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Mozambique vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 34th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.7B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 189/197 ($657), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique South Korea
Population
36651096
51633793
Population rank 43/197 31/197
GDP
$22.7B
2024
$1.88T
2024
GDP rank 123/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$657
2024
$36,239
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,705
2024
$58,895
2024
Government debt
$22B
2024
$984B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
104.2%
2026
55.7%
2026
Government debt per person
$635
2024
$19,021
2024
Government debt per person rank 158/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2026
$23,981
2026
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2026
37,684 sq mi
2026
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2026
84.6 years
2026

Mozambique and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

South Korea
Year GDP
Mozambique South Korea
1960 - $3,973,069,307
1961 - $2,427,244,761
1962 - $2,826,923,077
1963 - $4,007,692,308
1964 - $3,476,789,682
1965 - $3,141,131,708
1966 - $3,957,064,541
1967 - $4,895,076,718
1968 - $6,167,109,472
1969 - $7,743,940,189
1970 - $9,085,001,794
1971 - $10,005,257,131
1972 - $10,990,490,570
1973 - $14,067,523,813
1974 - $19,860,929,977
1975 - $22,126,033,058
1976 - $30,371,074,380
1977 - $39,064,462,810
1978 - $52,824,793,388
1979 - $68,083,884,298
1980 - $66,547,970,351
1981 - $74,287,368,087
1982 - $79,921,300,447
1983 - $89,621,208,322
1984 - $99,749,645,089
1985 - $103,764,281,281
1986 - $119,965,960,795
1987 - $152,240,393,646
1988 - $205,477,530,605
1989 - $254,236,243,100
1990 - $292,064,221,389
1991 $3,854,856,435 $340,851,946,804
1992 $2,798,696,511 $366,921,291,825
1993 $2,883,161,897 $405,705,302,846
1994 $2,958,108,170 $479,181,794,217
1995 $3,061,646,174 $586,286,469,401
1996 $4,030,146,135 $631,196,863,758
1997 $4,873,663,775 $589,202,526,424
1998 $5,551,118,149 $397,297,216,492
1999 $6,285,219,691 $515,697,079,289
2000 $5,930,685,215 $597,487,173,479
2001 $5,650,154,067 $567,564,806,235
2002 $5,950,769,427 $650,014,391,470
2003 $6,583,526,861 $728,516,494,684
2004 $7,937,255,565 $823,251,107,639
2005 $8,868,504,900 $971,740,329,984
2006 $9,509,835,537 $1,095,175,538,508
2007 $10,811,456,006 $1,220,911,904,593
2008 $12,920,340,965 $1,091,580,692,542
2009 $12,263,894,790 $983,065,242,417
2010 $11,411,894,724 $1,192,830,015,738
2011 $14,619,279,989 $1,307,103,477,219
2012 $16,688,114,144 $1,335,343,586,438
2013 $17,198,073,057 $1,434,669,686,502
2014 $17,978,246,586 $1,556,252,422,020
2015 $16,208,985,770 $1,539,212,301,136
2016 $12,069,051,237 $1,579,150,518,945
2017 $13,264,640,646 $1,710,196,756,713
2018 $15,017,358,953 $1,824,251,454,307
2019 $15,512,759,047 $1,751,045,752,055
2020 $14,235,420,174 $1,744,070,276,373
2021 $16,168,055,475 $1,942,313,560,966
2022 $18,883,528,581 $1,799,363,116,867
2023 $20,921,079,533 $1,844,800,934,392
2024 $22,745,341,305 $1,875,388,209,407

Mozambique and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique South Korea
1960 - $158.8
1961 - $94.2
1962 - $106.6
1963 - $147
1964 - $124.2
1965 - $109.4
1966 - $134.4
1967 - $162.5
1968 - $200
1969 - $245.5
1970 - $281.8
1971 - $304
1972 - $328
1973 - $412
1974 - $572
1975 - $627
1976 - $847
1977 - $1,073
1978 - $1,429
1979 - $1,814
1980 - $1,746
1981 - $1,918
1982 - $2,032
1983 - $2,246
1984 - $2,469
1985 - $2,543
1986 - $2,911
1987 - $3,658
1988 - $4,889
1989 - $5,989
1990 - $6,813
1991 $288.7 $7,873
1992 $205.6 $8,387
1993 $205.2 $9,180
1994 $196.8 $10,734
1995 $191.8 $13,002
1996 $244.4 $13,865
1997 $287.5 $12,822
1998 $320 $8,583
1999 $354 $11,063
2000 $327 $12,710
2001 $305 $11,981
2002 $314 $13,643
2003 $339 $15,212
2004 $400 $17,122
2005 $437 $20,167
2006 $457 $22,610
2007 $508 $25,078
2008 $592 $22,252
2009 $548 $19,937
2010 $496 $24,071
2011 $618 $26,175
2012 $686 $26,601
2013 $687 $28,449
2014 $697 $30,667
2015 $611 $30,172
2016 $441 $30,832
2017 $471 $33,297
2018 $518 $35,364
2019 $519 $33,827
2020 $462 $33,646
2021 $510 $37,518
2022 $578 $34,822
2023 $622 $35,674
2024 $657 $36,239

