Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.3% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 18.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.0% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.3% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.2% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.5% more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.