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Mozambique vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 34th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Seychelles
Population
36441519
125181
Population rank 43/197 181/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 123/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 190/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$625
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 158/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Mozambique and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year GDP
Mozambique Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 - $47,803,146
1976 - $49,278,982
1977 - $64,526,401
1978 - $85,552,366
1979 - $127,261,099
1980 - $156,783,830
1981 - $163,750,728
1982 - $157,211,790
1983 - $156,098,237
1984 - $160,992,921
1985 - $179,691,483
1986 - $221,147,061
1987 - $265,212,957
1988 - $301,985,618
1989 - $324,333,367
1990 - $392,163,561
1991 $3,854,856,435 $398,307,170
1992 $2,798,696,511 $461,409,399
1993 $2,883,161,897 $504,230,621
1994 $2,958,108,170 $517,570,058
1995 $3,061,646,174 $540,733,048
1996 $4,030,146,135 $535,250,347
1997 $4,873,663,775 $598,966,982
1998 $5,551,118,149 $647,287,376
1999 $6,285,219,691 $662,838,615
2000 $5,930,685,215 $654,212,394
2001 $5,650,154,067 $662,064,156
2002 $5,950,769,427 $742,134,838
2003 $6,583,526,861 $750,847,230
2004 $7,937,255,565 $893,012,218
2005 $8,868,504,900 $977,899,382
2006 $9,509,835,537 $1,081,441,283
2007 $10,811,456,006 $1,077,308,814
2008 $12,920,340,965 $979,597,394
2009 $12,263,894,790 $850,901,620
2010 $11,411,894,724 $981,616,542
2011 $14,619,279,989 $1,058,918,707
2012 $16,688,114,144 $1,089,407,839
2013 $17,198,073,057 $1,333,160,407
2014 $17,978,246,586 $1,387,577,870
2015 $16,208,985,770 $1,432,403,352
2016 $12,069,051,237 $1,568,513,348
2017 $13,264,640,646 $1,675,370,641
2018 $15,017,358,953 $1,784,313,927
2019 $15,512,759,047 $1,868,690,097
2020 $14,235,420,174 $1,382,551,752
2021 $16,168,055,475 $1,487,173,795
2022 $18,883,528,581 $2,018,346,589
2023 $20,954,220,984 $2,187,379,755
2024 $22,416,650,343 $2,167,239,562

Mozambique and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 - $806
1976 - $814
1977 - $1,044
1978 - $1,377
1979 - $2,030
1980 - $2,478
1981 - $2,557
1982 - $2,441
1983 - $2,426
1984 - $2,488
1985 - $2,754
1986 - $3,368
1987 - $3,872
1988 - $4,392
1989 - $4,689
1990 - $5,642
1991 $288.7 $5,655
1992 $205.6 $6,520
1993 $205.2 $6,979
1994 $196.8 $6,975
1995 $191.8 $7,181
1996 $244.4 $7,004
1997 $287.5 $7,747
1998 $320 $8,210
1999 $354 $8,243
2000 $327 $8,064
2001 $305 $8,153
2002 $314 $8,864
2003 $339 $9,070
2004 $400 $10,828
2005 $437 $11,802
2006 $457 $12,783
2007 $508 $12,669
2008 $592 $11,265
2009 $548 $9,747
2010 $496 $10,935
2011 $618 $12,110
2012 $686 $12,337
2013 $687 $14,821
2014 $697 $15,188
2015 $611 $15,333
2016 $441 $16,567
2017 $471 $17,480
2018 $518 $18,440
2019 $519 $19,142
2020 $462 $14,041
2021 $510 $14,983
2022 $578 $16,837
2023 $623 $18,263
2024 $647 $17,859

Mozambique vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Seychelles
1950 37.3 57.8
1951 37.7 58
1952 38.1 58.4
1953 38.5 58.7
1954 38.9 59
1955 39.3 59.4
1956 39.6 59.8
1957 40.1 60.2
1958 40.5 60.4
1959 40.9 60.4
1960 41.2 60.5
1961 41.5 60.6
1962 41.8 60.7
1963 42 60.9
1964 41.7 61.2
1965 41.8 61.4
1966 41.8 61.7
1967 42 62.1
1968 42.1 62.6
1969 42.3 63.3
1970 42.5 64
1971 42.6 64.6
1972 42.5 65.3
1973 42.7 65.9
1974 43.2 66.4
1975 43.8 66.8
1976 43.9 67.2
1977 43.9 67.6
1978 44 67.9
1979 43.9 68.2
1980 44 68.5
1981 41.6 68.7
1982 41.7 69
1983 41.6 69.3
1984 38.9 69.5
1985 39 69.6
1986 41 69.8
1987 41 69.9
1988 43.7 70
1989 43.9 70.1
1990 44.3 70.2
1991 44.7 70.3
1992 45.1 70.3
1993 45.7 70.4
1994 46.1 70.5
1995 46.5 70.6
1996 47.1 70.8
1997 47.8 70.8
1998 48.2 71.1
1999 48.8 71.2
2000 49.5 71.3
2001 50.3 71.4
2002 50.9 71.5
2003 51.4 71.7
2004 51.9 71.7
2005 52.3 71.9
2006 52.7 72
2007 53.3 72.2
2008 53.8 72.3
2009 54.4 72.4
2010 55 72.5
2011 55.7 72.5
2012 56.5 72.5
2013 57.2 72.4
2014 58 72.4
2015 58.7 72.3
2016 59.5 72.2
2017 60.1 72.2
2018 60.8 72.2
2019 61.3 72.1
2020 61.4 74.1
2021 60.3 71.2
2022 63 71.2
2023 63.6 72.9
2024 63.8 73
2025 64 73.1

