Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 11.1 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.5% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 91.7% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
be 49.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
Life
be 45.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
be 38.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.7% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
have 18.6% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.3% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 59.0% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
How big is Ethiopia compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.