Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 34th vs. 30th).
By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
36441519
|
241467099
|
Population rank | 43/197 | 6/197 |
GDP |
$22.4B
2024 |
$188B
2024 |
GDP rank | 123/197 | 58/197 |
GDP per capita |
$647
2024 |
$807
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 190/197 | 186/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,700
2024 |
$6,440
2024 |
Government debt |
$21.7B
2024 |
$99.3B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
101.1%
2025 |
52.5%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$625
2024 |
$427
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 158/185 | 170/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,107
2025 |
$1,020
2025 |
Land area |
303,623 sq mi
2025 |
351,650 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024 |
662 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
4.76
2023 |
4.48
2023 |
Median age |
17.5 years
2024 |
19 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
54.8 years
2025 |
Mozambique and Nigeria: Comparison Charts
Mozambique and Nigeria economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $4,196,174,502 |
1961 | - | $4,467,287,893 |
1962 | - | $4,909,399,176 |
1963 | - | $5,165,590,254 |
1964 | - | $5,552,931,319 |
1965 | - | $5,874,537,650 |
1966 | - | $6,366,917,453 |
1967 | - | $5,203,237,919 |
1968 | - | $5,200,997,920 |
1969 | - | $6,634,317,346 |
1970 | - | $12,546,094,982 |
1971 | - | $9,181,769,912 |
1972 | - | $12,274,416,018 |
1973 | - | $15,162,871,287 |
1974 | - | $24,846,641,318 |
1975 | - | $27,778,934,625 |
1976 | - | $36,308,883,249 |
1977 | - | $36,035,407,725 |
1978 | - | $36,527,862,209 |
1979 | - | $47,259,911,894 |
1980 | - | $64,201,788,123 |
1981 | - | $164,475,209,516 |
1982 | - | $142,769,363,314 |
1983 | - | $97,094,911,792 |
1984 | - | $73,484,359,521 |
1985 | - | $73,745,821,158 |
1986 | - | $54,805,852,581 |
1987 | - | $52,676,041,931 |
1988 | - | $49,648,470,440 |
1989 | - | $44,003,061,108 |
1990 | - | $54,035,795,388 |
1991 | $3,854,856,435 | $59,526,833,412 |
1992 | $2,798,696,511 | $52,058,181,854 |
1993 | $2,883,161,897 | $56,721,051,402 |
1994 | $2,958,108,170 | $80,399,613,064 |
1995 | $3,061,646,174 | $140,919,776,986 |
1996 | $4,030,146,135 | $185,730,236,700 |
1997 | $4,873,663,775 | $200,850,397,618 |
1998 | $5,551,118,149 | $218,416,200,673 |
1999 | $6,285,219,691 | $59,145,077,039 |
2000 | $5,930,685,215 | $69,171,451,627 |
2001 | $5,650,154,067 | $73,557,840,064 |
2002 | $5,950,769,427 | $95,054,059,303 |
2003 | $6,583,526,861 | $104,738,954,264 |
2004 | $7,937,255,565 | $135,764,731,646 |
2005 | $8,868,504,900 | $175,670,569,969 |
2006 | $9,509,835,537 | $238,454,997,161 |
2007 | $10,811,456,006 | $278,260,846,800 |
2008 | $12,920,340,965 | $339,476,276,258 |
2009 | $12,263,894,790 | $295,008,835,381 |
2010 | $11,411,894,724 | $366,990,417,129 |
2011 | $14,619,279,989 | $414,466,676,831 |
2012 | $16,688,114,144 | $463,971,018,239 |
2013 | $17,198,073,057 | $520,117,180,314 |
2014 | $17,978,246,586 | $574,183,763,412 |
2015 | $16,208,985,770 | $493,026,682,801 |
2016 | $12,069,051,237 | $404,649,125,252 |
2017 | $13,264,640,646 | $375,745,731,053 |
2018 | $15,017,358,953 | $421,739,251,509 |
2019 | $15,512,759,047 | $474,517,490,844 |
2020 | $14,235,420,174 | $432,198,898,468 |
2021 | $16,168,055,475 | $440,833,635,874 |
2022 | $18,883,528,581 | $477,403,400,101 |
