Mozambique vs Zambia
Mozambique vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Mozambique and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.6 years, or 1.13 times that in Mozambique.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mozambique ranked 160 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mozambique | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
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
Mozambique vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990