Democracy in Comoros

Comoros: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 172 countries
All-time high
2
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 1999
Years of data
94
1900–2025

Democracy in Comoros, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 1 for democracy in 2025.

Over the whole period, democracy in Comoros peaked at 2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1999.

Comoros ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 94 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 4
1940s 1 1 1 4
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1.2 0 2 10
2000s 1.3 0 2 10
2010s 0.5 0 1 10
2020s 0.8333 0 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Comoros?
Democracy in Comoros was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1999.
How does Comoros rank for democracy?
Comoros ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).