Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 81.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.2 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.1% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
be 14.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 39.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 48.1% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
have 24.5% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 57.7% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.1% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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