Mozambique vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 168 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

United States has 9.5 times as many people as Mozambique (349.13 million vs 36.63 million). United States's economy is 1,207 times the size of Mozambique's ($32.95 trillion vs $27.3 billion GDP).

Comparing Mozambique and United States: Mozambique leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (25,130) against United States (2.17); Mozambique leads on Oil Imports (14,540) against United States (10.27); Mozambique leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (26,000) against United States (19.96). Across 168 compared metrics, Mozambique wins on 53 and United States wins on 109.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 64 metrics compared
Environment: 11 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 8 metrics compared
Health: 22 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 39 metrics compared
Transportation: 3 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	0.14 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	38.86 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	20.53 %	94.69 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	19.84 %	93.14 %★	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 20% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	0.14 Mbps	38.86 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	52.63 points	65.49 points★	2025
Radios	730,000★	575	2002
Televisions	67,600★	219	2002
Waterways	460	41,009★	2024

Economy

64 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	5.76B $	350.60B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	27.30B $	32.95T $★	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	17.66 %	21.84 %★	2024
Apple Import Volume	1.33M tonnes	76.82M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	54.39 %	97.02 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	19 %★	0.5 %	2019
Coal Revenue	4.17★	0.2	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	27.86 %★	4.1 %	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	8.2 % of GDP	16.9 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	69.3	92★	2020
Electricity Consumption	11.57★	3.9	2021
Electricity Exports	12.88★	9.7	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	16	70★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	83★	7	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	9★	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	1	14★	2021
Electricity Imports	9.93	72.72★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	2.63★	1.09	2021
Electricity Production	18.39★	4.1	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	5.79 USD per capita	278.47 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	77.69 %★	68.99 %	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	50.3★	41.8	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	26.8★	12.9	2012
Gross National Saving	16.8	18.9★	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	12.05 %	59.63 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	1,450.96 USD	76,931.31 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	2.9 %	3.25 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	4.08 %	2.95 %★	2024
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	4.1 %	2.9 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2 % of GDP	3.2 % of GDP★	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	1.84	767.6★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	4.16	89.7★	2021
Natural Gas Imports	0	86.15★	2021
Natural Gas Production	6	772.8★	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	2.83★	0	2021
Oil Consumption	17,000★	19.15	2011
Oil Exports	0	1.92★	2011
Oil Imports	14,540★	10.27	2011
Oil Production	0	9.69★	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	0	20.68★	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	46.1 people	15.1 people★	2023
Public Debt	76.6★	114.8	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.31 %	2.77 %★	2015
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	1.9 USD	2.8 USD★	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	13.02 %★	-1.26 %	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	26,000★	19.96	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	0	5.22★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	25,130★	2.18	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	0	20.3★	2023
Remittances	1.2★	0	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	44.41 researchers	3,949.66 researchers★	2015
Revenue from Forest Resources	6.46★	0.04	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.31 USD	2.77 USD★	2015
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	81.36	1.25★	2022
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	21.85 %	10.77 %★	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	21.85 % of GDP★	10.77 % of GDP	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	22.7★	10.6	2025
Top Exporting Countries	9.74B USD	3.19T USD★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	15.42 %★	1.01 %	2024
Tourism Contribution to GDP	4 %★	2.97 %	2022
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	4 %★	2.97 %	2022
Unemployment Rate	3.6 %★	4.2 %	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	78.71 %	61.7 %★	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.61 %	9.34 %★	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	-480,826	-14.29M★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	-267,027.75 %	-72,000 %★	2025
Average Annual Temperature	24.35 °C★	10.43 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	9.55	4.8★	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	1,102.54 mm★	810.4 mm	2025
Population Distribution	three large population clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the nort	large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	29.5 sq km★	12.85 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	29.5 %★	12.9 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	17 Cubic meters per year	1,383 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	217.1★	3.07	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	19 species★	43 species	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	1.35 %	2.11 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	101.37★	94.67	2020
Agricultural land	414,914.4 sq. km	4.17M sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	786,380	9.15M★	2023
Coastline Length (km)	2,470 km	19,924 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	1,983.35 cubic meters per inhabitant	2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	1,180	234,782★	2025

