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 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.3% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 33.3% less money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.0% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 48.6% less 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 88.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.5% more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.