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Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 34th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
Population
36441519
10911445
Population rank 43/197 90/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 123/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 190/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$625
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 158/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Mozambique and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 - $2,545,808,456
1981 - $2,498,190,847
1982 - $2,368,719,683
1983 - $2,562,351,551
1984 - $2,552,662,617
1985 - $2,423,339,172
1986 - $2,647,995,602
1987 - $3,143,851,794
1988 - $3,656,177,881
1989 - $3,546,472,566
1990 - $3,219,729,083
1991 $3,854,856,435 $3,787,394,958
1992 $2,798,696,511 $4,377,980,510
1993 $2,883,161,897 $4,974,550,286
1994 $2,958,108,170 $5,502,786,070
1995 $3,061,646,174 $4,636,057,476
1996 $4,030,146,135 $5,155,311,077
1997 $4,873,663,775 $4,936,615,299
1998 $5,551,118,149 $3,789,443,015
1999 $6,285,219,691 $3,477,038,204
2000 $5,930,685,215 $3,521,339,699
2001 $5,650,154,067 $3,081,024,212
2002 $5,950,769,427 $2,999,511,040
2003 $6,583,526,861 $3,536,411,824
2004 $7,937,255,565 $3,927,157,867
2005 $8,868,504,900 $4,865,892,972
2006 $9,509,835,537 $8,354,911,041
2007 $10,811,456,006 $9,545,028,944
2008 $12,920,340,965 $11,670,892,801
2009 $12,263,894,790 $11,619,456,449
2010 $11,411,894,724 $14,250,786,675
2011 $14,619,279,989 $17,985,138,066
2012 $16,688,114,144 $21,295,168,666
2013 $17,198,073,057 $21,261,338,065
2014 $17,978,246,586 $23,210,823,987
2015 $16,208,985,770 $21,723,437,010
2016 $12,069,051,237 $20,758,876,953
2017 $13,264,640,646 $22,742,699,138
2018 $15,017,358,953 $24,109,780,708
2019 $15,512,759,047 $24,750,626,030
2020 $14,235,420,174 $23,848,447,850
2021 $16,168,055,475 $26,109,413,521
2022 $18,883,528,581 $31,653,185,953
2023 $20,954,220,984 $30,816,367,067
2024 $22,416,650,343 $32,538,480,024

Mozambique and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 - $813
1981 - $781
1982 - $726
1983 - $769
1984 - $750
1985 - $697
1986 - $745
1987 - $865
1988 - $985
1989 - $934
1990 - $826
1991 $288.7 $942
1992 $205.6 $1,051
1993 $205.2 $1,151
1994 $196.8 $1,228
1995 $191.8 $998
1996 $244.4 $1,071
1997 $287.5 $990
1998 $320 $733
1999 $354 $650
2000 $327 $636
2001 $305 $538
2002 $314 $506
2003 $339 $577
2004 $400 $621
2005 $437 $744
2006 $457 $1,238
2007 $508 $1,371
2008 $592 $1,625
2009 $548 $1,569
2010 $496 $1,867
2011 $618 $2,288
2012 $686 $2,635
2013 $687 $2,561
2014 $697 $2,723
2015 $611 $2,485
2016 $441 $2,316
2017 $471 $2,478
2018 $518 $2,566
2019 $519 $2,576
2020 $462 $2,430
2021 $510 $2,608
2022 $578 $3,102
2023 $623 $2,966
2024 $647 $3,076

Mozambique vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1950 37.3 39.4
1951 37.7 35.5
1952 38.1 40.7
1953 38.5 41.3
1954 38.9 42
1955 39.3 42.6
1956 39.6 43.3
1957 40.1 43.9
1958 40.5 44.6
1959 40.9 45.1
1960 41.2 45.8
1961 41.5 46.4
1962 41.8 46.7
1963 42 47.7
1964 41.7 48.3
1965 41.8 48.9
1966 41.8 49.6
1967 42 50.2
1968 42.1 50.9
1969 42.3 51.5
1970 42.5 52.1
1971 42.6 52.6
1972 42.5 53.3
1973 42.7 53.9
1974 43.2 54.4
1975 43.8 55
1976 43.9 55.5
1977 43.9 56
1978 44 56.5
1979 43.9 57
1980 44 57.4
1981 41.6 57.8
1982 41.7 58.1
1983 41.6 58.3
1984 38.9 58.6
1985 39 58.8
1986 41 59
1987 41 59.2
1988 43.7 59.4
1989 43.9 59.6
1990 44.3 59.8
1991 44.7 59.9
1992 45.1 60.3
1993 45.7 60.5
1994 46.1 60.7
1995 46.5 60.9
1996 47.1 61.1
1997 47.8 61.3
1998 48.2 60.4
1999 48.8 61.5
2000 49.5 61.6
2001 50.3 61.6
2002 50.9 61.6
2003 51.4 61.7
2004 51.9 61.8
2005 52.3 61.9
2006 52.7 62
2007 53.3 62.2
2008 53.8 62.5
2009 54.4 62.8
2010 55 63.1
2011 55.7 63.4
2012 56.5 63.6
2013 57.2 63.9
2014 58 64.2
2015 58.7 64.5
2016 59.5 64.7
2017 60.1 64.9
2018 60.8 65.1
2019 61.3 65.3
2020 61.4 65.1
2021 60.3 64.4
2022 63 65.3
2023 63.6 66.1
2024 63.8 66.3
2025 64 66.4

