Mozambique

Sub-Saharan Africa·Low income

Population: 33.6M; 48th of 217
GDP: $22.4B; 124th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $647; 207th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 63.6; 199th of 217
Human development: 0.446; 183rd of 189 · 2021

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low-income East African economy; subsistence farming dominates labor force; return to growth led by agriculture and extractive industries; Islamist insurgency threatens natural gas projects in north; ongoing foreign debt restructuring and resolution under IMF Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative

Area: 799,380 km²
Languages: Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe…
Resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
Borders: Malawi; South Africa; Eswatini; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe 1,402 km

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian61.3%▲ 5.0pt
Muslim19.4%▲ 1.4pt
Unaffiliated14.3%▼ 4.7pt
Other4.9%▼ 1.8pt

Religious diversity: 6.57 / 10 · high · 17th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

MOZ

COD

SOM

ERI

GDP

current US$

$22.4B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$3.51B–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

77.7%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

26.3%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

24.6%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

–––

Annual hours worked

hours per worker

1,506.8–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.54–––

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

–––

Population

people

33.6M–––

Population density

people per km²

41.5–––

Urban population

% of total

38.8%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

4.8–––

Net migration

people

-38.9K–––

Population under 15

% of total

44.5%–––

Population 65+

% of total

2.8%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

8.8%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

6.2%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

1,696.7–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

581.5–––

Electricity generation

TWh

19.6–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

6.57–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

14.3%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.7%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#124/214

$22.4B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#207/214

$6472024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#198/203

$1,678latest

GDP growth

annual %

#150/214

1.9%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#202/207

$5502024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#138/213

5.1%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#52/201

$3.51B2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#53/205

77.7%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#17/206

26.3%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#94/208

24.6%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#55/187

3.5%latest

Gini index

0–100

#159/168

50.3latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#166/168

82.2%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#160/165

$1,0882022

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

#143/144

1.292023

Annual hours worked

hours per worker

#117/129

1,506.82023

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#54/139

0.542023

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

#115/119

0.2362023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#48/217

33.6Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#161/216

41.5latest

Urban population

% of total

#173/215

38.8%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#199/217

63.6latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#10/217

4.8latest

Net migration

people

#195/217

-38.9K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#8/217

44.5%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#201/217

2.8%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#180/196

45.4latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#177/196

61.7latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#48/192

8.8%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#185/195

0.1latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#141/160

60%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#28/199

6.2%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#170/194

7.3%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#199/210

19.8%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#205/214

45.82022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#186/208

0.22022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#187/215

37.22024

Access to electricity

% of population

#204/215

36%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#169/198

1,696.72023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#154/202

581.52023

Electricity generation

TWh

#83/202

19.62023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#33/202

83.7%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#37/202

16.3%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#91/204

8.62024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#17/204

0.22024

Share of global CO₂

#115/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#34/193

2.12023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#196/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#202/210

0.6%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#193/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#196/210

0.4%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#197/210

0.6812024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#121/175

0.2792025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#115/175

0.1752025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#124/175

0.4832025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#120/175

0.6952025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#113/175

0.4082025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#143/178

262022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#147/193

-0.8362022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#141/193

-0.7142022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#158/193

-1.022022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#170/193

-1.292022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#102/175

0.7252025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#103/126

6102025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#105/126

2962025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#115/126

2892025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#17/193

6.572020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#47/193

14.3%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#183/189

0.4462021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#137/170

0.5372021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#99/164

5.342025

Global Peace Index

1–5

#115/158

2.262023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#73/161

1.7%latest

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