Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
see 48.0% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mozambique spends $143 as of 2023.
have 39.4% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mozambique has 1.8 as of 2022.
have 17.0% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mozambique scores 44 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mozambique, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
be 63.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mozambique, however, that number is 65.0% as of 2022.
make 73.5% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $627 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mozambique, 99.0 women do as of 2023.
have 37.3% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.3% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 61.7% as of 2022.
be 27.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mozambique, on the other hand, 43.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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 41.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% more on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mozambique spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 95.4% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
Safety
be 28.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.7% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mozambique withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.0 times more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Mozambique uses 391 kWh as of 2023.
find 95.4% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 23.7% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 93.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mozambique, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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