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Mozambique vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 34th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Somalia
Population
36441519
20177806
Population rank 43/197 66/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 123/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 190/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$625
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 158/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Mozambique and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Somalia
Year GDP
Mozambique Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 - $1,031,282,081
1991 $3,854,856,435 $717,974,930
1992 $2,798,696,511 $709,297,579
1993 $2,883,161,897 $1,260,132,956
1994 $2,958,108,170 $1,481,205,098
1995 $3,061,646,174 $1,534,756,135
1996 $4,030,146,135 $1,792,234,297
1997 $4,873,663,775 $2,191,749,014
1998 $5,551,118,149 $2,962,047,564
1999 $6,285,219,691 $3,045,751,528
2000 $5,930,685,215 $3,412,797,450
2001 $5,650,154,067 $2,252,847,465
2002 $5,950,769,427 $2,192,684,135
2003 $6,583,526,861 $2,836,724,352
2004 $7,937,255,565 $3,859,592,813
2005 $8,868,504,900 $4,683,246,454
2006 $9,509,835,537 $5,026,743,282
2007 $10,811,456,006 $5,430,713,729
2008 $12,920,340,965 $5,913,620,293
2009 $12,263,894,790 $2,948,594,552
2010 $11,411,894,724 $2,687,807,004
2011 $14,619,279,989 $2,906,000,097
2012 $16,688,114,144 $4,364,670,160
2013 $17,198,073,057 $5,062,881,600
2014 $17,978,246,586 $5,728,399,720
2015 $16,208,985,770 $6,152,149,100
2016 $12,069,051,237 $6,613,743,070
2017 $13,264,640,646 $7,621,501,710
2018 $15,017,358,953 $7,873,440,830
2019 $15,512,759,047 $8,655,023,960
2020 $14,235,420,174 $8,628,393,720
2021 $16,168,055,475 $9,483,997,390
2022 $18,883,528,581 $10,202,767,270
2023 $20,954,220,984 $10,968,517,090
2024 $22,416,650,343 $12,108,515,110

Mozambique and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 - $145.6
1991 $288.7 $105.4
1992 $205.6 $109.2
1993 $205.2 $188.6
1994 $196.8 $210.8
1995 $191.8 $210.7
1996 $244.4 $237.2
1997 $287.5 $280.1
1998 $320 $363
1999 $354 $359
2000 $327 $386
2001 $305 $244.9
2002 $314 $229.6
2003 $339 $286.3
2004 $400 $375
2005 $437 $440
2006 $457 $458
2007 $508 $480
2008 $592 $507
2009 $548 $246.5
2010 $496 $219.2
2011 $618 $235.3
2012 $686 $350
2013 $687 $393
2014 $697 $429
2015 $611 $446
2016 $441 $461
2017 $471 $511
2018 $518 $510
2019 $519 $540
2020 $462 $518
2021 $510 $549
2022 $578 $573
2023 $623 $597
2024 $647 $637

Mozambique vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Somalia
1950 37.3 41.5
1951 37.7 41.7
1952 38.1 41.9
1953 38.5 42.1
1954 38.9 42.3
1955 39.3 42.5
1956 39.6 42.7
1957 40.1 42.9
1958 40.5 43.1
1959 40.9 43.3
1960 41.2 43.5
1961 41.5 43.7
1962 41.8 44
1963 42 44.2
1964 41.7 44.4
1965 41.8 44.6
1966 41.8 44.8
1967 42 45.1
1968 42.1 45.3
1969 42.3 45.5
1970 42.5 45.6
1971 42.6 45.8
1972 42.5 46
1973 42.7 46.2
1974 43.2 44.3
1975 43.8 44.5
1976 43.9 44.7
1977 43.9 47
1978 44 47
1979 43.9 47.4
1980 44 47.6
1981 41.6 47.8
1982 41.7 48
1983 41.6 48.2
1984 38.9 48.4
1985 39 48.3
1986 41 48.4
1987 41 49
1988 43.7 43.9
1989 43.9 46.6
1990 44.3 46.9
1991 44.7 25.4
1992 45.1 25
1993 45.7 50.6
1994 46.1 50.3
1995 46.5 50.6
1996 47.1 50.5
1997 47.8 50.3
1998 48.2 50.8
1999 48.8 50.6
2000 49.5 50.7
2001 50.3 50.8
2002 50.9 50.8
2003 51.4 50.7
2004 51.9 50.7
2005 52.3 50.9
2006 52.7 50.9
2007 53.3 50.9
2008 53.8 51.5
2009 54.4 52.1
2010 55 48.9
2011 55.7 32.5
2012 56.5 49.1
2013 57.2 54
2014 58 54.4
2015 58.7 55.1
2016 59.5 55.3
2017 60.1 52.2
2018 60.8 54.8
2019 61.3 57.2
2020 61.4 57.1
2021 60.3 55.7
2022 63 53.9
2023 63.6 58.8
2024 63.8 59
2025 64 59.1

