Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 20.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 42.5 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iowa, about 87.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