Mozambique and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year Population
Mozambique Seychelles
1960 6,713,695 41,700
1961 6,834,936 42,889
1962 6,969,364 44,042
1963 7,109,828 45,176
1964 7,255,061 46,322
1965 7,406,421 47,500
1966 7,562,990 48,699
1967 7,724,550 49,911
1968 7,892,613 51,134
1969 8,066,951 52,365
1970 8,250,506 53,600
1971 8,456,317 54,695
1972 8,692,935 56,029
1973 8,954,242 56,892
1974 9,236,093 57,937
1975 9,540,817 59,292
1976 9,867,209 60,504
1977 10,224,975 61,786
1978 10,618,250 62,150
1979 11,028,809 62,686
1980 11,336,221 63,261
1981 11,568,127 64,035
1982 11,824,370 64,413
1983 12,073,822 64,335
1984 12,315,954 64,717
1985 12,548,949 65,244
1986 12,770,578 65,652
1987 12,822,574 68,499
1988 12,800,558 68,755
1989 12,906,842 69,167
1990 13,094,537 69,507
1991 13,352,090 70,439
1992 13,613,316 70,763
1993 14,051,192 72,253
1994 15,033,853 74,205
1995 15,960,530 75,304
1996 16,492,480 76,417
1997 16,949,982 77,319
1998 17,340,464 78,846
1999 17,734,506 80,410
2000 18,129,653 81,131
2001 18,537,729 81,202
2002 18,958,338 83,723
2003 19,392,475 82,781
2004 19,840,313 82,475
2005 20,304,569 82,858
2006 20,787,087 84,600
2007 21,287,635 85,033
2008 21,819,036 86,956
2009 22,391,745 87,298
2010 22,999,235 89,770
2011 23,649,039 87,441
2012 24,337,846 88,303
2013 25,051,611 89,949
2014 25,788,475 91,359
2015 26,547,572 93,419
2016 27,337,105 94,677
2017 28,166,393 95,843
2018 29,018,644 96,762
2019 29,884,380 97,625
2020 30,783,688 98,462
2021 31,707,800 99,258
2022 32,656,246 119,878
2023 33,635,160 119,773
2024 34,631,766 121,354

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Seychelles
1960 6.31 5.31
1961 6.37 5.42
1962 6.42 5.51
1963 6.47 5.61
1964 6.51 5.69
1965 6.54 5.72
1966 6.58 6.13
1967 6.61 5.9
1968 6.65 5.61
1969 6.67 5.48
1970 6.7 5.31
1971 6.7 5.69
1972 6.7 5.16
1973 6.7 4.78
1974 6.67 5.1
1975 6.66 4.75
1976 6.64 4.09
1977 6.62 3.75
1978 6.59 3.92
1979 6.56 3.66
1980 6.53 3.79
1981 6.48 3.67
1982 6.43 3.13
1983 6.43 3.22
1984 6.44 3.24
1985 6.43 3.09
1986 6.41 3.07
1987 6.39 2.92
1988 6.37 2.79
1989 6.35 2.67
1990 6.32 2.61
1991 6.28 2.69
1992 6.22 2.53
1993 6.15 2.58
1994 6.08 2.6
1995 6.02 2.36
1996 5.97 2.31
1997 5.93 2.1
1998 5.91 2.04
1999 5.88 2.04
2000 5.83 2.08
2001 5.76 1.98
2002 5.67 2.04
2003 5.6 2.06
2004 5.55 2.01
2005 5.5 2.2
2006 5.45 2.11
2007 5.47 2.24
2008 5.6 2.33
2009 5.68 2.38
2010 5.66 2.16
2011 5.6 2.33
2012 5.52 2.37
2013 5.43 2.26
2014 5.3 2.25
2015 5.25 2.31
2016 5.19 2.39
2017 5.13 2.41
2018 5.07 2.41
2019 5.02 2.36
2020 4.96 2.29
2021 4.91 2.46
2022 4.84 2.01
2023 4.76 2.02

Mozambique and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Seychelles
1960 19.9 21.9
1961 19.8 21.6
1962 19.8 21.3
1963 19.7 21
1964 19.6 20.6
1965 19.4 20.2
1966 19.3 19.8
1967 19.2 19.4
1968 19 19
1969 18.9 18.7
1970 18.7 18.5
1971 18.6 18.4
1972 18.5 18.5
1973 18.4 18.6
1974 18.3 18.7
1975 18.2 18.9
1976 18.1 19
1977 18 19.3
1978 17.9 19.6
1979 17.8 19.9
1980 17.6 20.4
1981 17.4 20.7
1982 17.3 21.1
1983 17.2 21.4
1984 17.1 21.7
1985 17.1 22
1986 17 22.3
1987 17 22.5
1988 17 22.9
1989 17 23.3
1990 17 23.6
1991 17.1 24
1992 17.1 24.5
1993 17.2 24.8
1994 17.2 25.2
1995 17.3 25.4
1996 17.4 25.7
1997 17.4 26.1
1998 17.3 26.4
1999 17.3 26.8
2000 17.3 27.3
2001 17.2 27.7
2002 17.2 28.1
2003 17.2 28.5
2004 17.1 28.9
2005 17.1 29.3
2006 17.1 29.6
2007 17.1 30
2008 17 30.4
2009 17 30.8
2010 16.9 31.2
2011 16.9 31.4
2012 16.9 31.5
2013 16.9 31.6
2014 16.9 31.8
2015 16.9 32.1
2016 17 32.3
2017 17 32.6
2018 17.1 32.9
2019 17.1 33.2
2020 17.2 33.6
2021 17.3 34
2022 17.3 34.4
2023 17.4 34.7
2024 17.5 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mozambique Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.74 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mozambique Seychelles
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Mozambique Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique Seychelles
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
327 mi
2015

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