Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 63.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 12.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 21.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
be 60.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 30.3% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 54.6% 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 Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.9% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 70.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 43.4% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 78.3% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
How big is Kenya compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.