The Comoros is a federal presidential republic of three autonomous islands with Islam as the state religion. President Azali Assoumani was re-elected in January 2024 in a disputed vote, and the economy relies on vanilla, cloves and remittances.
In the 12 Axes register, Comoros leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Comoros sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Three self-governing islands in a union
Oligarchy
Azali Assoumani re-elected 2024, disputed
Centrist
Press pressure, opposition boycotts
Non-Interventionist
African Union and Arab League member
Non-Aggressive
Small army, French security support
Centrist
Arabic, French, Comorian official
Mixed Economic
Agriculture and remittances economy
Balanced
Vanilla and clove exports, mixed economy
Free Trade
Open to Gulf and French trade
Religious
Islam is the state religion
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Comoros is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Comoros is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Spesh531, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
