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China vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 2nd vs. 34th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

China Mozambique
Population
1405773318
36441519
Population rank 2/197 43/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

China and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

China and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
China

Mozambique
Year GDP
China Mozambique
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 -
1971 $99,959,013,880 -
1972 $113,871,930,714 -
1973 $138,764,340,892 -
1974 $144,418,433,058 -
1975 $163,687,619,736 -
1976 $154,196,810,059 -
1977 $175,226,595,860 -
1978 $149,788,617,886 -
1979 $178,573,913,043 -
1980 $191,487,500,000 -
1981 $196,218,253,968 -
1982 $205,480,916,031 -
1983 $231,130,268,199 -
1984 $260,442,857,143 -
1985 $310,064,625,850 -
1986 $301,310,144,928 -
1987 $273,455,156,951 -
1988 $312,888,888,889 -
1989 $348,380,566,802 -
1990 $361,560,229,446 -
1991 $384,510,452,962 $3,854,856,435
1992 $428,502,354,788 $2,798,696,511
1993 $446,557,291,212 $2,883,161,897
1994 $566,929,539,493 $2,958,108,170
1995 $738,190,896,228 $3,061,646,174
1996 $868,523,936,530 $4,030,146,135
1997 $967,753,570,435 $4,873,663,775
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $5,551,118,149
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $6,285,219,691
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $5,930,685,215
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $5,650,154,067
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $5,950,769,427
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $6,583,526,861
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $7,937,255,565
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $8,868,504,900
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $9,509,835,537
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $10,811,456,006
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $12,920,340,965
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $12,263,894,790
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $11,411,894,724
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $14,619,279,989
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $16,688,114,144
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $17,198,073,057
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $17,978,246,586
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $16,208,985,770
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $12,069,051,237
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $13,264,640,646
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $15,017,358,953
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $15,512,759,047
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $14,235,420,174
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $16,168,055,475
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $18,883,528,581
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $20,954,220,984
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $22,416,650,343

China and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
China Mozambique
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 -
1971 $118.8 -
1972 $132.1 -
1973 $157.3 -
1974 $160.4 -
1975 $178.6 -
1976 $165.7 -
1977 $185.7 -
1978 $156.7 -
1979 $184.3 -
1980 $195.1 -
1981 $197.4 -
1982 $203.7 -
1983 $225.9 -
1984 $251.2 -
1985 $295 -
1986 $282.4 -
1987 $252.3 -
1988 $284 -
1989 $311 -
1990 $319 -
1991 $334 $288.7
1992 $368 $205.6
1993 $379 $205.2
1994 $476 $196.8
1995 $613 $191.8
1996 $713 $244.4
1997 $787 $287.5
1998 $835 $320
1999 $881 $354
2000 $969 $327
2001 $1,065 $305
2002 $1,164 $314
2003 $1,307 $339
2004 $1,531 $400
2005 $1,778 $437
2006 $2,129 $457
2007 $2,735 $508
2008 $3,523 $592
2009 $3,898 $548
2010 $4,629 $496
2011 $5,704 $618
2012 $6,405 $686
2013 $7,147 $687
2014 $7,781 $697
2015 $8,175 $611
2016 $8,255 $441
2017 $8,980 $471
2018 $10,086 $518
2019 $10,343 $519
2020 $10,627 $462
2021 $12,887 $510
2022 $12,971 $578
2023 $12,951 $623
2024 $13,303 $647

China vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
China Mozambique
1950 43.8 37.3
1951 44.6 37.7
1952 45.3 38.1
1953 45.9 38.5
1954 46.8 38.9
1955 47.2 39.3
1956 47.8 39.6
1957 48.4 40.1
1958 48.8 40.5
1959 40.2 40.9
1960 33.4 41.2
1961 40.2 41.5
1962 51 41.8
1963 51.7 42
1964 52.3 41.7
1965 53 41.8
1966 53.7 41.8
1967 54.4 42
1968 55.2 42.1
1969 56 42.3
1970 56.8 42.5
1971 57.7 42.6
1972 58.6 42.5
1973 59.5 42.7
1974 60.2 43.2
1975 61 43.8
1976 61.2 43.9
1977 62.5 43.9
1978 63.1 44
1979 63.7 43.9
1980 64.2 44
1981 64.8 41.6
1982 65.2 41.7
1983 65.7 41.6
1984 66.1 38.9
1985 66.5 39
1986 66.9 41
1987 67.3 41
1988 67.6 43.7
1989 67.9 43.9
1990 68.2 44.3
1991 68.6 44.7
1992 69.1 45.1
1993 69.5 45.7
1994 69.8 46.1
1995 70.4 46.5
1996 70.8 47.1
1997 71.2 47.8
1998 71.6 48.2
1999 72 48.8
2000 72.3 49.5
2001 72.7 50.3
2002 73 50.9
2003 73.4 51.4
2004 73.7 51.9
2005 74.1 52.3
2006 74.4 52.7
2007 74.8 53.3
2008 74.8 53.8
2009 75.3 54.4
2010 75.7 55
2011 75.9 55.7
2012 76.2 56.5
2013 76.5 57.2
2014 76.7 58
2015 77 58.7
2016 77.2 59.5
2017 77.2 60.1
2018 77.7 60.8
2019 77.9 61.3
2020 78 61.4
2021 78.1 60.3
2022 78.2 63
2023 78 63.6
2024 78 63.8
2025 78.4 64

China and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Mozambique
Year Population
China Mozambique
1960 667,070,000 6,713,695
1961 660,330,000 6,834,936
1962 665,770,000 6,969,364
1963 682,335,000 7,109,828
1964 698,355,000 7,255,061
1965 715,185,000 7,406,421
1966 735,400,000 7,562,990
1967 754,550,000 7,724,550
1968 774,510,000 7,892,613
1969 796,025,000 8,066,951
1970 818,315,000 8,250,506
1971 841,105,000 8,456,317
1972 862,030,000 8,692,935
1973 881,940,000 8,954,242
1974 900,350,000 9,236,093
1975 916,395,000 9,540,817
1976 930,685,000 9,867,209
1977 943,455,000 10,224,975
1978 956,165,000 10,618,250
1979 969,005,000 11,028,809
1980 981,235,000 11,336,221
1981 993,885,000 11,568,127
1982 1,008,630,000 11,824,370
1983 1,023,310,000 12,073,822
1984 1,036,825,000 12,315,954
1985 1,051,040,000 12,548,949
1986 1,066,790,000 12,770,578
1987 1,084,035,000 12,822,574
1988 1,101,630,000 12,800,558
1989 1,118,650,000 12,906,842
1990 1,135,185,000 13,094,537
1991 1,150,780,000 13,352,090
1992 1,164,970,000 13,613,316
1993 1,178,440,000 14,051,192
1994 1,191,835,000 15,033,853
1995 1,204,855,000 15,960,530
1996 1,217,550,000 16,492,480
1997 1,230,075,000 16,949,982
1998 1,241,935,000 17,340,464
1999 1,252,735,000 17,734,506
2000 1,262,645,000 18,129,653
2001 1,271,850,000 18,537,729
2002 1,280,400,000 18,958,338
2003 1,288,400,000 19,392,475
2004 1,296,075,000 19,840,313
2005 1,303,720,000 20,304,569
2006 1,311,020,000 20,787,087
2007 1,317,885,000 21,287,635
2008 1,324,655,000 21,819,036
2009 1,331,260,000 22,391,745
2010 1,337,705,000 22,999,235
2011 1,345,035,000 23,649,039
2012 1,354,190,000 24,337,846
2013 1,363,240,000 25,051,611
2014 1,371,860,000 25,788,475
2015 1,379,860,000 26,547,572
2016 1,387,790,000 27,337,105
2017 1,396,215,000 28,166,393
2018 1,402,760,000 29,018,644
2019 1,407,745,000 29,884,380
2020 1,411,100,000 30,783,688
2021 1,412,360,000 31,707,800
2022 1,412,175,000 32,656,246
2023 1,410,710,000 33,635,160
2024 1,408,975,000 34,631,766

