Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 98.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Niger, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 11.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 76.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Niger, 509.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.2% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 60.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 41.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.