Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 18% bigger than Mozambique
Mozambique: 799,380 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mozambique’s coastline is 73% longer than Tanzania’s
Mozambique: 2,470 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,459 m above Mozambique’s
Mozambique: 2,436 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 56% of Mozambique, versus 45% of Tanzania
Mozambique: 56.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Mozambique
Mozambique: 35.6 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 76% more densely populated than Mozambique
Mozambique: 45 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tanzania are 2.7 cm taller than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 164.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 1.5 cm taller than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 155.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tanzania is 0.92 years older than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 16.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mozambique have 0.1 more children on average than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 4.69 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tanzania and Mozambique are practically level
Mozambique: 2.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 17 times as many refugees per resident as Mozambique
Mozambique: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mozambique and Tanzania are practically level
Mozambique: 0 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Mozambique 1
Mozambique: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tanzania’s economy is 4 times the size of Mozambique’s
Mozambique: $22.3 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tanzania produces 2.6 times as much per person as Mozambique
Mozambique: Int$1,698 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mozambique than in Tanzania (Gini 9.1 points higher)
Mozambique: 49.6 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
81% of people in Mozambique live on less than $3 a day, versus 51% in Tanzania
Mozambique: 81.4% (2022) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.6% in Mozambique, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Mozambique: 6.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mozambique spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Mozambique: 1.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mozambique’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Mozambique: 21.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mozambique’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tanzania’s
Mozambique: 37% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mozambique spends 46% more on health per person than Tanzania
Mozambique: $53 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 63.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mozambique is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 43.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mozambique has 31% more doctors per person than Tanzania
Mozambique: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tanzania has 14% more hospital beds per person than Mozambique
Mozambique: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mozambique is 12% higher than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 9.4% in Mozambique
Mozambique: 9.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Mozambique smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Mozambique: 10.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (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 Tanzania
Mozambique: 5.34 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mozambique drink 33% more alcohol than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 18% more meat per person than Mozambique
Mozambique: 10.4 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 332 kcal more food per person per day than Mozambique
Mozambique: 2,186 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 622 more hours a year than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 1,507 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tanzania went to school 1.5 years longer than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 4.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mozambique welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Mozambique: 0.07 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 5 more World Heritage sites than Mozambique (7 against 2)
Mozambique: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mozambique and Tanzania are practically level
Mozambique: 2 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 21% in Mozambique
Mozambique: 21% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mozambique is 28% faster than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 72 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
52% of people in Tanzania have electricity, versus 37% in Mozambique
Mozambique: 36.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Mozambique and Tanzania are practically level
Mozambique: 37% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mozambique 50
Mozambique: 50 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mozambique’s railway network is 15% longer than Tanzania’s
Mozambique: 3,116 km (2011) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from Mozambique
Mozambique: 0.02 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 41% of Mozambique
Mozambique: 41.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tanzania emits 17% more CO₂ than someone in Mozambique
Mozambique: 0.2 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
83% of Mozambique’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
Mozambique: 83.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 45% more fine dust than in Mozambique
Mozambique: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Mozambique: no data · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mozambique are 33% deadlier than in Tanzania
Mozambique: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mozambique is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Tanzania
Mozambique: 24.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 20% more rain than Mozambique
Mozambique: 918 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mozambique bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 18% bigger than Mozambique.
Which has more people, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Mozambique (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mozambique or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Mozambique. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Mozambique and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Mozambique or Tanzania?
Men in Tanzania are 2.7 cm taller than in Mozambique (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).