Mozambique
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Mozambique.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named for an offshore island.
CIA 2026
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Mozambique vs Zambia
116 shared metrics.
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Zambia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Zambia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Zambia shares Victoria Falls, the world's largest curtain of falling water, with Zimbabwe.
Analysis
Zambia leads in 62 of 116 shared metrics, while Mozambique leads in 54.
Mozambique's Merchant Fleet Size is 17.0x that of Zambia (36 vs 2.0).
Mozambique's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 2.3x that of Zambia (15.43% of GDP vs 4.7% of GDP).
Mozambique's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 2.0x that of Zambia (0.01 per 100k people vs 0.01 per 100k people).
Mozambique's Women in Parliament (%) is 1.6x that of Zambia (39.2% vs 14.97%).
Mozambique's High-Tech Exports (%) is 1.5x that of Zambia (3.6% vs 1.5%).
Key Comparisons
Merchant Fleet SizeMozambique leads
Mozambique
36
Zambia
2.0
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
15.43% of GDP
Zambia
4.7% of GDP
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleMozambique leads
Mozambique
0.01 per 100k people
Zambia
0.01 per 100k people
Women in Parliament (%)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
39.2%
Zambia
14.97%
High-Tech Exports (%)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
3.6%
Zambia
1.5%
Domestic PatentsMozambique leads
Mozambique
30
Zambia
13
All Metrics
Merchant Fleet Size
MozambiqueMozambique
36
Zambia
2.0
1700% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
15.43% of GDP
Zambia
4.7% of GDP
231% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MozambiqueMozambique
0.01 per 100k people
Zambia
0.01 per 100k people
200% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
39.2%
Zambia
14.97%
162% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
3.6%
Zambia
1.5%
147% higher
Domestic Patents
MozambiqueMozambique
30
Zambia
13
131% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MozambiqueMozambique
22.1% of firms
Zambia
9.6% of firms
130% higher
Air Passengers
MozambiqueMozambique
680.1K
Zambia
321.7K
111% higher
Credit Card Ownership
MozambiqueMozambique
4.7% of adults
Zambia
2.3% of adults
107% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MozambiqueMozambique
2.0 sites
Zambia
1.0 sites
100% higher
Capital Elevation
ZambiaMozambique
31 m
Zambia
1.3K m
98% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
52.82% of GDP
Zambia
27.55% of GDP
92% higher
Death Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
9.3 per 1k
Zambia
4.9 per 1k
90% higher
Nurses & Midwives
ZambiaMozambique
0.51 per 1k
Zambia
2.1 per 1k
76% lower
Inflation Rate
ZambiaMozambique
4.1%
Zambia
15%
73% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
ZambiaMozambique
26.88% of firms
Zambia
82.97% of firms
68% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
8.8% of GDP
Zambia
5.3% of GDP
67% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
52.79%
Zambia
32.07%
65% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
MozambiqueMozambique
21.32% of firms
Zambia
12.93% of firms
65% higher
Political Corruption Index
MozambiqueMozambique
0.69
Zambia
0.43
62% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ZambiaMozambique
$1,705.38
Zambia
$4,214.89
60% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ZambiaMozambique
0.25 t/person/yr
Zambia
0.56 t/person/yr
56% lower
Population
MozambiqueMozambique
34.21M
Zambia
22.02M
55% higher
GNI Per Capita
ZambiaMozambique
$550
Zambia
$1,220
55% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ZambiaMozambique
358.64 kg oil eq/person
Zambia
800.67 kg oil eq/person
55% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ZambiaMozambique
50 per 100 people
Zambia
109 per 100 people
54% lower
Railway Length
MozambiqueMozambique
4.8K km
Zambia
3.1K km
53% higher
Population Density
MozambiqueMozambique
42.77 /km²
Zambia
27.88 /km²
53% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ZambiaMozambique
0.17
Zambia
0.38
53% lower
Solar Electricity Share
ZambiaMozambique
0.40%
Zambia