2023 | $20,954,220,984 | $363,846,332,835 |
2024 | $22,416,650,343 | $187,759,703,100 |
Mozambique and Nigeria economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $93.1 |
1961 | - | $97.1 |
1962 | - | $104.5 |
1963 | - | $107.7 |
1964 | - | $113.3 |
1965 | - | $117.3 |
1966 | - | $124.4 |
1967 | - | $99.5 |
1968 | - | $97.3 |
1969 | - | $121.4 |
1970 | - | $224.5 |
1971 | - | $160.5 |
1972 | - | $209.5 |
1973 | - | $252.4 |
1974 | - | $403 |
1975 | - | $438 |
1976 | - | $556 |
1977 | - | $536 |
1978 | - | $527 |
1979 | - | $661 |
1980 | - | $870 |
1981 | - | $2,162 |
1982 | - | $1,822 |
1983 | - | $1,207 |
1984 | - | $890 |
1985 | - | $869 |
1986 | - | $628 |
1987 | - | $588 |
1988 | - | $540 |
1989 | - | $465 |
1990 | - | $556 |
1991 | $288.7 | $597 |
1992 | $205.6 | $509 |
1993 | $205.2 | $540 |
1994 | $196.8 | $745 |
1995 | $191.8 | $1,272 |
1996 | $244.4 | $1,633 |
1997 | $287.5 | $1,720 |
1998 | $320 | $1,822 |
1999 | $354 | $481 |
2000 | $327 | $547 |
2001 | $305 | $566 |
2002 | $314 | $712 |
2003 | $339 | $763 |
2004 | $400 | $962 |
2005 | $437 | $1,211 |
2006 | $457 | $1,600 |
2007 | $508 | $1,816 |
2008 | $592 | $2,154 |
2009 | $548 | $1,820 |
2010 | $496 | $2,202 |
2011 | $618 | $2,418 |
2012 | $686 | $2,633 |
2013 | $687 | $2,873 |
2014 | $697 | $3,089 |
2015 | $611 | $2,586 |
2016 | $441 | $2,070 |
2017 | $471 | $1,876 |
2018 | $518 | $2,058 |
2019 | $519 | $2,265 |
2020 | $462 | $2,020 |
2021 | $510 | $2,017 |
2022 | $578 | $2,139 |
2023 | $623 | $1,597 |
2024 | $647 | $807 |
Mozambique vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 37.3 | 35.5 |
1951 | 37.7 | 35.7 |
1952 | 38.1 | 35.9 |
1953 | 38.5 | 36 |
1954 | 38.9 | 36.2 |
1955 | 39.3 | 36.3 |
1956 | 39.6 | 36.5 |
1957 | 40.1 | 36.6 |
1958 | 40.5 | 36.8 |
1959 | 40.9 | 37 |
1960 | 41.2 | 37.2 |
1961 | 41.5 | 37.4 |
1962 | 41.8 | 37.6 |
1963 | 42 | 37.8 |
1964 | 41.7 | 38 |
1965 | 41.8 | 38.2 |
1966 | 41.8 | 38.4 |
1967 | 42 | 37.5 |
1968 | 42.1 | 38.6 |
1969 | 42.3 | 38.9 |
1970 | 42.5 | 40 |
1971 | 42.6 | 40.6 |
1972 | 42.5 | 41.3 |
1973 | 42.7 | 41.8 |
1974 | 43.2 | 42.5 |
1975 | 43.8 | 43.1 |
1976 | 43.9 | 44.2 |
1977 | 43.9 | 44.8 |
1978 | 44 | 45.3 |
1979 | 43.9 | 45.7 |
1980 | 44 | 46 |
1981 | 41.6 | 46.3 |
1982 | 41.7 | 46.4 |
1983 | 41.6 | 46.4 |
1984 | 38.9 | 46.3 |
1985 | 39 | 46.2 |
1986 | 41 | 46 |
1987 | 41 | 45.9 |
1988 | 43.7 | 45.8 |
1989 | 43.9 | 45.8 |
1990 | 44.3 | 45.7 |
1991 | 44.7 | 45.5 |
1992 | 45.1 | 45.6 |
1993 | 45.7 | 45.8 |
1994 | 46.1 | 45.7 |
1995 | 46.5 | 45.9 |
1996 | 47.1 | 45.8 |
1997 | 47.8 | 46 |
1998 | 48.2 | 46.1 |
1999 | 48.8 | 46.6 |
2000 | 49.5 | 47.1 |
2001 | 50.3 | 47.5 |
2002 | 50.9 | 48 |
2003 | 51.4 | 48.6 |
2004 | 51.9 | 49.1 |
2005 | 52.3 | 49.5 |
2006 | 52.7 | 49.9 |
2007 | 53.3 | 50.4 |
2008 | 53.8 | 50.7 |
2009 | 54.4 | 51.1 |
2010 | 55 | 51.3 |
2011 | 55.7 | 51.5 |
2012 | 56.5 | 51.7 |
2013 | 57.2 | 51.8 |
2014 | 58 | 51.9 |
2015 | 58.7 | 51.9 |
2016 | 59.5 | 52.2 |
2017 | 60.1 | 52.4 |
2018 | 60.8 | 52.7 |
2019 | 61.3 | 53 |
2020 | 61.4 | 53.1 |
2021 | 60.3 | 53.5 |
2022 | 63 | 54.1 |
2023 | 63.6 | 54.5 |
2024 | 63.8 | 54.6 |
2025 | 64 | 54.8 |
Mozambique and Nigeria population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6,713,695 | 45,053,782 |
1961 | 6,834,936 | 45,989,310 |
1962 | 6,969,364 | 46,965,292 |
1963 | 7,109,828 | 47,973,575 |
1964 | 7,255,061 | 49,012,016 |
1965 | 7,406,421 | 50,086,764 |
1966 | 7,562,990 | 51,188,234 |
