Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 69.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 51.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 16.5% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tanzania spends $119 as of 2023.
have 23.4% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $1,319 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.8% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Tanzania, it is 78.2% as of 2022.
be 34.3% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 28.7 children do as of 2024.
be 2.8 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 Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 34.2% 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 Tanzania, that number is 48% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 51.8% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tanzania, about 31.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.2% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 64.1% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 42.3% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
Safety
be 21.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tanzania, they kill 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.6% more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.
live with 7.4 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tanzania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 65.5% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tanzania uses 135 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 43.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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