Countries: Comoros
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Comoros ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Comoros who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 16 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Comoros
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Comoros was 217 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Comoros is 66 years for women and 61 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Comoros
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"Subject to inheritance rights, women do not have the right to ownership of the dwelling in which she was installed by her husband. Conversely, this one can claim any right to his wife's housing. In the absence of proof of their specific character, real estate acquired during the marriage, with the exception of inheritance, are common to both spouses. The furniture with which the house is furnished remains attached to it even though it is would have been bought by the husband to equip his wife's house. However, in the event of dissolution of the marriage, the owner spouse may exercise his right of ownership of the furniture he brought...more

Countries: Comoros
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The husband assures the moral and material direction of the family. By the mere fact of marriage, he contracts the obligation to feed, maintain his wife and children, to treat her in perfect equality with the other wives in the case of polygamy. The wife has the right and full freedom to administer and dispose of her personal property" (9). "Unless otherwise stipulated in their marriage contract, the spouses are separated from property and each of them retains the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of its personal property. Subject to inheritance rights, women do not have the right to ownership of the dwelling in which she was installed by her...more

Countries: Comoros
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

Family Code states that marriage is prohibited between: Ascendants and descendants by blood or adoption; Collaterals by blood or adoption up to and including the third degree; The adopter and the adopted child; and The surviving spouse of a person listed above, unless the marriage was contracted in good faith before the death of the person.

Countries: Comoros
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"In accordance with civil and some customary laws, women have equal rights in inheritance matters. Local cultures on Grande Comore and Mohéli are matrilineal, with women legally possessing all inheritable property. However, this is complicated by the concurrent application of Sharia, interpretations of which can limit gender equality. In addition, a poor land-registration system and women’s difficulties in securing loans hampers their right to own land" (para 42).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"Due to the economic struggles faced by women, inheritance is usually the only way they can access land" (6).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"The Comorians hold the matriarchal family system with the women tasked with the role of initiating marriage and building the home for the family. The men still hold religious leadership but culturally, women have a strong influence within the family - which is not common in other parts of Africa, and arguably the world" (13-14).

Countries: Comoros
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided .

Countries: Comoros
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi fixant l’organisation Judiciaire des Comores.