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Mozambique vs Nigeria

Mozambique and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$23.28B vs $377.37BMozambique vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$632 vs $1,556Mozambique vs Nigeria
Population35.63M vs 237.53MMozambique vs Nigeria

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Indicator Mozambique NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$23.28B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$632$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%15.9%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy63.05 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.5%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy6.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy106.1%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-3.2B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy0.5%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$570$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,540$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.5B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy25.6%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy22.1%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.2%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.2%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$266.91M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.2%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy350.6%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.84B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy18.3%9.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy21.8%—2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy78.7%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy77.1%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy49.633.92022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy81.4%41.8%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy54.4%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy19.2%11.9%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy97.1%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$113M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy2.03M5.27M2019/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-43%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.55B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy15.6%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.1%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33.2%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy11.7%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.630.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy14.9%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy3.6%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy15.3%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$87$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17.5%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy18.7%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy1.7%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$371$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy73%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.4%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy20.6%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy70.9%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.7%7.5%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy7.312.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-3.3%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy22.4%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy89.1%64%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.3%92.9%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.24B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.45B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8110.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2620.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade14.120.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade58.9%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade4.6%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.3%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.6%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade41.4%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade55.7%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4930.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4790.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2970.3792023
PopulationDemographics35.63M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics16.6 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.694.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics62.8%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics44.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics37.2%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics46.6/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics36.131.82026
Death RateDemographics6.7411.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.53-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.7 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.9%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth43.769.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth11.5%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health8.5%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.180.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth50472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.117.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth26.6%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.4%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth33.9%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth82.2992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth61.7104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.433.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3612192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth65%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth70%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth39.1%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth4.6%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.740.52021/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth26.4%21.6%2023/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth73%50.7%2015/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.931.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth151.9842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$53$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth30.6%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.5%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth94%67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare37%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.8%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare31.3%39.7%2023/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare48.4%33.4%2023/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.2%1.5%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6%0.3%2022/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.5%9.7%2018/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation61.7%70.4%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation71.4%81.4%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation54.4%77.4%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation27.9%74.1%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99%75.7%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation72%—2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation33%—2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation17.8%68.5%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.2%62.2%2022/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation37.2%46.9%2017/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security21.8%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture52.8%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture161.7119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture8.52M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture803.7 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture145.19K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture17.62K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.32M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture169.31K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture5K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture810 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture620 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture313 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.5M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.615.72011/2023 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance25262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2790.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1750.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6950.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.06-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.72-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.19-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.76-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.76-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.01-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian5.11K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian461.75K3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.97K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology20.5%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology49.570.82024
4G CoverageTechnology84%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology86%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology44.2%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology5.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.3%2015/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure36.9%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure680.11K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure55%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy2.4K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy175.4 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.2K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy76.9%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy7.4%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy391 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy16.6%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy73.2 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy12.3%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.4%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy82.4%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy16.6%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy129 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,697 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.29 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate82.7%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate45.8%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate18%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.5%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate13.7 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mozambique or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $23.28B for Mozambique versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Mozambique and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Mozambique and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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