Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.5 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 7.7 times more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 18.2% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
be 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 9.6 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.2% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 62.2% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
be 71.7% 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
have 40.7% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 48.2% 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 Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 10.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.3 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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