 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Comoros or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 117,061 people against 109,669 people in Comoros as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Comoros and Mauritius?
- 7,392 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mauritius?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Comoros and Mauritius rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Comoros ranks 169th and Mauritius ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.