Data protection law in Comoros: registration and research permits
What a survey team needs to know about personal data and survey authorization in Comoros.
Summary for planning; confirm requirements with the regulator before fieldwork.
no law identified
The source QA marks the law for this country as unverified or not confirmed from an official source. Re-check before relying on it. The source QA lists this country under both law adopted and no law identified. It is shown here as no law identified because no law was confirmed.
Data protection law
not confirmed (no comprehensive law identified)
Survey permits
INSEED authorization required under the statistics law
National statistics office
Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques (INSEED)
Note
INSEED has no reliably reachable website. No data protection legislation confirmed; a cybercrime law (2018) contains partial provisions.
Comoros research rules: common questions
Is there a data protection law in Comoros?
not confirmed (no comprehensive law identified). The source QA marks the law for this country as unverified or not confirmed from an official source. Re-check before relying on it. The source QA lists this country under both law adopted and no law identified. It is shown here as no law identified because no law was confirmed.
Do I need a permit to run a survey in Comoros?
INSEED authorization required under the statistics law.
Sources: the regulator and statistics office pages linked above, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. See our methods.