Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 7.5 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 25.0% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
be 88.7% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 51.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 86.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 8.1 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 55.7% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 65.2% less 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
be 41.4% 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 57.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 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 Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 33.6% 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 Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 68.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.2 times more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 43.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.1 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
use 3.7 times more electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
live with 17.0 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 9.9 times more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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