Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 12.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 10.7% of people as of 2024.
have 15.8% more access to essential health services
Benin scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mozambique scores 44 as of 2021.
be 16.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer doctors per person
Benin has 2.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mozambique has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 49.0% more likely to die by suicide
Benin has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mozambique, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
be 79.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 36.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mozambique, however, that number is 65.0% as of 2022.
make 62.2% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $1,658 as of 2025, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $627 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 518.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mozambique, 99.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.0% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 51.4% as of 2022. In Mozambique, it is 61.7% as of 2022.
have 10.8% more children
In Benin, there are approximately 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 36% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 39.6% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.1% more on education
Benin spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mozambique spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.4 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
Safety
be 19.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Benin, road accidents kill 24.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.4 times more electricity
Benin uses 115 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mozambique uses 391 kWh as of 2023.
find 50.0% less home broadband
Benin has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 78.6% more strain on fresh water
Benin withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mozambique withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Benin, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mozambique, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.8% less CO2
Benin emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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