Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 88.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 13.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 77.1% more 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 Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.
Nigeria: At a glance
How big is Nigeria compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.