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Mozambique vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 34th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Rwanda
Population
36441519
14826674
Population rank 43/197 77/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 123/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 190/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$625
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 158/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Mozambique and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year GDP
Mozambique Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 - $2,550,185,679
1991 $3,854,856,435 $1,911,600,237
1992 $2,798,696,511 $2,029,026,962
1993 $2,883,161,897 $1,971,525,712
1994 $2,958,108,170 $753,636,370
1995 $3,061,646,174 $1,293,535,193
1996 $4,030,146,135 $1,382,334,879
1997 $4,873,663,775 $1,851,558,197
1998 $5,551,118,149 $1,989,343,546
1999 $6,285,219,691 $2,157,108,263
2000 $5,930,685,215 $2,068,836,754
2001 $5,650,154,067 $1,966,600,715
2002 $5,950,769,427 $1,966,003,468
2003 $6,583,526,861 $2,138,237,279
2004 $7,937,255,565 $2,376,496,067
2005 $8,868,504,900 $2,933,819,766
2006 $9,509,835,537 $3,319,784,539
2007 $10,811,456,006 $4,070,507,895
2008 $12,920,340,965 $5,179,854,065
2009 $12,263,894,790 $5,674,476,969
2010 $11,411,894,724 $6,124,756,654
2011 $14,619,279,989 $6,884,913,658
2012 $16,688,114,144 $7,654,761,045
2013 $17,198,073,057 $7,819,964,024
2014 $17,978,246,586 $8,238,966,120
2015 $16,208,985,770 $8,543,760,206
2016 $12,069,051,237 $8,695,272,061
2017 $13,264,640,646 $9,252,833,894
2018 $15,017,358,953 $9,637,904,519
2019 $15,512,759,047 $10,349,300,277
2020 $14,235,420,174 $10,174,386,855
2021 $16,168,055,475 $11,078,787,095
2022 $18,883,528,581 $13,316,161,006
2023 $20,954,220,984 $14,331,722,700
2024 $22,416,650,343 $14,251,642,231

Mozambique and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 - $346
1991 $288.7 $254
1992 $205.6 $264.1
1993 $205.2 $247
1994 $196.8 $111
1995 $191.8 $228
1996 $244.4 $206
1997 $287.5 $238.7
1998 $320 $246.2
1999 $354 $264.7
2000 $327 $251.9
2001 $305 $237.3
2002 $314 $234
2003 $339 $249
2004 $400 $269.5
2005 $437 $324
2006 $457 $357
2007 $508 $426
2008 $592 $528
2009 $548 $564
2010 $496 $594
2011 $618 $651
2012 $686 $707
2013 $687 $705
2014 $697 $725
2015 $611 $734
2016 $441 $730
2017 $471 $758
2018 $518 $772
2019 $519 $810
2020 $462 $779
2021 $510 $830
2022 $578 $975
2023 $623 $1,027
2024 $647 $1,000

Mozambique vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Rwanda
1950 37.3 43.2
1951 37.7 43.5
1952 38.1 43.8
1953 38.5 44.1
1954 38.9 44.4
1955 39.3 44.8
1956 39.6 45.2
1957 40.1 45.6
1958 40.5 46.1
1959 40.9 46.5
1960 41.2 47
1961 41.5 47.5
1962 41.8 47.8
1963 42 44
1964 41.7 48.1
1965 41.8 48.2
1966 41.8 48.1
1967 42 48
1968 42.1 47.7
1969 42.3 47.4
1970 42.5 47.1
1971 42.6 46.8
1972 42.5 46.3
1973 42.7 45.9
1974 43.2 45.6
1975 43.8 45.3
1976 43.9 45.3
1977 43.9 45.6
1978 44 46.2
1979 43.9 47.1
1980 44 48.1
1981 41.6 49.2
1982 41.7 50.2
1983 41.6 50.9
1984 38.9 51.4
1985 39 51.7
1986 41 51.7
1987 41 51.5
1988 43.7 50.9
1989 43.9 49.5
1990 44.3 47.8
1991 44.7 46.2
1992 45.1 44.4
1993 45.7 42.9
1994 46.1 12.2
1995 46.5 41.5
1996 47.1 42.5
1997 47.8 42
1998 48.2 43.1
1999 48.8 45.7
2000 49.5 47.8
2001 50.3 49.5
2002 50.9 51.3
2003 51.4 53.5
2004 51.9 55.5
2005 52.3 57
2006 52.7 58.3
2007 53.3 59.5
2008 53.8 60.6
2009 54.4 61.8
2010 55 62.8
2011 55.7 63.5
2012 56.5 64.2
2013 57.2 64.7
2014 58 65.1
2015 58.7 65.4
2016 59.5 65.7
2017 60.1 66.1
2018 60.8 66.4
2019 61.3 66.7
2020 61.4 67
2021 60.3 66.8
2022 63 67.5
2023 63.6 67.8
2024 63.8 68
2025 64 68.2

