Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Comoros is 72.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Comoros peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 189th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 26.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 46.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 65.3% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More economy & growth data for Comoros
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -22.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,428 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.26 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,428 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 436.37 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 150.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 332.18 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 41.67 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Comoros?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Comoros was 72.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 189th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.