Mozambique vs Rwanda
Mozambique vs Rwanda: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 20.5% in Mozambique and 31.7% in Rwanda, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.54 times that in Mozambique.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2024, Mozambique ranked 171 and Rwanda ranked 163 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Mozambique | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 20.5 | 31.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 28.8 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 19 | 28 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.4 | 24.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 14.3 | 23.8 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 12.5 | 21.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 10.9 | 19.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 14.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 7 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | 8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | – | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | 0.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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
Mozambique vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023