Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad 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 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 30.5% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 50.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.6 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
have 51.4% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 34.1% less access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 63.1% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.8% more children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.6 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 Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.5% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 28.8% 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 Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 66.7% less 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 38.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 21.6% less 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 Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 31.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.5 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 96.5% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 51.7% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 48.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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