Mozambique and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1960 6,713,695 1,995,110
1961 6,834,936 2,046,127
1962 6,969,364 2,093,919
1963 7,109,828 2,141,376
1964 7,255,061 2,188,325
1965 7,406,421 2,235,820
1966 7,562,990 2,285,774
1967 7,724,550 2,337,532
1968 7,892,613 2,390,803
1969 8,066,951 2,446,927
1970 8,250,506 2,505,628
1971 8,456,317 2,566,421
1972 8,692,935 2,628,432
1973 8,954,242 2,690,629
1974 9,236,093 2,752,671
1975 9,540,817 2,814,820
1976 9,867,209 2,877,327
1977 10,224,975 2,940,327
1978 10,618,250 3,003,714
1979 11,028,809 3,067,341
1980 11,336,221 3,131,512
1981 11,568,127 3,197,019
1982 11,824,370 3,264,291
1983 12,073,822 3,333,633
1984 12,315,954 3,405,198
1985 12,548,949 3,478,936
1986 12,770,578 3,554,793
1987 12,822,574 3,632,543
1988 12,800,558 3,711,880
1989 12,906,842 3,796,078
1990 13,094,537 3,896,481
1991 13,352,090 4,021,837
1992 13,613,316 4,166,699
1993 14,051,192 4,320,872
1994 15,033,853 4,480,208
1995 15,960,530 4,644,278
1996 16,492,480 4,813,361
1997 16,949,982 4,987,883
1998 17,340,464 5,166,390
1999 17,734,506 5,349,333
2000 18,129,653 5,537,064
2001 18,537,729 5,728,435
2002 18,958,338 5,924,003
2003 19,392,475 6,123,997
2004 19,840,313 6,328,041
2005 20,304,569 6,535,905
2006 20,787,087 6,747,720
2007 21,287,635 6,963,345
2008 21,819,036 7,183,002
2009 22,391,745 7,406,438
2010 22,999,235 7,633,523
2011 23,649,039 7,859,346
2012 24,337,846 8,081,390
2013 25,051,611 8,302,698
2014 25,788,475 8,523,441
2015 26,547,572 8,743,246
2016 27,337,105 8,961,718
2017 28,166,393 9,178,714
2018 29,018,644 9,394,513
2019 29,884,380 9,609,010
2020 30,783,688 9,815,746
2021 31,707,800 10,012,896
2022 32,656,246 10,203,169
2023 33,635,160 10,389,635
2024 34,631,766 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1960 6.31 6.02
1961 6.37 6.07
1962 6.42 6.14
1963 6.47 6.15
1964 6.51 6.19
1965 6.54 6.2
1966 6.58 6.23
1967 6.61 6.24
1968 6.65 6.25
1969 6.67 6.26
1970 6.7 6.25
1971 6.7 6.23
1972 6.7 6.2
1973 6.7 6.16
1974 6.67 6.11
1975 6.66 6.07
1976 6.64 6.02
1977 6.62 5.96
1978 6.59 5.88
1979 6.56 5.79
1980 6.53 5.71
1981 6.48 5.65
1982 6.43 5.59
1983 6.43 5.56
1984 6.44 5.51
1985 6.43 5.47
1986 6.41 5.42
1987 6.39 5.36
1988 6.37 5.3
1989 6.35 5.24
1990 6.32 5.18
1991 6.28 5.11
1992 6.22 5.03
1993 6.15 4.96
1994 6.08 4.87
1995 6.02 4.78
1996 5.97 4.73
1997 5.93 4.68
1998 5.91 4.63
1999 5.88 4.59
2000 5.83 4.53
2001 5.76 4.47
2002 5.67 4.42
2003 5.6 4.36
2004 5.55 4.28
2005 5.5 4.22
2006 5.45 4.15
2007 5.47 4.08
2008 5.6 4.01
2009 5.68 3.94
2010 5.66 3.88
2011 5.6 3.82
2012 5.52 3.75
2013 5.43 3.68
2014 5.3 3.63
2015 5.25 3.56
2016 5.19 3.5
2017 5.13 3.43
2018 5.07 3.38
2019 5.02 3.32
2020 4.96 3.27
2021 4.91 3.22
2022 4.84 3.17
2023 4.76 3.1

Mozambique and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Papua New Guinea
1960 19.9 18.5
1961 19.8 18.4
1962 19.8 18.3
1963 19.7 18.1
1964 19.6 18
1965 19.4 17.9
1966 19.3 17.8
1967 19.2 17.6
1968 19 17.5
1969 18.9 17.4
1970 18.7 17.3
1971 18.6 17.2
1972 18.5 17.1
1973 18.4 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.2 17.3
1976 18.1 17.4
1977 18 17.5
1978 17.9 17.7
1979 17.8 17.8
1980 17.6 18
1981 17.4 18.1
1982 17.3 18.2
1983 17.2 18.3
1984 17.1 18.3
1985 17.1 18.4
1986 17 18.5
1987 17 18.5
1988 17 18.6
1989 17 18.6
1990 17 18.7
1991 17.1 18.8
1992 17.1 18.9
1993 17.2 19
1994 17.2 19.1
1995 17.3 19.2
1996 17.4 19.4
1997 17.4 19.5
1998 17.3 19.6
1999 17.3 19.7
2000 17.3 19.8
2001 17.2 19.9
2002 17.2 19.9
2003 17.2 20
2004 17.1 20.2
2005 17.1 20.3
2006 17.1 20.4
2007 17.1 20.6
2008 17 20.7
2009 17 20.9
2010 16.9 21
2011 16.9 21.2
2012 16.9 21.3
2013 16.9 21.5
2014 16.9 21.7
2015 16.9 21.9
2016 17 22
2017 17 22.2
2018 17.1 22.4
2019 17.1 22.6
2020 17.2 22.8
2021 17.3 23
2022 17.3 23.2
2023 17.4 23.4
2024 17.5 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.74 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
54.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.9%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-106.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
398 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
82.7%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
87.1%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
5,809 mi
2011

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