1967 | 7,724,550 | 52,293,065 |
1968 | 7,892,613 | 53,432,783 |
1969 | 8,066,951 | 54,631,914 |
1970 | 8,250,506 | 55,893,838 |
1971 | 8,456,317 | 57,214,684 |
1972 | 8,692,935 | 58,601,748 |
1973 | 8,954,242 | 60,082,139 |
1974 | 9,236,093 | 61,679,144 |
1975 | 9,540,817 | 63,410,815 |
1976 | 9,867,209 | 65,258,009 |
1977 | 10,224,975 | 67,234,590 |
1978 | 10,618,250 | 69,326,532 |
1979 | 11,028,809 | 71,498,242 |
1980 | 11,336,221 | 73,764,641 |
1981 | 11,568,127 | 76,068,103 |
1982 | 11,824,370 | 78,378,701 |
1983 | 12,073,822 | 80,438,260 |
1984 | 12,315,954 | 82,526,443 |
1985 | 12,548,949 | 84,897,973 |
1986 | 12,770,578 | 87,235,953 |
1987 | 12,822,574 | 89,591,716 |
1988 | 12,800,558 | 92,020,090 |
1989 | 12,906,842 | 94,531,014 |
1990 | 13,094,537 | 97,120,925 |
1991 | 13,352,090 | 99,720,162 |
1992 | 13,613,316 | 102,372,770 |
1993 | 14,051,192 | 105,122,069 |
1994 | 15,033,853 | 107,935,714 |
1995 | 15,960,530 | 110,819,428 |
1996 | 16,492,480 | 113,754,779 |
1997 | 16,949,982 | 116,754,792 |
1998 | 17,340,464 | 119,846,254 |
1999 | 17,734,506 | 123,047,320 |
2000 | 18,129,653 | 126,382,494 |
2001 | 18,537,729 | 129,862,595 |
2002 | 18,958,338 | 133,471,989 |
2003 | 19,392,475 | 137,202,644 |
2004 | 19,840,313 | 141,057,045 |
2005 | 20,304,569 | 145,017,253 |
2006 | 20,787,087 | 149,077,334 |
2007 | 21,287,635 | 153,267,261 |
2008 | 21,819,036 | 157,595,014 |
2009 | 22,391,745 | 162,049,464 |
2010 | 22,999,235 | 166,642,886 |
2011 | 23,649,039 | 171,379,598 |
2012 | 24,337,846 | 176,200,625 |
2013 | 25,051,611 | 181,049,443 |
2014 | 25,788,475 | 185,896,915 |
2015 | 26,547,572 | 190,671,878 |
2016 | 27,337,105 | 195,443,700 |
2017 | 28,166,393 | 200,254,579 |
2018 | 29,018,644 | 204,938,755 |
2019 | 29,884,380 | 209,485,641 |
2020 | 30,783,688 | 213,996,181 |
2021 | 31,707,800 | 218,529,286 |
2022 | 32,656,246 | 223,150,896 |
2023 | 33,635,160 | 227,882,945 |
2024 | 34,631,766 | 232,679,478 |
Fertility rates in Mozambique and Nigeria
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.31 | 6.36 |
1961 | 6.37 | 6.35 |
1962 | 6.42 | 6.36 |
1963 | 6.47 | 6.35 |
1964 | 6.51 | 6.36 |
1965 | 6.54 | 6.37 |
1966 | 6.58 | 6.39 |
1967 | 6.61 | 6.4 |
1968 | 6.65 | 6.42 |
1969 | 6.67 | 6.44 |
1970 | 6.7 | 6.47 |
1971 | 6.7 | 6.53 |
1972 | 6.7 | 6.58 |
1973 | 6.7 | 6.63 |
1974 | 6.67 | 6.7 |
1975 | 6.66 | 6.77 |
1976 | 6.64 | 6.81 |
1977 | 6.62 | 6.86 |
1978 | 6.59 | 6.92 |
1979 | 6.56 | 6.89 |
1980 | 6.53 | 6.85 |
1981 | 6.48 | 6.82 |
1982 | 6.43 | 6.8 |
1983 | 6.43 | 6.78 |
1984 | 6.44 | 6.7 |
1985 | 6.43 | 6.62 |
1986 | 6.41 | 6.56 |
1987 | 6.39 | 6.5 |
1988 | 6.37 | 6.5 |
1989 | 6.35 | 6.49 |
1990 | 6.32 | 6.46 |
1991 | 6.28 | 6.43 |
1992 | 6.22 | 6.39 |
1993 | 6.15 | 6.35 |
1994 | 6.08 | 6.32 |
1995 | 6.02 | 6.27 |
1996 | 5.97 | 6.22 |
1997 | 5.93 | 6.14 |
1998 | 5.91 | 6.07 |
1999 | 5.88 | 6.08 |
2000 | 5.83 | 6.12 |
2001 | 5.76 | 6.13 |
2002 | 5.67 | 6.12 |
2003 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
2004 | 5.55 | 6.09 |
2005 | 5.5 | 6.06 |
2006 | 5.45 | 6.05 |
2007 | 5.47 | 6.03 |
2008 | 5.6 | 6.02 |
2009 | 5.68 | 5.99 |
2010 | 5.66 | 5.95 |
2011 | 5.6 | 5.89 |
2012 | 5.52 | 5.8 |
2013 | 5.43 | 5.69 |
2014 | 5.3 | 5.62 |
2015 | 5.25 | 5.5 |
2016 | 5.19 | 5.34 |
2017 | 5.13 | 5.18 |
2018 | 5.07 | 5.02 |
2019 | 5.02 | 4.86 |
2020 | 4.96 | 4.7 |
2021 | 4.91 | 4.64 |
2022 | 4.84 | 4.55 |
2023 | 4.76 | 4.48 |
