Quality of life comparison

be 71.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 5.0 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 33.3% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

make 4.1 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 11.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 27.1% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 21.9% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

have 21.4% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.4% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 88.8% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 14.9% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 28.6% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.8% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.2% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.