Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 82.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.6% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
see 24.1% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
have 11.4% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Rwanda scores 49 as of 2021.
be 18.2% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 48.6% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Rwanda, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2023.
make 79.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
be 71.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.7% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
be 32.7% 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 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 Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
have 24.2% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.5% 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 Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 54.4% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rwanda, about 31.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Rwanda spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.6% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 42.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Rwanda, they kill 11.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.3 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 11.5 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 80.4% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Rwanda uses 77 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 44.8% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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