Mozambique and Nigeria demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.9 | 19.3 |
1961 | 19.8 | 19.3 |
1962 | 19.8 | 19.3 |
1963 | 19.7 | 19.3 |
1964 | 19.6 | 19.3 |
1965 | 19.4 | 19.3 |
1966 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
1967 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
1968 | 19 | 19.2 |
1969 | 18.9 | 19.1 |
1970 | 18.7 | 18.9 |
1971 | 18.6 | 18.8 |
1972 | 18.5 | 18.7 |
1973 | 18.4 | 18.6 |
1974 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
1975 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
1976 | 18.1 | 18.3 |
1977 | 18 | 18.2 |
1978 | 17.9 | 18 |
1979 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
1980 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
1981 | 17.4 | 17.7 |
1982 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
1983 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
1984 | 17.1 | 17.4 |
1985 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
1986 | 17 | 17.3 |
1987 | 17 | 17.3 |
1988 | 17 | 17.3 |
1989 | 17 | 17.3 |
1990 | 17 | 17.3 |
1991 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
1992 | 17.1 | 17.4 |
1993 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
1994 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
1995 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
1996 | 17.4 | 17.6 |
1997 | 17.4 | 17.7 |
1998 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
1999 | 17.3 | 17.9 |
2000 | 17.3 | 17.9 |
2001 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
2002 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
2003 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
2004 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
2005 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
2006 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
2007 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
2008 | 17 | 17.8 |
2009 | 17 | 17.8 |
2010 | 16.9 | 17.8 |
2011 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
2012 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
2013 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
2014 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
2015 | 16.9 | 17.8 |
2016 | 17 | 17.8 |
2017 | 17 | 17.9 |
2018 | 17.1 | 18 |
2019 | 17.1 | 18.2 |
2020 | 17.2 | 18.3 |
2021 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
2022 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
2023 | 17.4 | 18.8 |
2024 | 17.5 | 19 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$18.9B
2024 |
$291B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
32.2%
2025 |
18.5%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.98%
2022 |
0.32%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.73%
2023 |
0.81%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
11,000
2020 |
223,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-5.58%
2025 |
-4.48%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
6.79%
2022 |
3.45%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
38.4%
2024 |
47%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
24.6%
2024 |
29.6%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
50.7
2025 |
53.4
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
40.8%
2022 |
26.3%
2022 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
1.7%
2022 |
3%
2022 |
Number of billionaires | n/a |
4
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.000004%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
169
