Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 2024. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 25.0% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Somalia, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.8 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 14.9% of people as of 2024.
see 63.5% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Somalia spends $52 as of 2023.
have 38.6% less access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Somalia scores 27 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Somalia, however, that number is 55.4% as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Somalia, that number is 18.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 14.4% more children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 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 Somalia, 563.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Somalia, it is 54.1% as of 2022.
be 49.7% 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 65.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 39.7% 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 Somalia, that number is 50% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 36.1% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Somalia, about 27.9% do as of 2024.
be 13.0% 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 Somalia, that number is 75% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.0% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.5% more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
Infrastructure
find 5.1 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Somalia has 0.7 as of 2023.
live with 14.0 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Somalia withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 82.8% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Mozambique vs. Somalia
Somalia: At a glance
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