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 Zimbabwe
113 shared metrics.
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Zimbabwe
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Zimbabwe.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Zimbabwe's 100-trillion-dollar note is a real hyperinflation artifact from 2008.
Analysis
Mozambique leads in 60 of 113 shared metrics, while Zimbabwe leads in 53.
Mozambique's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Zimbabwe (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).
Mozambique's Education Spending (% GDP) is 14.5x that of Zimbabwe (6.0% of GDP vs 0.38% of GDP).
Mozambique's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 12.8x that of Zimbabwe (15.43% of GDP vs 1.1% of GDP).
Mozambique's Air Passengers is 6.3x that of Zimbabwe (680.1K vs 92.5K).
Mozambique's Military Spending is 4.7x that of Zimbabwe (2.0% of GDP vs 0.35% of GDP).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
202 per 100 people
Zimbabwe
2.0 per 100 people
Education Spending (% GDP)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
6.0% of GDP
Zimbabwe
0.38% of GDP
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Mozambique leads
Mozambique
15.43% of GDP
Zimbabwe
1.1% of GDP
Air PassengersMozambique leads
Mozambique
680.1K
Zimbabwe
92.5K
Military SpendingMozambique leads
Mozambique
2.0% of GDP
Zimbabwe
0.35% of GDP
Seafood Consumption per PersonMozambique leads
Mozambique
13.46 kg/person/yr
Zimbabwe
2.8 kg/person/yr
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
202 per 100 people
Zimbabwe
2.0 per 100 people
10000% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
6.0% of GDP
Zimbabwe
0.38% of GDP
1453% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
15.43% of GDP
Zimbabwe
1.1% of GDP
1277% higher
Air Passengers
MozambiqueMozambique
680.1K
Zimbabwe
92.5K
635% higher
Military Spending
MozambiqueMozambique
2.0% of GDP
Zimbabwe
0.35% of GDP
468% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
MozambiqueMozambique
13.46 kg/person/yr
Zimbabwe
2.8 kg/person/yr
377% higher
Credit Card Ownership
MozambiqueMozambique
4.7% of adults
Zimbabwe
1.2% of adults
309% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
8.8% of GDP
Zimbabwe
3.6% of GDP
142% higher
Exports (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
42.84% of GDP
Zimbabwe
18.05% of GDP
137% higher
Electricity Generation
MozambiqueMozambique
19.56 TWh
Zimbabwe
8.3 TWh
135% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
52.82% of GDP
Zimbabwe
23.44% of GDP
125% higher
Forest Area
MozambiqueMozambique
360.3K km²
Zimbabwe
173.1K km²
108% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MozambiqueMozambique
7.7 per 100k
Zimbabwe
3.7 per 100k
107% higher
Land Area
MozambiqueMozambique
786.4K km²
Zimbabwe
386.9K km²
103% higher
Capital Elevation
ZimbabweMozambique
31 m
Zimbabwe
1.5K m
98% lower
Population
MozambiqueMozambique
34.21M
Zimbabwe
17.47M
96% higher
Water Stress (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
1.5%
Zimbabwe
40.05%
96% lower
Inflation Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
4.1%
Zimbabwe
104.7%
96% lower
Official Languages Count
ZimbabweMozambique
1.0
Zimbabwe
16
94% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ZimbabweMozambique
4.8 kg/person/yr
Zimbabwe
31.9 kg/person/yr
85% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
ZimbabweMozambique
11.0K
Zimbabwe
51.0K
78% lower
GNI Per Capita
ZimbabweMozambique
$550
Zimbabwe
$2,400
77% lower
Nurses & Midwives
ZimbabweMozambique
0.51 per 1k
Zimbabwe
2.1 per 1k
76% lower
Tourism Revenue
MozambiqueMozambique
$113,000,000
Zimbabwe
$66,000,000
71% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ZimbabweMozambique
$1,705.38
Zimbabwe
$5,928.08
71% lower
Water Withdrawal
ZimbabweMozambique
1.5 B m³
Zimbabwe
4.9 B m³
70% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ZimbabweMozambique
0.25 t/person/yr
Zimbabwe
0.82 t/person/yr
70% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ZimbabweMozambique
25.57 per 1k people
Zimbabwe
80.92 per 1k people
68% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ZimbabweMozambique
129.36 gCO2/kWh
Zimbabwe
384.02 gCO2/kWh
66% lower
Scientific Publications
ZimbabweMozambique
194.32
Zimbabwe
563.05
65% lower
Beer Consumption
MozambiqueMozambique
1.1 L/person/yr
Zimbabwe
0.69 L/person/yr
62% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ZimbabweMozambique
2.0 sites
Zimbabwe
5.0 sites
60% lower
Unemployment Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
3.5%