0.86%
53% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ZambiaMozambique
4.8 kg/person/yr
Zambia
9.7 kg/person/yr
51% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ZambiaMozambique
10 days/yr
Zambia
20 days/yr
50% lower
Military Spending
MozambiqueMozambique
2.0% of GDP
Zambia
1.3% of GDP
50% higher
Suicide Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
10.61 per 100k
Zambia
7.1 per 100k
49% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ZambiaMozambique
1.9 L/adult/yr
Zambia
3.6 L/adult/yr
48% lower
Infant Mortality
MozambiqueMozambique
45.4 per 1k births
Zambia
30.9 per 1k births
47% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
6.0% of GDP
Zambia
4.1% of GDP
47% higher
Scientific Publications
ZambiaMozambique
194.32
Zambia
344.27
44% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ZambiaMozambique
0.18 per 1k
Zambia
0.32 per 1k
44% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
ZambiaMozambique
0.28
Zambia
0.50
44% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ZambiaMozambique
397.72 kWh/person
Zambia
703.97 kWh/person
44% lower
GDP Growth Rate
ZambiaMozambique
2.1%
Zambia
3.8%
44% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ZambiaMozambique
21 pts
Zambia
37 pts
43% lower
Spirits Consumption
ZambiaMozambique
0.19 L/person/yr
Zambia
0.33 L/person/yr
42% lower
Unemployment Rate
ZambiaMozambique
3.5%
Zambia
6.0%
41% lower
Elderly Population (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
2.8%
Zambia
1.9%
41% higher
Internet Users (%)
ZambiaMozambique
20%
Zambia
33%
39% lower
Child Mortality
MozambiqueMozambique
61.7 per 1k births
Zambia
44.7 per 1k births
38% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ZambiaMozambique
$49.47
Zambia
$76.06
35% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
ZambiaMozambique
45.72% of adults
Zambia
69.31% of adults
34% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
ZambiaMozambique
0.52
Zambia
0.78
33% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ZambiaMozambique
58.78% of firms
Zambia
87.13% of firms
33% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
153.45 per 1k
Zambia
115.91 per 1k
32% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ZambiaMozambique
9.7% of adults
Zambia
14.16% of adults
32% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
ZambiaMozambique
11.0K
Zambia
16.0K
31% lower
Electricity Access (%)
ZambiaMozambique
36%
Zambia
51.1%
30% lower
Life Evaluation Score
MozambiqueMozambique
5.3 pts
Zambia
4.1 pts
30% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
21.85% of GDP
Zambia
16.78% of GDP
30% higher
Protected Land (%)
ZambiaMozambique
29.5%
Zambia
41.3%
29% lower
Digital Payments Used
ZambiaMozambique
50.51% of adults
Zambia
71.16% of adults
29% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ZambiaMozambique
9.4 kg/person/yr
Zambia
13.12 kg/person/yr
28% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ZambiaMozambique
2.86M kW
Zambia
3.99M kW
28% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ZambiaMozambique
11% of adults
Zambia
14.6% of adults
25% lower
Water Stress (%)
ZambiaMozambique
1.5%
Zambia
2.0%
25% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
ZambiaMozambique
61.68%
Zambia
82.04%
25% lower
Fertility Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
4.6 children/woman
Zambia
3.7 children/woman
25% higher
Airports
ZambiaMozambique
93
Zambia
123
24% lower
Irrigated Land
ZambiaMozambique
1.2K km²
Zambia
1.6K km²
24% lower
Foreign Patents
MozambiqueMozambique
16
Zambia
13
23% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ZambiaMozambique
45.81%
Zambia
59.52%
23% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
42.84% of GDP
Zambia
34.98% of GDP
22% higher
Birth Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
36.07 per 1k
Zambia
29.6 per 1k
22% higher
Land Border Length
ZambiaMozambique
4.8K km
Zambia
6.0K km
21% lower
Urban Population (%)
ZambiaMozambique
36.43%
Zambia
45.47%
20% lower
Forest Area
ZambiaMozambique
360.3K km²
Zambia
442.5K km²
19% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
20.1 per 100k
Zambia
17.1 per 100k
18% higher
Human Development Index
ZambiaMozambique
0.49
Zambia
0.59
17% lower
Dependency Ratio
MozambiqueMozambique
89.51% of working-age pop.
