Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 89.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 82.4% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 53.0% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.2 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.4% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 13.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 95.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.2% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 10.0 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 Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 59.7% more 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 Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
have 12.3% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 70.0% 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 Nigeria, that number is 61% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 23.4% 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 Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 94.6% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.7% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 14.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.9% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 5.5 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 63.1% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 20.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 96.6% more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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