Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Eswatini fits inside Mozambique 46 times
Eswatini: 17,364 km² (2024) · Mozambique: 799,380 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Eswatini: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,470 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mozambique’s highest peak towers 574 m above Eswatini’s
Eswatini: 1,862 m (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,436 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 70% of Eswatini, versus 56% of Mozambique
Eswatini: 69.6% (2024) · Mozambique: 56.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mozambique has 28 times as many people as Eswatini
Eswatini: 1.26 million (2025) · Mozambique: 35.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Eswatini is 61% more densely populated than Mozambique
Eswatini: 73 per km² (2025) · Mozambique: 45 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Eswatini are 5.1 cm taller than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 169.4 cm (2019) · Mozambique: 164.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Eswatini are 3.5 cm taller than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 158.9 cm (2019) · Mozambique: 155.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Eswatini is 5.7 years older than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 22 years (2023) · Mozambique: 16.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mozambique have 2.0 more children on average than in Eswatini
Eswatini: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Mozambique: 4.69 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.3% of people in Eswatini are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 4.3% (2025) · Mozambique: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Eswatini hosts 7.9 times as many refugees per resident as Mozambique
Eswatini: 1.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Mozambique: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Eswatini and Mozambique are practically level
Eswatini: 0 (2026) · Mozambique: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Eswatini has 2 official languages, Mozambique 1
Eswatini: 2 (2026) · Mozambique: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mozambique’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Eswatini’s
Eswatini: $5.16 billion (2025) · Mozambique: $22.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Eswatini produces 7.4 times as much per person as Mozambique
Eswatini: Int$12,529 (2025) · Mozambique: Int$1,698 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Eswatini than in Mozambique (Gini 5 points higher)
Eswatini: 54.6 (2016) · Mozambique: 49.6 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Eswatini: no data · Mozambique: 81.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 34% in Eswatini, versus 6.6% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 34.2% (2025) · Mozambique: 6.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mozambique and Eswatini are practically level
Eswatini: 1.6% (2025) · Mozambique: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Eswatini’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Mozambique’s 22%
Eswatini: 24.3% (2021) · Mozambique: 21.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mozambique’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Eswatini’s
Eswatini: 33% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Eswatini spends 5.6 times as much on health per person as Mozambique
Eswatini: $296 (2023) · Mozambique: $53 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Eswatini live 0.47 years longer than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 64.3 years (2024) · Mozambique: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mozambique is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Eswatini
Eswatini: 42.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Mozambique: 43.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Eswatini has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Mozambique
Eswatini: 0.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Mozambique: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Eswatini: no data · Mozambique: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Eswatini is 38% higher than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 23 per 100k (2023) · Mozambique: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Eswatini are obese, versus 9.4% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 27.1% (2024) · Mozambique: 9.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Eswatini smoke, versus 11% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 11.5% (2024) · Mozambique: 10.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mozambique rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Eswatini
Eswatini: 3.91 (2025) · Mozambique: 5.34 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Eswatini drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Mozambique
Eswatini: 6.1 litres (2023) · Mozambique: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Eswatini has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Mozambique
Eswatini: 22.4 kg (2023) · Mozambique: 10.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Eswatini has 388 kcal more food per person per day than Mozambique
Eswatini: 2,574 kcal (2023) · Mozambique: 2,186 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Eswatini: no data · Mozambique: 1,507 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Eswatini went to school 4.1 years longer than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 8.7 years (2023) · Mozambique: 4.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Eswatini welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Mozambique (2019)
Eswatini: 0.32 (2022) · Mozambique: 0.07 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mozambique has 2 more World Heritage sites than Eswatini (2 against 0)
Eswatini: 0 (2026) · Mozambique: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mozambique has won 2 Olympic medals, Eswatini none
Eswatini: 0 (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
63% of people in Eswatini are online, versus 21% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 63% (2024) · Mozambique: 21% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mozambique is 5% faster than in Eswatini
Eswatini: 68 Mbps (2026) · Mozambique: 72 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
89% of people in Eswatini have electricity, versus 37% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 89.3% (2024) · Mozambique: 36.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Mozambique live in cities, versus 27% in Eswatini
Eswatini: 27% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Eswatini has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mozambique 50
Eswatini: 140 (2024) · Mozambique: 50 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mozambique’s railway network is 10 times as long as Eswatini’s
Eswatini: 300 km (2011) · Mozambique: 3,116 km (2011)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Eswatini fly 45% more passengers per resident than those from Mozambique
Eswatini: 0.03 (2023) · Mozambique: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 41% of Mozambique, but only 25% of Eswatini
Eswatini: 25.3% (2024) · Mozambique: 41.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Eswatini emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mozambique
Eswatini: 0.8 t (2024) · Mozambique: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Eswatini’s electricity is renewable, versus 83% in Mozambique
Eswatini: 96.7% (2024) · Mozambique: 83.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Eswatini carries 18% more fine dust than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 20 µg/m³ (2024) · Mozambique: 17 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Eswatini: 12.5 per 100k (2021) · Mozambique: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Eswatini are 26% deadlier than in Mozambique
Eswatini: 33.6 per 100k (2023) · Mozambique: 26.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mozambique is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Eswatini
Eswatini: 20.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 24.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mozambique gets 5% more rain than Eswatini
Eswatini: 872 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 918 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Eswatini bigger than Mozambique?
Mozambique is larger. Eswatini fits inside Mozambique 46 times.
Which has more people, Eswatini or Mozambique?
Mozambique has 28 times as many people as Eswatini (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Eswatini or Mozambique?
People in Eswatini live 0.47 years longer than in Mozambique. Life expectancy at birth is 64.3 years in Eswatini and 63.8 in Mozambique.
Are people taller in Eswatini or Mozambique?
Men in Eswatini are 5.1 cm taller than in Mozambique (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).