Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.5 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 81.1% more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 66.1% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 93.1% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 33.5% less money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.6% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 10.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 21.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 21.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.4% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 19.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.9% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 31.3 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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