Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 5.1 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 95.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
be 16.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 37.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.1% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 69.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.