Fertility rates in China and Mozambique

Fertility rate
China

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
China Mozambique
1960 4.45 6.31
1961 3.86 6.37
1962 6.09 6.42
1963 7.51 6.47
1964 6.67 6.51
1965 6.61 6.54
1966 6.31 6.58
1967 5.81 6.61
1968 6.51 6.65
1969 6.18 6.67
1970 6.09 6.7
1971 5.52 6.7
1972 5.11 6.7
1973 4.73 6.7
1974 4.17 6.67
1975 3.57 6.66
1976 3.24 6.64
1977 2.84 6.62
1978 2.72 6.59
1979 2.75 6.56
1980 2.74 6.53
1981 2.79 6.48
1982 2.97 6.43
1983 2.56 6.43
1984 2.61 6.44
1985 2.63 6.43
1986 2.72 6.41
1987 2.76 6.39
1988 2.54 6.37
1989 2.52 6.35
1990 2.51 6.32
1991 1.93 6.28
1992 1.78 6.22
1993 1.69 6.15
1994 1.63 6.08
1995 1.59 6.02
1996 1.55 5.97
1997 1.53 5.93
1998 1.52 5.91
1999 1.53 5.88
2000 1.63 5.83
2001 1.56 5.76
2002 1.57 5.67
2003 1.57 5.6
2004 1.61 5.55
2005 1.62 5.5
2006 1.64 5.45
2007 1.67 5.47
2008 1.7 5.6
2009 1.71 5.68
2010 1.69 5.66
2011 1.67 5.6
2012 1.8 5.52
2013 1.71 5.43
2014 1.77 5.3
2015 1.67 5.25
2016 1.77 5.19
2017 1.8 5.13
2018 1.54 5.07
2019 1.5 5.02
2020 1.24 4.96
2021 1.12 4.91
2022 1.03 4.84
2023 1 4.76

China and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
China

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
China Mozambique
1960 20.9 19.9
1961 21.1 19.8
1962 21 19.8
1963 20.4 19.7
1964 19.9 19.6
1965 19.6 19.4
1966 19.3 19.3
1967 19.2 19.2
1968 19.2 19
1969 19.1 18.9
1970 19.1 18.7
1971 19.2 18.6
1972 19.3 18.5
1973 19.5 18.4
1974 19.7 18.3
1975 20.1 18.2
1976 20.4 18.1
1977 20.8 18
1978 21.2 17.9
1979 21.4 17.8
1980 21.6 17.6
1981 21.8 17.4
1982 22.1 17.3
1983 22.6 17.2
1984 23 17.1
1985 23.2 17.1
1986 23.4 17
1987 23.6 17
1988 23.9 17
1989 24.4 17
1990 24.7 17
1991 25.1 17.1
1992 25.6 17.1
1993 26.1 17.2
1994 26.6 17.2
1995 27.2 17.3
1996 27.8 17.4
1997 28.3 17.4
1998 28.8 17.3
1999 29.4 17.3
2000 30 17.3
2001 30.5 17.2
2002 31.1 17.2
2003 31.6 17.2
2004 32.1 17.1
2005 32.6 17.1
2006 33.1 17.1
2007 33.7 17.1
2008 34.2 17
2009 34.7 17
2010 35.1 16.9
2011 35.5 16.9
2012 35.7 16.9
2013 36 16.9
2014 36.3 16.9
2015 36.7 16.9
2016 37.1 17
2017 37.4 17
2018 37.7 17.1
2019 38.1 17.1
2020 38.5 17.2
2021 39 17.3
2022 39.6 17.3
2023 40.1 17.4
2024 40.6 17.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
1.7%
2022
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

China Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
36%
2023

Society

China Mozambique
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
61.7%
2022
English speaking
0.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
92%
2024
19.8%
2023

Health

China Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

China Mozambique
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
19,314 mi
2015

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