Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 12.2% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 7.2% of people as of 2016.
be 6.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 5.0 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 80.6% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 24.5% as of 2017.
be 42.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
pay a 88.2% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Mozambique, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mozambique, 289.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.6% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Mozambique, it is 60.7% as of 2017.
have 10.4% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mozambique, there are 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 18.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 35% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 52.8% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mozambique spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.4% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.
Mozambique: At a glance
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