Malawi vs Mozambique
Malawi vs Mozambique: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.5 years in Malawi and 4.5 years in Mozambique, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1 years, or 1.23 times that in Mozambique.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Malawi ranked 139 and Mozambique ranked 160 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Malawi | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | – |
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
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
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Mozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977