The level of poverty in the Comoros is high, but "judging by the international poverty threshold of $1.9 per person per day, only two out of every ten Comorians could be classified as poor, a rate that places the Comoros ahead of other low-income countries and 30 percentage points ahead of other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa."Latest Report on Poverty in the Comoros , World Bank (14 June 2018). Poverty declined by about 10% between 2014 and 2018, and living conditions generally improved. Economic inequality remains widespread, with a major gap between rural and urban areas. Remittances through the sizable Comorian diaspora form a substantial part of the country's GDPComoros: Big Troubles on Some Small Islands , Center for Strategic and International Studies (14 April 2008). and have contributed to decreases in poverty and increases in living standards.
The level of poverty in the Comoros is high but "judging by the international poverty threshold of $19 per person per day only two out of every ten Comorians could be classified as poor a rate that places the Comoros ahead of other low-income countries and 30 percentage points ahead of other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa"Latest Report on Poverty in the Comoros  World Bank (14 June 2018) Poverty declined by about 10% between 2014 and 2018 and living conditions generally improved Economic inequality remains widespread with a major gap between rural and urban areas Remittances through the sizable Comorian diaspora form a substantial part of the country's GDPComoros Big Troubles on Some Small Islands  Center for Strategic and International Studies (14 April 2008) and have contributed to decreases in poverty and increases in living standards