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South Africa vs Mozambique: how the neighbours compare

South AfricaPretoria
vs13 : 3better outcomes on rated indicators
MozambiqueMaputo
IndicatorSouth AfricaMozambiqueRanks
Population
Population64.7m202535.6m202524 · 46
Area1,219,602 km²2024799,380 km²202424 · 34
Density52.8202444.02024151 · 160
Urban share63.8%202537.2%2025111 · 178
Fertility2.2120244.69202494 · 10
Aged 65+6.9%20252.7%2025126 · 201
Economy
GDP$427bn2025$22.3bn202540 · 129
GDP per capita$6,5982025$6272025126 · 207
GDP per capita, PPP$15,9062025$1,6982025120 · 196
GDP growth1.1%2025-0.5%2025169 · 196
Agriculture share2.8%202525.6%2025130 · 19
Industry share24.1%202522.1%202595 · 112
Services share63.1%202542.0%202568 · 181
Prices & public finance
Inflation3.2%20254.4%202589 · 50
Tax revenue25.9%202421.8%202410 · 37
Military spending0.74%20251.87%2025133 · 73
Trade & investment
Exports31.4%202541.4%2025110 · 77
FDI inflows-0.5%202525.8%2025184 · 9
Labour
Unemployment32.4%20256.6%20252 · 67
Aid, poverty & equality
Women in parliament44.9%202538.3%202516 · 37
Education
Tertiary enrolment23.5%20237.5%2018123 · 160
Education spending6.0%20246.0%202226 · 28
Health
Life expectancy66.3 yrs202463.8 yrs2024183 · 199
Infant mortality24.2202443.7202458 · 19
Health spending8.9%20238.5%202347 · 52
Physicians0.7920220.172022113 · 156
Digital & energy access
Internet users78.4%202420.5%2024105 · 176
Fixed broadband5.320240.12024137 · 191
Electricity access90.2%202436.9%2024161 · 206
Environment
CO₂ per person6.88 t20240.29 t202436 · 175
Renewable energy9.7%202176.9%2021147 · 21
Forest cover18.8%202441.3%2024134 · 76
Higher value in each row is highlighted; it is not always the better one (think inflation or emissions). Ranks are world positions.
GDP per capita
South AfricaMozambique
$0$2,500$5,000$7,500$10,0001994199920042009201420192024South AfricaZAFMozambiqueMOZ
Life expectancy
South AfricaMozambique
405060701994199920042009201420192024South AfricaZAFMozambiqueMOZ
Population
South AfricaMozambique
020.0m40.0m60.0m80.0m1994199920042009201420192024South AfricaZAFMozambiqueMOZ
Internet users
South AfricaMozambique
0%20%40%60%80%1994199920042009201420192024South AfricaZAFMozambiqueMOZ
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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