Malawi vs Mozambique
Malawi vs Mozambique: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.2% of the labour force in Malawi and 0.08% of the labour force in Mozambique, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.11 percentage points, or 2.37 times that in Mozambique.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2020, Malawi ranked 154 and Mozambique ranked 164 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Malawi | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.24 | 0.1 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.23 | 0.8 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.19 | 1.07 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.17 | 1.09 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Malawi vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Mozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977