If you lived in Mozambique instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 44.5% less likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 10.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 14.4% more doctors per person

Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 1.8 as of 2022.

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see 76.6% less spent on your healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mozambique spends $143 as of 2023.

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be 50.9% more likely to die by suicide

Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mozambique, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.

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be 28.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mozambique, however, that number is 65.0% as of 2022.

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make 90.5% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $627 as of 2025.

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Life

be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mozambique, 99.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 23.5% more children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 46.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% 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.

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be 67.6% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 8.3 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.

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Safety

be 71.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 40.0% more home broadband

Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.

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live with 9.7 times more strain on fresh water

Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mozambique withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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use 50.7% less electricity

Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mozambique uses 391 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 88.6% less CO2

Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Mozambique: At a glance

Mozambique is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 786,380 sq km. Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between Frelimo and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. President GUEBUZA was reelected to a second term in October 2009. However, the elections were flawed by voter fraud, questionable disqualification of candidates, and Frelimo use of government resources during the campaign. As a result, Freedom House removed Mozambique from its list of electoral democracies.
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