Ghana vs Mozambique
Ghana vs Mozambique: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Ghana and 4.5 years in Mozambique, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ghana, by 1.5 years, or 1.33 times that in Mozambique.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Ghana ranked 134 and Mozambique ranked 160 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ghana | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Mozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977