Government

8 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	19.46 %	88.3 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	10	50★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	25 index★	65 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	25 index	65 index★	2024
Independence	25★	4	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	2.96	7.08★	2019
Public Sector Corruption Perception	25★	65	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

22 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Access to Safe Drinking Water	27.54 %	97.57 %★	2024
Average BMI for Adults	22 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	65 %	92 %★	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	3	13.7★	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	63.8 years	78.89 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	1.83 per 1,000 births	0.27 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	167.92 USD	15,459.46 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	50 score	88 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	9.1 % of GDP	16.6 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	63.8 years	78.89 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	(2021 est.) NA	NA	2022
Hospital Bed Density	0.7 people/sq km	2.7 people/sq km★	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	0.74 beds per 1,000	2.7 beds per 1,000★	2021
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	17.76 %	8.26 %★	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	82 %	17 %★	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	19.2	27.5★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	0.93 per 1,000 people	13.38 per 1,000 people★	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	7.2 %★	36.2 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	10.37 %★	10.93 %	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	2.1	NA	2021
Total Number of Doctors	0.18	3.68★	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	15.4	0.4★	2025

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Active Military Personnel	11,000 personnel	1.36M personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.87 %★	3.12 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	11,000	1.40M★	2020

People and Society

39 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Currently married (Percent)	63.91 %★	51.38 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.38	0.72★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	68.38 years	83.22 years★	2026
Median age of population	16.57 years	38.79 years★	2026
Population Change	1.03M persons	2.26M persons★	2026
Population density	46.54 per sq. km	38.15 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	36.63M persons	349.13M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.41★	0.4	2025
Beer Consumption per Capita	1.09 liters	3.86 liters★	2022
Birth Rate (%)	36.07 %★	10.75 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	27.1 %	73.9 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	37.03 per 1,000 people★	10.6 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	9.34 %	8.76 %★	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	6 % of GDP★	5.4 % of GDP	2025
Female population of reproductive age	8.92M persons	78.56M persons★	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	6.68 %	102.35 %★	2018
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	0.14 %	38.86 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	101.22 male/female	104.75 male/female★	2023
Human Development Index	0.23	0.75★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	15.17	174.17★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	4.66 years	11.07 years★	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	183.4 days★	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	1.85 people	18.94 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	164.8	177.13★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	4.22 years	13.32 years★	2020
Military Service Age and Obligation	registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; initial 60-month service obligation (2025)	17	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	5.27 %★	26.8 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	54.37 %	74.52 %★	2026
Physician Density	0.18 people/sq km	3.68 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	2.53 %★	0.45 %	2025
Population living in slums	47.79 %★	0.05 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	52.44	14.2★	2017
Total deaths	231,031.4 persons★	2.87M persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	49.81 %	65.73 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	4.55 per woman★	1.61 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	-66,448.8 persons	1.49M persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	59.92 per live births	5.52 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	4.95 %★	0.61 %	2025
Voting Age Population	49.92 millions	62.36 millions★	2024

Transportation

3 metrics

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	0.03	2.06★	2019
Airports	92	16,116★	2025
Civil Air Travel	7	8,252★	1992

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	272.83M USD	251.65B USD★	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇲🇿 Mozambique	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	9.25 %★	3.75 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Mozambique vs United States

Which has a larger population, Mozambique or United States?▾

United States. United States has 9.5 times as many people as Mozambique (349.13 million vs 36.63 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Mozambique or United States?▾

United States. United States's economy is 1,207 times the size of Mozambique's ($32.95 trillion vs $27.3 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Mozambique or United States?▾

United States is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $94,373 in United States vs $745.25 in Mozambique (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).