Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 93.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.
be 60.8% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mali, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.1 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 24.8% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
see 27.2% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mali spends $104 as of 2023.
Economy
be 57.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mali, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 30.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mali, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2021.
make 90.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $1,193 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.7 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 Mali, 367.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.2% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Mali, it is 35.6% as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 51.4% 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 Mali, that number is 54% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 79.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mali, about 36.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.6% 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 Mali, that number is 86% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.1% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Mali spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 55.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 5.5 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mali has 0.8 as of 2022.
live with 4.6 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mali withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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