Mozambique and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year Population
Mozambique Rwanda
1960 6,713,695 3,022,294
1961 6,834,936 3,106,779
1962 6,969,364 3,186,025
1963 7,109,828 3,258,890
1964 7,255,061 3,334,834
1965 7,406,421 3,423,210
1966 7,562,990 3,521,626
1967 7,724,550 3,629,577
1968 7,892,613 3,744,010
1969 8,066,951 3,861,271
1970 8,250,506 3,980,669
1971 8,456,317 4,100,044
1972 8,692,935 4,220,335
1973 8,954,242 4,345,047
1974 9,236,093 4,474,228
1975 9,540,817 4,607,728
1976 9,867,209 4,745,954
1977 10,224,975 4,888,240
1978 10,618,250 5,035,171
1979 11,028,809 5,189,541
1980 11,336,221 5,353,259
1981 11,568,127 5,527,230
1982 11,824,370 5,711,549
1983 12,073,822 5,905,311
1984 12,315,954 6,107,627
1985 12,548,949 6,317,228
1986 12,770,578 6,531,881
1987 12,822,574 6,749,493
1988 12,800,558 6,968,071
1989 12,906,842 7,184,706
1990 13,094,537 7,375,307
1991 13,352,090 7,526,966
1992 13,613,316 7,683,266
1993 14,051,192 7,981,132
1994 15,033,853 6,792,352
1995 15,960,530 5,674,118
1996 16,492,480 6,708,764
1997 16,949,982 7,755,238
1998 17,340,464 8,081,681
1999 17,734,506 8,147,912
2000 18,129,653 8,213,931
2001 18,537,729 8,287,094
2002 18,958,338 8,400,180
2003 19,392,475 8,586,875
2004 19,840,313 8,816,844
2005 20,304,569 9,054,528
2006 20,787,087 9,299,246
2007 21,287,635 9,549,933
2008 21,819,036 9,804,269
2009 22,391,745 10,060,432
2010 22,999,235 10,317,553
2011 23,649,039 10,573,733
2012 24,337,846 10,829,901
2013 25,051,611 11,093,340
2014 25,788,475 11,364,757
2015 26,547,572 11,640,022
2016 27,337,105 11,919,183
2017 28,166,393 12,202,060
2018 29,018,644 12,487,996
2019 29,884,380 12,776,103
2020 30,783,688 13,065,837
2021 31,707,800 13,355,260
2022 32,656,246 13,651,030
2023 33,635,160 13,954,471
2024 34,631,766 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Rwanda
1960 6.31 8.28
1961 6.37 8.28
1962 6.42 8.27
1963 6.47 8.27
1964 6.51 8.27
1965 6.54 8.25
1966 6.58 8.23
1967 6.61 8.21
1968 6.65 8.19
1969 6.67 8.18
1970 6.7 8.15
1971 6.7 8.09
1972 6.7 8.09
1973 6.7 8.09
1974 6.67 8.1
1975 6.66 8.1
1976 6.64 8.12
1977 6.62 8.14
1978 6.59 8.16
1979 6.56 8.13
1980 6.53 8.12
1981 6.48 8.1
1982 6.43 8.06
1983 6.43 8
1984 6.44 7.91
1985 6.43 7.79
1986 6.41 7.61
1987 6.39 7.43
1988 6.37 7.23
1989 6.35 7.03
1990 6.32 6.8
1991 6.28 6.62
1992 6.22 6.54
1993 6.15 6.48
1994 6.08 6.42
1995 6.02 6.35
1996 5.97 6.29
1997 5.93 6.24
1998 5.91 6.17
1999 5.88 6.06
2000 5.83 5.97
2001 5.76 5.89
2002 5.67 5.82
2003 5.6 5.74
2004 5.55 5.64
2005 5.5 5.5
2006 5.45 5.34
2007 5.47 5.14
2008 5.6 4.92
2009 5.68 4.71
2010 5.66 4.52
2011 5.6 4.33
2012 5.52 4.2
2013 5.43 4.14
2014 5.3 4.12
2015 5.25 4.11
2016 5.19 4.11
2017 5.13 4.08
2018 5.07 4.05
2019 5.02 3.99
2020 4.96 3.91
2021 4.91 3.84
2022 4.84 3.78
2023 4.76 3.7

Mozambique and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Rwanda
1960 19.9 15.5
1961 19.8 15.1
1962 19.8 14.9
1963 19.7 14.8
1964 19.6 14.7
1965 19.4 14.8
1966 19.3 14.9
1967 19.2 15.1
1968 19 15.3
1969 18.9 15.5
1970 18.7 15.7
1971 18.6 15.9
1972 18.5 16
1973 18.4 16.2
1974 18.3 16.3
1975 18.2 16.4
1976 18.1 16.5
1977 18 16.6
1978 17.9 16.6
1979 17.8 16.5
1980 17.6 16.5
1981 17.4 16.4
1982 17.3 16.2
1983 17.2 16.1
1984 17.1 16
1985 17.1 15.8
1986 17 15.7
1987 17 15.6
1988 17 15.6
1989 17 15.5
1990 17 15.5
1991 17.1 15.5
1992 17.1 15.6
1993 17.2 15.7
1994 17.2 15
1995 17.3 14.3
1996 17.4 14.6
1997 17.4 14.8
1998 17.3 15.3
1999 17.3 15.8
2000 17.3 16.3
2001 17.2 16.8
2002 17.2 17.1
2003 17.2 17.4
2004 17.1 17.6
2005 17.1 17.8
2006 17.1 18
2007 17.1 18.1
2008 17 18.3
2009 17 18.4
2010 16.9 18.5
2011 16.9 18.7
2012 16.9 18.8
2013 16.9 19
2014 16.9 19.1
2015 16.9 19.3
2016 17 19.4
2017 17 19.6
2018 17.1 19.7
2019 17.1 19.8
2020 17.2 19.9
2021 17.3 20
2022 17.3 20.3
2023 17.4 20.5
2024 17.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Mozambique Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.74 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.9%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-106.4%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
398 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
82.7%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Mozambique Rwanda
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Mozambique Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique Rwanda
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
2,920 mi
2021

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