Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Niger, you would:
Health
be 57.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Niger, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 30.9% more likely to be obese
In Niger, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 7.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mozambique, that number is 24.5% as of 2017.
be 13.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Niger, 40.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 43.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 509.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mozambique, 289.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.9% more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.1% as of 2018. In Mozambique, it is 60.7% as of 2017.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mozambique, there are 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 35% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 70.0% more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 77.1% more on education
Niger spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mozambique spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 36.8% more on healthcare
Niger spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
How big is Mozambique compared to Niger? See an in-depth size comparison.