Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 73.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2024.
see 92.4% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kenya spends $274 as of 2023.
have 65.1% more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kenya has 2.9 as of 2023.
have 20.5% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kenya scores 53 as of 2021.
be 56.8% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kenya, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
be 38.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kenya, however, that number is 39.8% as of 2022.
make 3.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $2,363 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.9% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 21.7% 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 Kenya, on the other hand, 34.2 children do as of 2024.
be 50.5% 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 Kenya, 149.0 women do as of 2023.
have 27.2% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 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 Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 70.4% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kenya, about 35.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kenya spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 48.8% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.3% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
Safety
be 40.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kenya, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 21.7 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kenya has 3.0 as of 2024.
live with 19.0 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kenya withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 50.0% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kenya uses 195 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 48.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kenya, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
emit 31.0% more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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