Mozambique vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique South Korea
1950 37.3 22.2
1951 37.7 26.6
1952 38.1 36.6
1953 38.5 40.5
1954 38.9 46.1
1955 39.3 48.4
1956 39.6 50.2
1957 40.1 51.6
1958 40.5 51.8
1959 40.9 52.9
1960 41.2 53.8
1961 41.5 54.4
1962 41.8 55
1963 42 55
1964 41.7 55.3
1965 41.8 55.8
1966 41.8 55.4
1967 42 60.9
1968 42.1 60.9
1969 42.3 61.4
1970 42.5 62.2
1971 42.6 62.7
1972 42.5 63.2
1973 42.7 63.8
1974 43.2 64.2
1975 43.8 64.7
1976 43.9 65
1977 43.9 64.6
1978 44 65
1979 43.9 66.1
1980 44 64.8
1981 41.6 67.1
1982 41.7 67.1
1983 41.6 66.7
1984 38.9 68.1
1985 39 68.4
1986 41 69
1987 41 69.3
1988 43.7 70.2
1989 43.9 70.7
1990 44.3 71
1991 44.7 71.4
1992 45.1 72.2
1993 45.7 72.7
1994 46.1 72.9
1995 46.5 73.4
1996 47.1 74
1997 47.8 74.5
1998 48.2 75
1999 48.8 75.6
2000 49.5 76.2
2001 50.3 76.9
2002 50.9 77.2
2003 51.4 77.5
2004 51.9 78
2005 52.3 78.4
2006 52.7 79
2007 53.3 79.4
2008 53.8 80
2009 54.4 80.6
2010 55 80.7
2011 55.7 81.2
2012 56.5 81.3
2013 57.2 81.8
2014 58 82.4
2015 58.7 82.5
2016 59.5 82.9
2017 60.1 83.3
2018 60.8 83.3
2019 61.3 83.7
2020 61.4 83.7
2021 60.3 83.9
2022 63 82.7
2023 63.6 84.3
2024 63.8 84.4
2025 64 84.5
2026 64.1 84.6

Mozambique and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

South Korea
Year Population
Mozambique South Korea
1960 6,713,695 25,012,374
1961 6,834,936 25,765,673
1962 6,969,364 26,513,030
1963 7,109,828 27,261,747
1964 7,255,061 27,984,155
1965 7,406,421 28,704,674
1966 7,562,990 29,435,571
1967 7,724,550 30,130,983
1968 7,892,613 30,838,302
1969 8,066,951 31,544,266
1970 8,250,506 32,240,827
1971 8,456,317 32,882,704
1972 8,692,935 33,505,406
1973 8,954,242 34,103,149
1974 9,236,093 34,692,266
1975 9,540,817 35,280,725
1976 9,867,209 35,848,523
1977 10,224,975 36,411,795
1978 10,618,250 36,969,185
1979 11,028,809 37,534,236
1980 11,336,221 38,123,775
1981 11,568,127 38,723,248
1982 11,824,370 39,326,352
1983 12,073,822 39,910,403
1984 12,315,954 40,405,956
1985 12,548,949 40,805,744
1986 12,770,578 41,213,674
1987 12,822,574 41,621,690
1988 12,800,558 42,031,247
1989 12,906,842 42,449,038
1990 13,094,537 42,869,283
1991 13,352,090 43,295,704
1992 13,613,316 43,747,962
1993 14,051,192 44,194,628
1994 15,033,853 44,641,540
1995 15,960,530 45,092,991
1996 16,492,480 45,524,681
1997 16,949,982 45,953,580
1998 17,340,464 46,286,503
1999 17,734,506 46,616,677
2000 18,129,653 47,008,111
2001 18,537,729 47,370,164
2002 18,958,338 47,644,736
2003 19,392,475 47,892,330
2004 19,840,313 48,082,519
2005 20,304,569 48,184,561
2006 20,787,087 48,438,292
2007 21,287,635 48,683,638
2008 21,819,036 49,054,708
2009 22,391,745 49,307,835
2010 22,999,235 49,554,112
2011 23,649,039 49,936,638
2012 24,337,846 50,199,853
2013 25,051,611 50,428,893
2014 25,788,475 50,746,659
2015 26,547,572 51,014,947
2016 27,337,105 51,217,803
2017 28,166,393 51,361,911
2018 29,018,644 51,585,058
2019 29,884,380 51,764,822
2020 30,783,688 51,836,239
2021 31,707,800 51,769,539
2022 32,656,246 51,672,569
2023 33,635,160 51,712,619
2024 34,631,766 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Mozambique and South Korea

Fertility rate
Mozambique

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique South Korea
1960 6.31 5.99
1961 6.37 5.8
1962 6.42 5.56
1963 6.47 5.33
1964 6.51 5.07
1965 6.54 4.89
1966 6.58 4.78
1967 6.61 4.62
1968 6.65 4.51
1969 6.67 4.45
1970 6.7 4.53
1971 6.7 4.54
1972 6.7 4.12
1973 6.7 4.07
1974 6.67 3.77
1975 6.66 3.43
1976 6.64 3
1977 6.62 2.99
1978 6.59 2.64
1979 6.56 2.9
1980 6.53 2.82
1981 6.48 2.57
1982 6.43 2.39
1983 6.43 2.06
1984 6.44 1.74
1985 6.43 1.66
1986 6.41 1.58
1987 6.39 1.53
1988 6.37 1.55
1989 6.35 1.56
1990 6.32 1.57
1991 6.28 1.71
1992 6.22 1.76
1993 6.15 1.65
1994 6.08 1.66
1995 6.02 1.63
1996 5.97 1.57
1997 5.93 1.54
1998 5.91 1.46
1999 5.88 1.43
2000 5.83 1.48
2001 5.76 1.31
2002 5.67 1.18
2003 5.6 1.19
2004 5.55 1.16
2005 5.5 1.09
2006 5.45 1.13
2007 5.47 1.26
2008 5.6 1.19
2009 5.68 1.15
2010 5.66 1.23
2011 5.6 1.24
2012 5.52 1.3
2013 5.43 1.19
2014 5.3 1.21
2015 5.25 1.24
2016 5.19 1.17
2017 5.13 1.05
2018 5.07 0.98
2019 5.02 0.92
2020 4.96 0.84
2021 4.91 0.81
2022 4.84 0.78
2023 4.76 0.72

Mozambique and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Mozambique South Korea
1960 19.9 19.3
1961 19.8 19.2
1962 19.8 19.1
1963 19.7 19
1964 19.6 18.8
1965 19.4 18.6
1966 19.3 18.5
1967 19.2 18.6
1968 19 18.7
1969 18.9 18.8
1970 18.7 18.9
1971 18.6 19
1972 18.5 19.1
1973 18.4 19.3
1974 18.3 19.6
1975 18.2 19.9
1976 18.1 20.2
1977 18 20.7
1978 17.9 21.1
1979 17.8 21.6
1980 17.6 22.1
1981 17.4 22.5
1982 17.3 22.8
1983 17.2 23.3
1984 17.1 23.7
1985 17.1 24.2
1986 17 24.8
1987 17 25.3
1988 17 25.8
1989 17 26.3
1990 17 26.7
1991 17.1 27.2
1992 17.1 27.8
1993 17.2 28.3
1994 17.2 28.9
1995 17.3 29.4
1996 17.4 29.8
1997 17.4 30.2
1998 17.3 30.7
1999 17.3 31.2
2000 17.3 31.7
2001 17.2 32.3
2002 17.2 32.8
2003 17.2 33.4
2004 17.1 33.9
2005 17.1 34.5
2006 17.1 35.2
2007 17.1 35.8
2008 17 36.4
2009 17 37
2010 16.9 37.6
2011 16.9 38.2
2012 16.9 38.8
2013 16.9 39.5
2014 16.9 40.2
2015 16.9 40.8
2016 17 41.4
2017 17 41.9
2018 17.1 42.5
2019 17.1 43.1
2020 17.2 43.8
2021 17.3 44.4
2022 17.3 44.9
2023 17.4 45.5
2024 17.5 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$19.1B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.7%
2026
23.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.99%
2024
2.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.51%
2026
-0.45%
2026
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
41.1%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.9%
2024
33.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Mozambique South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.1 megatons
2024
588 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2024
11.4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.9%
2022
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-106.4%
2022
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
398 kWh
2022
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
82.7%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
36%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mozambique South Korea
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
36.4%
2024
81.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2026
84.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
44
2026
86
2026
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
98.8%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Mozambique South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2026
84.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
38
2026
45
2026
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique South Korea
% of world land
0.53%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2026
6,054 sq mi
2026
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2026
24,158 sq mi
2026
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
68,794 mi
2018

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