Congo - Kinshasa vs Mozambique
Congo - Kinshasa vs Mozambique: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 22.5% in Congo - Kinshasa and 36.9% in Mozambique, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 14.4 percentage points, or 1.64 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2024, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 207 and Mozambique ranked 204 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.5 | 36.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 22.1 | 36 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 21.5 | 33.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 20.8 | 31.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 20.1 | 30.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 19.1 | 29.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 18.7 | 31.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 18 | 24.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 17.3 | 26.2 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 16.6 | 24 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 13.5 | 24.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 15.2 | 22.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 15.4 | 21.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 13 | 18.9 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 12.3 | 15 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 82 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 13 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 4.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 3.7 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 6.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Mozambique: $586 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Mozambique: -0.2% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Mozambique: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Mozambique: 90.8% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Mozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977