Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 14.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.8% of people as of 2024.
have 25.0% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Zimbabwe scores 55 as of 2021.
live 0.7 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024.
be 38.1% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
see 27.7% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zimbabwe spends $103 as of 2023.
have 22.3% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Zimbabwe has 1.4 as of 2023.
be 63.4% more likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, it is 17.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, however, that number is 38.3% as of 2019.
make 4.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Zimbabwe, the GDP per capita is $3,021 as of 2025.
be 40.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 45.5% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, it is 89.7% as of 2021.
be 3.6 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 Zimbabwe, 358.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.8% 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 Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 62.4 children do as of 2024.
have 19.3% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 72.2% 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, about 41.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 93.6% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 65.5% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 48.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.9 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Zimbabwe has 1.9 as of 2024.
use 29.0% more electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh as of 2023.
live with 26.3 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Zimbabwe withdraws 46% as of 2022.
Environment
be 12.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Zimbabwe, it causes 56.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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