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Mozambique

Against low income countries, Mozambique ranks 2nd of 25 on environment and 21st of 21 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Mozambique with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Mozambique reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.30112 of 1796 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.15127 of 19317 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2022-0.56177 of 1998 of 24proxy +0.81
Equality score 2022-2.51165 of 16521 of 21high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024-0.59201 of 21017 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.9354 of 1865 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.8420 of 2132 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.74175 of 19519 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Mozambique, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths1.71per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate3.59per 100,000 population2011higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated14.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share61.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share19.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.6%% of households2018no agreed direction
One-person households8.41%% of households2018no agreed direction
Women in a union64.8%% of women aged 15-492023no agreed direction

demography

Median age16.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.4years2023no agreed direction
Population35,631,653people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.85%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization37.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+2.73%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1444.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.69births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate37per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-65,573people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.493index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.297index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,451international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$1,354international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$586US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-0.523%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation4.37%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness97.1%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows15.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue21.8%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption19.2%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense26%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending1.99%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture73%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion53.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling10.8years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling4.59years2023higher is better
Education spending5.98%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment119%% gross2022higher is better
Secondary enrollment37.2%% gross2017higher is better
Tertiary enrollment7.46%% gross2018higher is better
Adult literacy61.7%% of adults2022higher is better
Out of school, primary1%% of primary-age children2022higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio55.3pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers44.4per million people2015higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.292t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area45.8%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land52.8%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land29.5%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.479index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.92ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.725index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers27.8%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament38.3%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management29.1%% of managers2022higher is better
Married by 1848.4%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index25index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share27.9%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0.329per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.279index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.175index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.201index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.089index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.695index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.518index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.519index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.504index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.705index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration55%% of children under 52015higher is better
Control of corruption-1.06index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.19index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.716index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.764index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.01index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-1.76index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy63.8years2024higher is better
Infant mortality43.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality59.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending8.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate10.6per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.74per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Basic water access66.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation38.6%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting37%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility152births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality99per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance73%% of births2015higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.89litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use10.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths30per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.175per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation70%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence11.5%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence361per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality26.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women47%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending10.4%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment21.8%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity10.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index50index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index49.6index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate81.4%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users20.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions49.5per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access36.9%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population55%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.142per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment95.5%% of employment2015higher is worse
Unemployment6.63%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation77.1%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation80.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study19.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment83.7%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction5.34score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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