Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 34th vs. 41st).
By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
36441519
|
12387398
|
Population rank | 43/197 | 81/197 |
GDP |
$22.4B
2024 |
$12B
2015 |
GDP rank | 123/197 | 150/197 |
GDP per capita |
$647
2024 |
$1,080
2015 |
GDP per capita rank | 190/197 | 172/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,700
2024 |
$1,155
2015 |
Government debt |
$21.7B
2024 |
$6.87B
2015 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
101.1%
2025 |
63.2%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$625
2024 |
$618
2015 |
Government debt per person rank | 158/185 | 159/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,107
2025 |
$1,540
2025 |
Land area |
303,623 sq mi
2025 |
243,990 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024 |
49 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
4.76
2023 |
3.86
2023 |
Median age |
17.5 years
2024 |
19.4 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
57.9 years
2025 |
Mozambique and South Sudan: Comparison Charts
Mozambique and South Sudan economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1991 | $3,854,856,435 | - |
1992 | $2,798,696,511 | - |
1993 | $2,883,161,897 | - |
1994 | $2,958,108,170 | - |
1995 | $3,061,646,174 | - |
1996 | $4,030,146,135 | - |
1997 | $4,873,663,775 | - |
1998 | $5,551,118,149 | - |
1999 | $6,285,219,691 | - |
2000 | $5,930,685,215 | - |
2001 | $5,650,154,067 | - |
2002 | $5,950,769,427 | - |
2003 | $6,583,526,861 | - |
2004 | $7,937,255,565 | - |
2005 | $8,868,504,900 | - |
2006 | $9,509,835,537 | - |
2007 | $10,811,456,006 | - |
2008 | $12,920,340,965 | $14,586,253,383 |
2009 | $12,263,894,790 | $12,231,264,525 |
2010 | $11,411,894,724 | $14,602,072,411 |
2011 | $14,619,279,989 | $14,907,308,933 |
2012 | $16,688,114,144 | $11,931,472,169 |
2013 | $17,198,073,057 | $18,426,469,017 |
2014 | $17,978,246,586 | $13,962,212,847 |
2015 | $16,208,985,770 | $11,997,800,760 |
2016 | $12,069,051,237 | - |
2017 | $13,264,640,646 | - |
2018 | $15,017,358,953 | - |
2019 | $15,512,759,047 | - |
2020 | $14,235,420,174 | - |
2021 | $16,168,055,475 | - |
2022 | $18,883,528,581 | - |
2023 | $20,954,220,984 | - |
2024 | $22,416,650,343 | - |
Mozambique and South Sudan economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1991 | $288.7 | - |
1992 | $205.6 | - |
1993 | $205.2 | - |
1994 | $196.8 | - |
1995 | $191.8 | - |
1996 | $244.4 | - |
1997 | $287.5 | - |
1998 | $320 | - |
1999 | $354 | - |
2000 | $327 | - |
2001 | $305 | - |
2002 | $314 | - |
2003 | $339 | - |
2004 | $400 | - |
2005 | $437 | - |
2006 | $457 | - |
2007 | $508 | - |
2008 | $592 | $1,654 |
2009 | $548 | $1,323 |
2010 | $496 | $1,498 |
2011 | $618 | $1,449 |
2012 | $686 | $1,109 |
2013 | $687 | $1,650 |
2014 | $697 | $1,243 |
2015 | $611 | $1,080 |
2016 | $441 | - |
2017 | $471 | - |
2018 | $518 | - |
2019 | $519 | - |
2020 | $462 | - |
2021 | $510 | - |
2022 | $578 | - |
2023 | $623 | - |
2024 | $647 | - |
Mozambique vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
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|
|
|
1950 | 37.3 | 30.2 |
1951 | 37.7 | 30.6 |
1952 | 38.1 | 31 |
1953 | 38.5 | 31.4 |
1954 | 38.9 | 31.7 |
1955 | 39.3 | 32 |
1956 | 39.6 | 31.6 |
1957 | 40.1 | 30.9 |
1958 | 40.5 | 27.6 |
1959 | 40.9 | 27.8 |
1960 | 41.2 | 28.1 |
1961 | 41.5 | 28.3 |
1962 | 41.8 | 28.5 |
1963 | 42 | 28.2 |
1964 | 41.7 | 32.5 |
1965 | 41.8 | 28.8 |
1966 | 41.8 | 25.6 |
1967 | 42 | 25.9 |
1968 | 42.1 | 26.1 |
1969 | 42.3 | 25.4 |
1970 | 42.5 | 25.6 |
1971 | 42.6 | 31 |
1972 | 42.5 | 31.3 |
1973 | 42.7 | 36.3 |
1974 | 43.2 | 36.6 |
1975 | 43.8 | 36.9 |
1976 | 43.9 | 37.1 |
1977 | 43.9 | 37.4 |
1978 | 44 | 37.6 |
1979 | 43.9 | 37.8 |
1980 | 44 | 38 |
1981 | 41.6 | 38.3 |
1982 | 41.7 | 38.7 |
1983 | 41.6 | 34.7 |
1984 | 38.9 | 31.8 |
1985 | 39 | 32.4 |
1986 | 41 | 32.8 |
1987 | 41 | 20.7 |
1988 | 43.7 | 11 |
1989 | 43.9 | 28.2 |
1990 | 44.3 | 28.6 |
1991 | 44.7 | 29.2 |
1992 | 45.1 | 21.9 |
1993 | 45.7 | 22.3 |
1994 | 46.1 | 44.9 |
1995 | 46.5 | 31.5 |
1996 | 47.1 | 32.1 |
1997 | 47.8 | 33.1 |
1998 | 48.2 | 19 |
1999 | 48.8 | 44.5 |
2000 | 49.5 | 47.6 |
2001 | 50.3 | 48.6 |
2002 | 50.9 | 49.4 |
2003 | 51.4 | 52.3 |
2004 | 51.9 | 53.1 |
2005 | 52.3 | 54 |
2006 | 52.7 | 54.7 |
2007 | 53.3 | 55.4 |
2008 | 53.8 | 56.3 |
2009 | 54.4 | 56.8 |
2010 | 55 | 57.5 |
2011 | 55.7 | 57.7 |
2012 | 56.5 | 58.2 |
2013 | 57.2 | 58.3 |
2014 | 58 | 45.6 |
2015 | 58.7 | 39.8 |
2016 | 59.5 | 36.7 |
2017 | 60.1 | 35.4 |
2018 | 60.8 | 51.9 |
2019 | 61.3 | 58.1 |
2020 | 61.4 | 57.6 |
2021 | 60.3 | 57 |
2022 | 63 | 57.2 |
2023 | 63.6 | 57.6 |
2024 | 63.8 | 57.7 |
2025 | 64 | 57.9 |
Mozambique and South Sudan population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6,713,695 | 2,931,559 |
1961 | 6,834,936 | 2,976,724 |
1962 | 6,969,364 | 3,024,308 |
1963 | 7,109,828 | 3,072,669 |
1964 | 7,255,061 | 3,129,918 |
1965 | 7,406,421 | 3,189,835 |
1966 | 7,562,990 | 3,236,423 |
1967 | 7,724,550 | 3,277,648 |
1968 | 7,892,613 | 3,321,528 |
1969 | 8,066,951 | 3,365,533 |
1970 | 8,250,506 | 3,409,614 |
1971 | 8,456,317 | 3,468,646 |
1972 | 8,692,935 | 3,542,497 |
1973 | 8,954,242 | 3,627,383 |
1974 | 9,236,093 | 3,723,259 |
1975 | 9,540,817 | 3,821,494 |
1976 | 9,867,209 | 3,921,910 |
1977 | 10,224,975 | 4,024,032 |
1978 | 10,618,250 | 4,127,657 |
1979 | 11,028,809 | 4,232,605 |
1980 | 11,336,221 | 4,339,030 |
1981 | 11,568,127 | 4,447,272 |
1982 | 11,824,370 | 4,557,686 |
1983 | 12,073,822 | 4,661,574 |
1984 | 12,315,954 | 4,750,627 |
1985 | 12,548,949 | 4,834,296 |
1986 | 12,770,578 | 4,921,240 |
1987 | 12,822,574 | 4,962,395 |
1988 | 12,800,558 | 4,848,029 |
1989 | 12,906,842 | 4,713,229 |
1990 | 13,094,537 | 4,737,633 |
1991 | 13,352,090 | 4,836,677 |
1992 | 13,613,316 | 4,909,749 |
1993 | 14,051,192 | 4,956,002 |
1994 | 15,033,853 | 5,071,184 |
1995 | 15,960,530 | 5,225,836 |
1996 | 16,492,480 | 5,356,925 |
1997 | 16,949,982 | 5,509,136 |
1998 | 17,340,464 | 5,620,068 |
1999 | 17,734,506 | 5,771,628 |
2000 | 18,129,653 | 6,032,267 |
2001 | 18,537,729 | 6,308,391 |
2002 | 18,958,338 | 6,596,806 |
2003 | 19,392,475 | 6,903,127 |
2004 | 19,840,313 | 7,233,041 |
2005 | 20,304,569 | 7,590,143 |
2006 | 20,787,087 | 7,976,526 |
2007 | 21,287,635 | 8,388,788 |
2008 | 21,819,036 | 8,817,647 |
2009 | 22,391,745 | 9,243,556 |
2010 | 22,999,235 | 9,745,953 |
2011 | 23,649,039 | 10,288,109 |
2012 | 24,337,846 | 10,756,240 |
2013 | 25,051,611 | 11,166,275 |
2014 | 25,788,475 | 11,235,073 |
2015 | 26,547,572 | 11,107,561 |
2016 | 27,337,105 | 10,830,102 |
2017 | 28,166,393 | 10,259,154 |
2018 | 29,018,644 | 10,122,977 |
2019 | 29,884,380 | 10,423,384 |
2020 | 30,783,688 | 10,698,467 |
2021 | 31,707,800 | 10,865,780 |
2022 | 32,656,246 | 11,021,177 |
2023 | 33,635,160 | 11,483,374 |
2024 | 34,631,766 | 11,943,408 |
Fertility rates in Mozambique and South Sudan
Year | Fertility rate | |
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|
|
|
1960 | 6.31 | 7.16 |
1961 | 6.37 | 7.18 |
1962 | 6.42 | 7.2 |
1963 | 6.47 | 7.2 |
1964 | 6.51 | 7.22 |
1965 | 6.54 | 7.22 |
1966 | 6.58 | 7.25 |
1967 | 6.61 | 7.26 |
1968 | 6.65 | 7.26 |
1969 | 6.67 | 7.28 |
1970 | 6.7 | 7.29 |
1971 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
1972 | 6.7 | 7.31 |
1973 | 6.7 | 7.31 |
1974 | 6.67 | 7.31 |
1975 | 6.66 | 7.33 |
1976 | 6.64 | 7.33 |
1977 | 6.62 | 7.33 |
1978 | 6.59 | 7.33 |
1979 | 6.56 | 7.32 |
1980 | 6.53 | 7.33 |
1981 | 6.48 | 7.33 |
1982 | 6.43 | 7.34 |
1983 | 6.43 | 7.34 |
1984 | 6.44 | 7.35 |
1985 | 6.43 | 7.36 |
1986 | 6.41 | 7.38 |
1987 | 6.39 | 7.39 |
1988 | 6.37 | 7.38 |
1989 | 6.35 | 7.37 |
1990 | 6.32 | 7.38 |
1991 | 6.28 | 7.38 |
1992 | 6.22 | 7.37 |
1993 | 6.15 | 7.36 |
1994 | 6.08 | 7.35 |
1995 | 6.02 | 7.34 |
1996 | 5.97 | 7.32 |
1997 | 5.93 | 7.2 |
1998 | 5.91 | 7.08 |
1999 | 5.88 | 6.94 |
2000 | 5.83 | 6.8 |
2001 | 5.76 | 6.65 |
2002 | 5.67 | 6.52 |
2003 | 5.6 | 6.35 |
2004 | 5.55 | 6.19 |
2005 | 5.5 | 6.02 |
2006 | 5.45 | 5.85 |
2007 | 5.47 | 5.7 |
2008 | 5.6 | 5.57 |
2009 | 5.68 | 5.45 |
2010 | 5.66 | 5.32 |
2011 | 5.6 | 5.19 |
2012 | 5.52 | 5.06 |
2013 | 5.43 | 4.94 |
2014 | 5.3 | 4.82 |
2015 | 5.25 | 4.7 |
2016 | 5.19 | 4.58 |
2017 | 5.13 | 4.48 |
2018 | 5.07 | 4.37 |
2019 | 5.02 | 4.26 |
2020 | 4.96 | 4.16 |
2021 | 4.91 | 4.05 |
2022 | 4.84 | 3.96 |
2023 | 4.76 | 3.86 |
Mozambique and South Sudan demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
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|
|
|
1960 | 19.9 | 18.6 |
1961 | 19.8 | 18.5 |
1962 | 19.8 | 18.5 |
1963 | 19.7 | 18.4 |
1964 | 19.6 | 18.4 |
1965 | 19.4 | 18.3 |
1966 | 19.3 | 18.3 |
1967 | 19.2 | 18.2 |
1968 | 19 | 18 |
1969 | 18.9 | 17.9 |
1970 | 18.7 | 17.7 |
1971 | 18.6 | 17.6 |
1972 | 18.5 | 17.5 |
1973 | 18.4 | 17.5 |
1974 | 18.3 | 17.4 |
1975 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
1976 | 18.1 | 17.3 |
1977 | 18 | 17.2 |
1978 | 17.9 | 17.2 |
1979 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
1980 | 17.6 | 17.1 |
1981 | 17.4 | 17 |
1982 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
1983 | 17.2 | 16.8 |
1984 | 17.1 | 16.8 |
1985 | 17.1 | 16.7 |
1986 | 17 | 16.6 |
1987 | 17 | 16.5 |
1988 | 17 | 16.8 |
1989 | 17 | 17.1 |
1990 | 17 | 17 |
1991 | 17.1 | 17 |
1992 | 17.1 | 17 |
1993 | 17.2 | 16.9 |
1994 | 17.2 | 16.9 |
1995 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
1996 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
1997 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
1998 | 17.3 | 17 |
1999 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
2000 | 17.3 | 17.2 |
2001 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
2002 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
2003 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
2004 | 17.1 | 17.4 |
2005 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
2006 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
2007 | 17.1 | 18 |
2008 | 17 | 18.2 |
2009 | 17 | 18.4 |
2010 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
2011 | 16.9 | 19 |
2012 | 16.9 | 19.2 |
2013 | 16.9 | 19.3 |
2014 | 16.9 | 19 |
2015 | 16.9 | 18.6 |
2016 | 17 | 18.2 |
2017 | 17 | 17.4 |
2018 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
2019 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
2020 | 17.2 | 18.2 |
2021 | 17.3 | 18.4 |
2022 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
2023 | 17.4 | 19 |
2024 | 17.5 | 19.4 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$18.9B
2024 |
$11.7B
2015 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
32.2%
2025 |
26.7%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.98%
2022 |
1.57%
2016 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.73%
2023 |
6.26%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
11,000
2020 |
53,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-5.58%
2025 |
+2%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
6.79%
2022 |
12.3%
2008 |
Services, % of GDP |
38.4%
2024 |
56.6%
2015 |
Industry, % of GDP |
24.6%
2024 |
33.1%
2015 |
Economic freedom index |
50.7
2025 |
41
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
40.8%
2022 |
33%
2016 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
1.7%
2022 |
1.8%
2016 |
Total reserves including gold |
$3.84B
2024 |
$72.9M
2023 |
Personal remittances received |
$267M
2024 |
$1.14B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,033,000
2019 |
n/a |
International tourism as share of exports |
2.51%
2020 |
0.39%
2018 |
Banked people share |
54.4%
2024 |
5.83%
2021 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
359 kg
2022 |
69 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$4.41
2022 |
$15.1
2015 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
9.74 megatons
2023 |
n/a |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.29 tons
2023 |
n/a |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
24.6%
2022 |
73.4%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
76.9%
2021 |
32.4%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
11.9%
2022 |
0.4%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
-106.4%
2022 |
-860%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
398 kWh
2022 |
46.9 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
82.7%
2021 |
0.34%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
82.7%
2022 |
0%
2021 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
36%
2023 |
5.4%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.43%
2024 |
0.15%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-38,940
2024 |
+15,374
2024 |
Urban population |
39.3%
2024 |
21.6%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.39 ft
2025 |
n/a |
Average female height |
5.1 ft
2025 |
n/a |
Quality of life index |
22.2
2025 |
5.62
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
25
2024 |
8
2024 |
Higher education index |
44
2025 |
10
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
3.57
2011 |
14.1
2012 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
30
2019 |
36.7
2019 |
Visa free countries |
68
2025 |
54
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
61.7%
2022 |
34.5%
2018 |
English speaking |
2%
2025 |
94%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
19.8%
2023 |
9.27%
2020 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$49.5
2022 |
$49.4
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$4.79
2022 |
$17
2022 |
Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
57.9 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
54.2%
2022 |
49.1%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.08
2022 |
0.04
2020 |
Age at first childbirth |
19.2 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
99
2023 |
692
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
61.7
2023 |
98.7
2023 |
Obesity rate |
10.5%
2022 |
8.79%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
3%
2024 |
4.6%
2024 |
Air quality index |
38
2025 |
21
2025 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.89 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.53%
2025 |
0.42%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
8,767 sq mi
2024 |
20,429 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
160,280 sq mi
2025 |
109,449 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
139,099 sq mi
2025 |
27,633 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
19,314 mi
2015 |
n/a |
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