Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
see 19.8% more spent on your healthcare
Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mozambique spends $143 as of 2023.
have 30.6% more doctors per person
Tanzania has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 3.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Tanzania has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mozambique, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 52.5% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $1,319 as of 2025, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $627 as of 2025.
Life
be 64.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 276.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mozambique, 99.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.1% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 78.2% as of 2022. In Mozambique, it is 61.7% as of 2022.
be 52.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mozambique, on the other hand, 43.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 36% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 34.1% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 89.2% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mozambique spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.5% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
Safety
be 27.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tanzania, road accidents kill 15.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 86.5% less strain on fresh water
Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mozambique withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.9 times more electricity
Tanzania uses 135 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mozambique uses 391 kWh as of 2023.
find 44.0% less home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.
Environment
be 77.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mozambique, it causes 64.0 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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