Zimbabwe
8.6%
59% lower
Life Evaluation Score
MozambiqueMozambique
5.3 pts
Zimbabwe
3.3 pts
59% higher
Teen Birth Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
153.45 per 1k
Zimbabwe
98.06 per 1k
56% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ZimbabweMozambique
10 days/yr
Zimbabwe
22 days/yr
55% lower
Food Waste per Person
MozambiqueMozambique
132.82 kg/person/yr
Zimbabwe
88.01 kg/person/yr
51% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
ZimbabweMozambique
22.1% of firms
Zimbabwe
44.46% of firms
50% lower
Border Neighbors
MozambiqueMozambique
6.0
Zimbabwe
4.0
50% higher
Land Border Length
MozambiqueMozambique
4.8K km
Zimbabwe
3.2K km
48% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ZimbabweMozambique
9.4 kg/person/yr
Zimbabwe
17.67 kg/person/yr
47% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
50 per 100 people
Zimbabwe
94 per 100 people
47% lower
Internet Users (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
20%
Zimbabwe
38%
47% lower
Death Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
9.3 per 1k
Zimbabwe
6.4 per 1k
46% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ZimbabweMozambique
$22,745,341,305.06
Zimbabwe
$41,539,411,516.44
45% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ZimbabweMozambique
9.7% of adults
Zimbabwe
17.65% of adults
45% lower
Electricity Access (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
36%
Zimbabwe
62%
42% lower
Railway Length
MozambiqueMozambique
4.8K km
Zimbabwe
3.4K km
40% higher
Child Mortality
MozambiqueMozambique
61.7 per 1k births
Zimbabwe
44.2 per 1k births
40% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
39.2%
Zimbabwe
28.09%
40% higher
Suicide Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
10.61 per 100k
Zimbabwe
17.34 per 100k
39% lower
Airports
ZimbabweMozambique
93
Zimbabwe
147
37% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MozambiqueMozambique
0.01 per 100k people
Zimbabwe
0.01 per 100k people
36% higher
Fertility Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
4.6 children/woman
Zimbabwe
3.4 children/woman
34% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
20.1 per 100k
Zimbabwe
29.9 per 100k
33% lower
Irrigated Land
ZimbabweMozambique
1.2K km²
Zimbabwe
1.7K km²
32% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
ZimbabweMozambique
$49.47
Zimbabwe
$70.66
30% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
3.6%
Zimbabwe
2.8%
30% higher
Obesity Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
8.8%
Zimbabwe
12.43%
29% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MozambiqueMozambique
0.18 per 1k
Zimbabwe
0.14 per 1k
29% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ZimbabweMozambique
1.9 L/adult/yr
Zimbabwe
2.7 L/adult/yr
29% lower
Birth Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
36.07 per 1k
Zimbabwe
28.18 per 1k
28% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
52.79%
Zimbabwe
41.79%
26% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ZimbabweMozambique
397.72 kWh/person
Zimbabwe
538.8 kWh/person
26% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
ZimbabweMozambique
11.61% of youth labor force
Zimbabwe
15.55% of youth labor force
25% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
MozambiqueMozambique
0.52
Zimbabwe
0.41
25% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
2.8%
Zimbabwe
3.6%
24% lower
GDP Growth Rate
MozambiqueMozambique
2.1%
Zimbabwe
1.7%
23% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ZimbabweMozambique
10.11 Mt CO2e
Zimbabwe
12.86 Mt CO2e
21% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
MozambiqueMozambique
21.32% of firms
Zimbabwe
17.77% of firms
20% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
MozambiqueMozambique
0.17
Zimbabwe
0.15
19% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
ZimbabweMozambique
37.23 hrs/week
Zimbabwe
46.16 hrs/week
19% lower
Human Development Index
ZimbabweMozambique
0.49
Zimbabwe
0.60
18% lower
Political Corruption Index
ZimbabweMozambique
0.69
Zimbabwe
0.85
18% lower
Women in Senior Management
ZimbabweMozambique
29.08% of managers
Zimbabwe
34.42% of managers
16% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
MozambiqueMozambique
2.86M kW
Zimbabwe
2.49M kW
15% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ZimbabweMozambique
358.64 kg oil eq/person
Zimbabwe
416.59 kg oil eq/person
14% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
ZimbabweMozambique
26.88% of firms
Zimbabwe
31.14% of firms
14% lower
Dependency Ratio
MozambiqueMozambique
89.51% of working-age pop.
