Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 69.6% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 7.2% of people as of 2016.
be 57.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 17.7 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
make 79.5% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 85.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mozambique, 127.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.2% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Mozambique, it is 63.4% as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mozambique, on the other hand, 61.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 33% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 70.2% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.6% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 37.0% more on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mozambique spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
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