Country profile
Mozambique
Mozambique ranks #46 of 215 for population, #201 of 209 for gdp per capita, #198 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
35M
people · 2024
Rank #46 of 215
Life expectancy
63.8
years · 2024
Rank #198 of 216
Poverty headcount
81.4%
% of population · 2022
Rank #2 of 186
Under-5 mortality
59.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #32 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
19.3%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #223 of 232
Calorie supply
2,186
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #175 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,033,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #65 of 203
GDP per capita
$657
current US$ · 2024
Rank #201 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.08
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #71 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
204
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #37 of 210
Forest area
45.8%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #67 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
20.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #132 of 248
Protected areas
18%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #79 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.25
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #194 of 210
Fertilizer use
14.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #145 of 194
Pesticide use
0.54
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #152 of 193
Cereal yield
0.78
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #171 of 182
Digital
Internet users
20.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #193 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.14
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #239 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
49.5
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #251 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
36%
% of population · 2023
Rank #204 of 215
Renewable electricity output
82.7%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #26 of 257
Energy use per person
1,697
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #180 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.28
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #119 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Mozambique; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield