Mozambique vs Vatican comparison: 70 facts & rankings

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 34th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 189/197 ($657), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Mozambique	Vatican
Population	36941128	936
Population rank	43/197	197/197
GDP	$22.7B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	123/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$657 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	189/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$1,705 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$21.2B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	93.2% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$612 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	159/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$1,778 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	303,623 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	4.76 2023	n/a
Median age	17.5 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	64.1 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Mozambique and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Mozambique vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Mozambique	Vatican
2026	64.1	83.4
2025	64	83.3
2024	63.8	83.1
2023	63.6	83
2022	63	83.3
2021	60.3	82.9
2020	61.4	83
2019	61.3	83.6
2018	60.8	83.3
2017	60.1	82.7
2016	59.5	82.9
2015	58.7	82.5
2014	58	82.6
2013	57.2	82.5
2012	56.5	82
2011	55.7	81.7
2010	55	81.5
2009	54.4	81.3
2008	53.8	81.4
2007	53.3	81.3
2006	52.7	81.2
2005	52.3	80.6
2004	51.9	80.2
2003	51.4	79.8
2002	50.9	80
2001	50.3	79.9
2000	49.5	79.3
1999	48.8	78.7
1998	48.2	78.3
1997	47.8	78.2
1996	47.1	78.5
1995	46.5	77.8
1994	46.1	77.7
1993	45.7	77
1992	45.1	77.3
1991	44.7	76.9
1990	44.3	76.9
1989	43.9	76.8
1988	43.7	76.4
1987	41	76.2
1986	41	75.7
1985	39	75.5
1984	38.9	75.1
1983	41.6	74.7
1982	41.7	74.8
1981	41.6	74.3
1980	44	74.1
1979	43.9	74
1978	44	73.7
1977	43.9	73.3
1976	43.9	72.9
1975	43.8	72.6
1974	43.2	72.7
1973	42.7	71.9
1972	42.5	72
1971	42.6	71.7
1970	42.5	71.5
1969	42.3	70.7
1968	42.1	70.7
1967	42	70.9
1966	41.8	70.9
1965	41.8	70.1
1964	41.7	70.3
1963	42	69.3
1962	41.8	69.2
1961	41.5	69.8
1960	41.2	69.2
1959	40.9	69.2
1958	40.5	68.7
1957	40.1	67.5
1956	39.6	67.3
1955	39.3	67.8
1954	38.9	67.5
1953	38.5	66.3
1952	38.1	65.7
1951	37.7	65.3
1950	37.3	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Mozambique and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Mozambique	Vatican
2024	34,631,766	-
2023	33,635,160	-
2022	32,656,246	-
2021	31,707,800	-
2020	30,783,688	-
2019	29,884,380	1,000
2018	29,018,644	-
2017	28,166,393	1,000
2016	27,337,105	-
2015	26,547,572	1,000
2014	25,788,475	842
2013	25,051,611	839
2012	24,337,846	836
2011	23,649,039	832
2010	22,999,235	829
2009	22,391,745	826
2008	21,819,036	824
2007	21,287,635	821
2006	20,787,087	932
2005	20,304,569	921
2004	19,840,313	921
2003	19,392,475	911
2002	18,958,338	900
2001	18,537,729	890
2000	18,129,653	880
1999	17,734,506	-
1998	17,340,464	-
1997	16,949,982	-
1996	16,492,480	-
1995	15,960,530	-
1994	15,033,853	-
1993	14,051,192	-
1992	13,613,316	-
1991	13,352,090	-
1990	13,094,537	-
1989	12,906,842	-
1988	12,800,558	-
1987	12,822,574	-
1986	12,770,578	-
1985	12,548,949	-
1984	12,315,954	-
1983	12,073,822	-
1982	11,824,370	-
1981	11,568,127	-
1980	11,336,221	-
1979	11,028,809	-
1978	10,618,250	-
1977	10,224,975	-
1976	9,867,209	-
1975	9,540,817	-
1974	9,236,093	-
1973	8,954,242	-
1972	8,692,935	-
1971	8,456,317	-
1970	8,250,506	-
1969	8,066,951	-
1968	7,892,613	-
1967	7,724,550	-
1966	7,562,990	-
1965	7,406,421	-
1964	7,255,061	-
1963	7,109,828	-
1962	6,969,364	-
1961	6,834,936	-
1960	6,713,695	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Mozambique	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$19.1B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	33.2% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	5.98% 2022	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	1.99% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	11,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-6.17% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	6.79% 2022	n/a
Services, % of GDP	41.1% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	21.9% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	49.6 2026	65 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	n/a
Personal remittances received	$267M 2024	n/a
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	n/a

Energy

	Mozambique	Vatican
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	10.1 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.29 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	24.6% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	76.9% 2021	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	82.7% 2022	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	36% 2023	n/a

Society

	Mozambique	Vatican
% of world population	0.43% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-65,573 2025	n/a
Urban population	36.4% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	48.5:51.5 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.39 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.1 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	20.6 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	21 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	44 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	3.57 2011	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	30 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	69 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	61.7% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	2% 2025	20% 2025
People using the Internet	19.8% 2023	n/a

Health

	Mozambique	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$53 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$5.49 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	64.1 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	57.7% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.18 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	19.2 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	99 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	61.7 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	10.5% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	3% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	38 2026	72 2026
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	1.89 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Mozambique	Vatican
% of world land	0.53% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	8,767 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	160,280 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	139,099 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	19,314 mi 2015	5.59 mi 2003