Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 46.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Malawi, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Malawi, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 24.9% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malawi, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
be 28.7% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malawi, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 12.1% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malawi spends $125 as of 2023.
have 69.1% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malawi has 0.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malawi, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 27.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Malawi, however, that number is 47.3% as of 2024.
Life
be 13.0% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 38.0 children do as of 2024.
be 2.3 times 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 Malawi, 225.0 women do as of 2023.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 56.7% less 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 Malawi, that number is 16% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Malawi spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 50.0% less likely to be murdered
Mozambique has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Malawi, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2012.
Infrastructure
find 35.7% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malawi has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 10.0 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malawi withdraws 18% as of 2022.
Environment
be 32.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malawi, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 24.1% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2019), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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