Quality of life comparison

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 Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 26.5 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.

make 42.8 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,300 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.

be 80.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.

pay a 44.7% higher top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.

be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 97.3% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 65.5% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 31% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 5.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% 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 Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 22.2% more on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.3% more on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.0 times more coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.