Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 24.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2020. In United States, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.0 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,300 as of 2017, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $59,800 as of 2017.
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United States, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 23.8% higher top tax rate
Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 64.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In United States, on the other hand, 5.3 children do as of 2020.
have 67.9% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 38.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In United States, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 4.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 24% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In United States, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 8.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In United States, about 87.3% do as of 2018.
be 40.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2017. In United States, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 8.1 times more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.
United States: At a glance
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