Zimbabwe
80.1% of working-age pop.
12% higher
Infant Mortality
MozambiqueMozambique
45.4 per 1k births
Zimbabwe
40.6 per 1k births
12% higher
Informal Employment Share
MozambiqueMozambique
95.51% of employed people
Zimbabwe
85% of employed people
12% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MozambiqueMozambique
58.78% of firms
Zimbabwe
52.54% of firms
12% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
38.59%
Zimbabwe
34.64%
11% higher
Spirits Consumption
ZimbabweMozambique
0.19 L/person/yr
Zimbabwe
0.21 L/person/yr
10% lower
Youth Population (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
44.48%
Zimbabwe
40.87%
9% higher
Urban Population (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
36.43%
Zimbabwe
39.89%
9% lower
Median Age
ZimbabweMozambique
16.3 years
Zimbabwe
17.8 years
8% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
27.54%
Zimbabwe
25.46%
8% higher
Digital Payments Used
MozambiqueMozambique
50.51% of adults
Zimbabwe
46.7% of adults
8% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ZimbabweMozambique
76.9%
Zimbabwe
82.4%
7% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ZimbabweMozambique
40.7% of adults
Zimbabwe
43.2% of adults
6% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
MozambiqueMozambique
45.72% of adults
Zimbabwe
43.33% of adults
6% higher
Highest Elevation
ZimbabweMozambique
2.4K m
Zimbabwe
2.6K m
6% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ZimbabweMozambique
21 pts
Zimbabwe
22 pts
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MozambiqueMozambique
90.21% of adults
Zimbabwe
86.26% of adults
5% higher
Protected Land (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
29.5%
Zimbabwe
28.3%
4% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
MozambiqueMozambique
0.28
Zimbabwe
0.27
4% higher
Solar Electricity Share
MozambiqueMozambique
0.40%
Zimbabwe
0.39%
3% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MozambiqueMozambique
20.08 µg/m³
Zimbabwe
19.49 µg/m³
3% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
MozambiqueMozambique
71.79% of GDP
Zimbabwe
69.9% of GDP
3% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MozambiqueMozambique
11% of adults
Zimbabwe
10.8% of adults
2% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
MozambiqueMozambique
45.81%
Zimbabwe
44.74%
2% higher
Population Density
MozambiqueMozambique
42.77 /km²
Zimbabwe
42.24 /km²
1% higher
Life Expectancy
MozambiqueMozambique
63.6 years
Zimbabwe
62.8 years
1% higher
Time Zones Count
MozambiqueMozambique
2.0 time zones
Zimbabwe
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
MozambiqueMozambique
2.5K km
Zimbabwe
0 km
ranked higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ZimbabweMozambique
0.72
Zimbabwe
0.73
equal
Coal Electricity Share
ZimbabweMozambique
0%
Zimbabwe
42.88%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
MozambiqueMozambique
0%
Zimbabwe
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ZimbabweMozambique
0 per 1M people
Zimbabwe
0.06 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ZimbabweMozambique
0 m
Zimbabwe
162 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ZimbabweMozambique
-14.2% of GDP
Zimbabwe
4.0% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MozambiqueMozambique
0 per 1M people
Zimbabwe
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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