Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 20.1 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.5 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2023.
be 61.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.0% as of 2021.
be 71.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
pay a 47.5% higher top tax rate
Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Croatia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 56.8% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 99.4% as of 2021.
be 85.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 76.7% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 33% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Croatia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Croatia, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.
Croatia: At a glance
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