2024 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$54.4B
2024 |
Total reserves including gold |
$3.84B
2024 |
$38.6B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$267M
2024 |
$21.3B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,033,000
2019 |
5,265,000
2016 |
International tourism as share of exports |
2.51%
2020 |
0.8%
2020 |
Banked people share |
54.4%
2024 |
63.3%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
359 kg
2022 |
333 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$4.41
2022 |
$17.9
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
9.74 megatons
2023 |
127.9 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.29 tons
2023 |
0.56 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
24.6%
2022 |
55.7%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
76.9%
2021 |
80.3%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
11.9%
2022 |
1.08%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
-106.4%
2022 |
-66.3%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
398 kWh
2022 |
135.6 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
82.7%
2021 |
23.8%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
82.7%
2022 |
24.3%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
36%
2023 |
61.2%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.43%
2024 |
2.86%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-38,940
2024 |
-35,202
2024 |
Urban population |
39.3%
2024 |
55%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.39 ft
2025 |
5.63 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.1 ft
2025 |
5.19 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
22.2
2025 |
12.9
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
25
2024 |
26
2024 |
Higher education index |
44
2025 |
58
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
3.57
2011 |
21.7
2019 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
30
2019 |
20.7
2019 |
Visa free countries |
68
2025 |
54
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
61.7%
2022 |
70.4%
2024 |
English speaking |
2%
2025 |
60.6%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
19.8%
2023 |
39.2%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$49.5
2022 |
$90.9
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$4.79
2022 |
$69.2
2022 |
Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
54.8 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
54.2%
2022 |
6.76%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.08
2022 |
0.39
2022 |
Age at first childbirth |
19.2 years
2025 |
20.4 years
2025 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
99
2023 |
993
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
61.7
2023 |
104.9
2023 |
Obesity rate |
10.5%
2022 |
12.8%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
3%
2024 |
3%
2024 |
Air quality index |
38
2025 |
8
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
3.3%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.89 liters
2020 |
3.78 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.53%
2025 |
0.61%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
8,767 sq mi
2024 |
1,511 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
160,280 sq mi
2025 |
267,948 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
139,099 sq mi
2025 |
81,611 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
19,314 mi
2015 |
121,167 mi
2017 |
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