Quality of life comparison

be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2019.

live 18.8 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

make 24.9 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

be 50.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.

pay a 28.1% lower top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.

be 64.6% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Latvia, it is 99.9% as of 2018.

be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.

have 76.7% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Latvia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 5.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

be 35.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 32.3% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 15.4% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 79.8% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.