Mozambique vs Tanzania
Mozambique vs Tanzania: National power
National power in 2022: 0.13% of world capability in Mozambique and 0.25% of world capability in Tanzania, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.12 percentage points, or 1.95 times that in Mozambique.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2022, Mozambique ranked 80 and Tanzania ranked 55 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Mozambique | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 0.12 | 0.23 |
| 2016 | 0.12 | 0.23 |
| 2015 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 0.11 | 0.22 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.21 |
| 2012 | 0.12 | 0.21 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 0.12 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 0.1 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| 1989 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 0.1 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 0.1 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| 1978 | 0.09 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| 1975 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| 1974 | – | 0.1 |
| 1973 | – | 0.11 |
| 1972 | – | 0.1 |
| 1971 | – | 0.1 |
| 1970 | – | 0.09 |
| 1969 | – | 0.1 |
| 1968 | – | 0.09 |
| 1967 | – | 0.08 |
| 1966 | – | 0.08 |
| 1965 | – | 0.07 |
| 1964 | – | 0.07 |
| 1963 | – | 0.07 |
| 1962 | – | 0.06 |
| 1961 | – | 0.06 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mozambique vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025