How much coast is there?

Malawi: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,470 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malawi’s highest peak towers 566 m above Mozambique’s.

Malawi: 3,002 m (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,436 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Mozambique has 60% more people than Malawi.

Malawi: 22.2 million (2025) · Mozambique: 35.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malawi is 5.2 times as densely populated as Mozambique.

Malawi: 236 per km² (2025) · Mozambique: 45 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malawi is 1.3 years older than in Mozambique.

Malawi: 17.6 years (2023) · Mozambique: 16.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Mozambique have 1.1 more children on average than in Malawi.

Malawi: 3.59 children per woman (2024) · Mozambique: 4.69 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Mozambique and Malawi are practically level.

Malawi: 2.6% (2025) · Mozambique: 2.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Malawi and Mozambique are practically level.

Malawi: 0 (2025) · Mozambique: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malawi has 2 official languages, Mozambique 1.

Malawi: 2 (2026) · Mozambique: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mozambique’s economy is 50% larger than Malawi’s.

Malawi: $14.9 billion (2025) · Mozambique: $22.3 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malawi produces 12% more per person than Mozambique.

Malawi: Int$1,899 (2025) · Mozambique: Int$1,698 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mozambique than in Malawi (Gini 11.1 points higher).

Malawi: 38.5 (2019) · Mozambique: 49.6 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.6% in Mozambique, versus 5.1% in Malawi.

Malawi: 5.1% (2025) · Mozambique: 6.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Mozambique spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Malawi 1.0%.

Malawi: 1% (2024) · Mozambique: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mozambique’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Malawi’s.

Malawi: 35% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Mozambique spends 28% more on health per person than Malawi.

Malawi: $41 (2023) · Mozambique: $53 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mozambique is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Malawi.

Malawi: 38 per 1,000 (2024) · Mozambique: 43.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Mozambique has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Malawi.

Malawi: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Mozambique: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

9.4% of adults in Mozambique are obese, versus 6.7% in Malawi.

Malawi: 6.7% (2024) · Mozambique: 9.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

11% of adults in Mozambique smoke, versus 8.9% in Malawi.

Malawi: 8.9% (2024) · Mozambique: 10.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mozambique rate their lives 2.05 points higher than in Malawi.

Malawi: 3.28 (2025) · Mozambique: 5.34 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mozambique drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Malawi.

Malawi: 1 litres (2023) · Mozambique: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malawi has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Mozambique.

Malawi: 28.2 kg (2023) · Mozambique: 10.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malawi has 432 kcal more food per person per day than Mozambique.

Malawi: 2,618 kcal (2023) · Mozambique: 2,186 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malawi put in 89 more hours a year than in Mozambique.

Malawi: 1,596 hours (2023) · Mozambique: 1,507 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malawi went to school 0.65 years longer than in Mozambique.

Malawi: 5.2 years (2023) · Mozambique: 4.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Mozambique welcomed 31% more tourists per resident than Malawi (2019).

Malawi: 0.05 (2019) · Mozambique: 0.07 (2019)

How many people are online?

21% of people in Mozambique are online, versus 19% in Malawi.

Malawi: 19% (2024) · Mozambique: 21% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

37% of people in Mozambique have electricity, versus 16% in Malawi.

Malawi: 15.6% (2024) · Mozambique: 36.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

37% of people in Mozambique live in cities, versus 18% in Malawi.

Malawi: 18% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malawi has 69 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mozambique 50.

Malawi: 69 (2024) · Mozambique: 50 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Mozambique’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Malawi’s.

Malawi: 767 km (2014) · Mozambique: 3,116 km (2011)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mozambique fly 121 times as many passengers per resident as those from Malawi.

Malawi: 0 (2023) · Mozambique: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 46% of Mozambique, but only 22% of Malawi.

Malawi: 22.4% (2023) · Mozambique: 45.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mozambique emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Malawi.

Malawi: 0.1 t (2024) · Mozambique: 0.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

96% of Malawi’s electricity is renewable, versus 83% in Mozambique.

Malawi: 95.6% (2024) · Mozambique: 83.4% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malawi carries 28% more fine dust than in Mozambique.

Malawi: 21.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Mozambique: 17 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Malawi and Mozambique are nearly identical here.

Malawi: 20.2 per 100k (2021) · Mozambique: 20.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Mozambique is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Malawi.

Malawi: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 24.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malawi gets 58% more rain than Mozambique.

Malawi: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 918 mm (2016–2025 avg)