Zambia
76.69% of working-age pop.
17% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ZambiaMozambique
20.08 µg/m³
Zambia
24.31 µg/m³
17% lower
Informal Employment Share
MozambiqueMozambique
95.51% of employed people
Zambia
82.73% of employed people
15% higher
Border Neighbors
ZambiaMozambique
6.0
Zambia
7.0
14% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ZambiaMozambique
37.23 hrs/week
Zambia
42.91 hrs/week
13% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
ZambiaMozambique
10.11 Mt CO2e
Zambia
11.57 Mt CO2e
13% lower
Food Waste per Person
MozambiqueMozambique
132.82 kg/person/yr
Zambia
118.75 kg/person/yr
12% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
11.61% of youth labor force
Zambia
10.47% of youth labor force
11% higher
Beer Consumption
ZambiaMozambique
1.1 L/person/yr
Zambia
1.2 L/person/yr
10% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MozambiqueMozambique
40.7% of adults
Zambia
36.9% of adults
10% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ZambiaMozambique
7.7 per 100k
Zambia
8.5 per 100k
10% lower
GDP (Nominal)
ZambiaMozambique
$22,745,341,305.06
Zambia
$25,303,185,342.25
10% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ZambiaMozambique
0.72
Zambia
0.79
8% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MozambiqueMozambique
129.36 gCO2/kWh
Zambia
119.68 gCO2/kWh
8% higher
Obesity Rate
ZambiaMozambique
8.8%
Zambia
9.4%
7% lower
Median Age
ZambiaMozambique
16.3 years
Zambia
17.5 years
7% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ZambiaMozambique
76.9%
Zambia
83%
7% lower
Youth Population (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
44.48%
Zambia
41.46%
7% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
MozambiqueMozambique
13.46 kg/person/yr
Zambia
12.68 kg/person/yr
6% higher
Land Area
MozambiqueMozambique
786.4K km²
Zambia
743.4K km²
6% higher
Water Withdrawal
ZambiaMozambique
1.5 B m³
Zambia
1.6 B m³
6% lower
Highest Elevation
MozambiqueMozambique
2.4K m
Zambia
2.3K m
5% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ZambiaMozambique
49.6
Zambia
51.5
4% lower
Life Expectancy
ZambiaMozambique
63.6 years
Zambia
66.3 years
4% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
38.59%
Zambia
37.48%
3% higher
Women in Senior Management
ZambiaMozambique
29.08% of managers
Zambia
29.59% of managers
2% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
71.79% of GDP
Zambia
71.4% of GDP
1% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
MozambiqueMozambique
90.21% of adults
Zambia
89.52% of adults
1% higher
Electricity Generation
MozambiqueMozambique
19.56 TWh
Zambia
19.46 TWh
1% higher
Time Zones Count
MozambiqueMozambique
2.0 time zones
Zambia
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
MozambiqueMozambique
2.5K km
Zambia
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
ZambiaMozambique
0%
Zambia
10.8%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
MozambiqueMozambique
0%
Zambia
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
202 per 100 people
Zambia
202 per 100 people
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
MozambiqueMozambique
0 per 1M people
Zambia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ZambiaMozambique
0 m
Zambia
329 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
MozambiqueMozambique
1.0
Zambia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ZambiaMozambique
-14.2% of GDP
Zambia
-3.5% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MozambiqueMozambique
0 per 1M people
Zambia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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