Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 19.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.9 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 75.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.8% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 80.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 62.0% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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