Mozambique and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Somalia
Year Population
Mozambique Somalia
1960 6,713,695 2,876,331
1961 6,834,936 2,952,054
1962 6,969,364 3,030,091
1963 7,109,828 3,110,361
1964 7,255,061 3,192,796
1965 7,406,421 3,277,874
1966 7,562,990 3,365,106
1967 7,724,550 3,454,537
1968 7,892,613 3,546,590
1969 8,066,951 3,641,015
1970 8,250,506 3,738,448
1971 8,456,317 3,837,691
1972 8,692,935 3,939,436
1973 8,954,242 4,045,592
1974 9,236,093 4,151,842
1975 9,540,817 4,257,535
1976 9,867,209 4,365,812
1977 10,224,975 4,484,050
1978 10,618,250 4,814,892
1979 11,028,809 5,449,117
1980 11,336,221 5,936,154
1981 11,568,127 5,982,849
1982 11,824,370 6,003,840
1983 12,073,822 6,198,430
1984 12,315,954 6,428,389
1985 12,548,949 6,693,289
1986 12,770,578 6,974,788
1987 12,822,574 7,228,302
1988 12,800,558 7,235,360
1989 12,906,842 7,114,817
1990 13,094,537 7,082,811
1991 13,352,090 6,813,760
1992 13,613,316 6,495,107
1993 14,051,192 6,681,399
1994 15,033,853 7,026,797
1995 15,960,530 7,285,007
1996 16,492,480 7,554,474
1997 16,949,982 7,824,525
1998 17,340,464 8,155,417
1999 17,734,506 8,492,059
2000 18,129,653 8,838,713
2001 18,537,729 9,198,493
2002 18,958,338 9,550,063
2003 19,392,475 9,909,157
2004 19,840,313 10,280,998
2005 20,304,569 10,644,228
2006 20,787,087 10,975,502
2007 21,287,635 11,322,582
2008 21,819,036 11,663,084
2009 22,391,745 11,961,201
2010 22,999,235 12,261,756
2011 23,649,039 12,348,830
2012 24,337,846 12,461,160
2013 25,051,611 12,869,594
2014 25,788,475 13,339,491
2015 26,547,572 13,806,963
2016 27,337,105 14,348,740
2017 28,166,393 14,916,629
2018 29,018,644 15,452,487
2019 29,884,380 16,030,971
2020 30,783,688 16,651,191
2021 31,707,800 17,271,431
2022 32,656,246 17,801,897
2023 33,635,160 18,358,615
2024 34,631,766 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Somalia

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Somalia
1960 6.31 7.25
1961 6.37 7.25
1962 6.42 7.26
1963 6.47 7.26
1964 6.51 7.26
1965 6.54 7.26
1966 6.58 7.26
1967 6.61 7.25
1968 6.65 7.23
1969 6.67 7.21
1970 6.7 7.18
1971 6.7 7.15
1972 6.7 7.12
1973 6.7 7.09
1974 6.67 7.06
1975 6.66 7.03
1976 6.64 7.02
1977 6.62 7
1978 6.59 7.13
1979 6.56 7.16
1980 6.53 7.18
1981 6.48 7.23
1982 6.43 7.25
1983 6.43 7.28
1984 6.44 7.3
1985 6.43 7.33
1986 6.41 7.35
1987 6.39 7.37
1988 6.37 7.4
1989 6.35 7.42
1990 6.32 7.44
1991 6.28 7.47
1992 6.22 7.5
1993 6.15 7.53
1994 6.08 7.54
1995 6.02 7.58
1996 5.97 7.62
1997 5.93 7.66
1998 5.91 7.66
1999 5.88 7.66
2000 5.83 7.65
2001 5.76 7.64
2002 5.67 7.63
2003 5.6 7.6
2004 5.55 7.57
2005 5.5 7.53
2006 5.45 7.49
2007 5.47 7.46
2008 5.6 7.42
2009 5.68 7.38
2010 5.66 7.32
2011 5.6 7.27
2012 5.52 7.21
2013 5.43 7.14
2014 5.3 7.06
2015 5.25 6.98
2016 5.19 6.88
2017 5.13 6.77
2018 5.07 6.66
2019 5.02 6.56
2020 4.96 6.45
2021 4.91 6.35
2022 4.84 6.26
2023 4.76 6.13

Mozambique and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Somalia
1960 19.9 18.1
1961 19.8 17.9
1962 19.8 17.8
1963 19.7 17.7
1964 19.6 17.6
1965 19.4 17.5
1966 19.3 17.5
1967 19.2 17.5
1968 19 17.5
1969 18.9 17.5
1970 18.7 17.5
1971 18.6 17.6
1972 18.5 17.6
1973 18.4 17.6
1974 18.3 17.7
1975 18.2 17.7
1976 18.1 17.7
1977 18 17.7
1978 17.9 17.7
1979 17.8 17.6
1980 17.6 17.6
1981 17.4 17.5
1982 17.3 17.4
1983 17.2 17.4
1984 17.1 17.3
1985 17.1 17.2
1986 17 17.1
1987 17 17
1988 17 16.8
1989 17 16.7
1990 17 16.5
1991 17.1 16.5
1992 17.1 16.7
1993 17.2 16.8
1994 17.2 16.7
1995 17.3 16.6
1996 17.4 16.5
1997 17.4 16.4
1998 17.3 16.4
1999 17.3 16.3
2000 17.3 16.3
2001 17.2 16.2
2002 17.2 16.2
2003 17.2 16.1
2004 17.1 16
2005 17.1 15.9
2006 17.1 15.7
2007 17.1 15.6
2008 17 15.6
2009 17 15.6
2010 16.9 15.7
2011 16.9 15.8
2012 16.9 16
2013 16.9 16
2014 16.9 16
2015 16.9 16.1
2016 17 16.1
2017 17 16.2
2018 17.1 16.2
2019 17.1 16.3
2020 17.2 16.3
2021 17.3 16.4
2022 17.3 16.5
2023 17.4 16.5
2024 17.5 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Mozambique Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Mozambique Somalia
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Mozambique Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
35
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique Somalia
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
9,321 mi
2018

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