Mozambique vs Zimbabwe
Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 63.6 years in Mozambique and 62.8 years in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 0.8 years, or 1.01 times that in Zimbabwe.
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What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2023, Mozambique ranked 211 and Zimbabwe ranked 212 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mozambique at 74.2 years and Zimbabwe at 77.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Mozambique | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.6 | 62.8 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 63 | 62.4 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 60.3 | 60.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 61.3 | 61.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 59.5 | 59.8 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 58.7 | 59 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58.1 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 56.5 | 55.4 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 55.7 | 53.9 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 55 | 51.9 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 54.4 | 49.8 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 53.8 | 48.5 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 53.3 | 47.6 | 69 |
| 2006 | 52.8 | 47.1 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 52.3 | 46.6 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 51.9 | 46 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 51.4 | 45.4 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 50.9 | 45.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 50.3 | 44.5 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 49.5 | 46 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 48.8 | 46.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 48.2 | 47.6 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 47.8 | 48.5 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 47.1 | 49 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 46.6 | 51.1 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 46.1 | 52.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 45.7 | 54 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 45.1 | 55.6 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 44.7 | 57 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 44.3 | 58.3 | 64 |
| 1989 | 43.9 | 59.5 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 43.7 | 60.2 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 41 | 60.7 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 41 | 61 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 39 | 60.9 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 38.9 | 60.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 41.6 | 60 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 41.7 | 59.9 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 41.6 | 59.5 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 44 | 59.1 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 43.9 | 54.9 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 44 | 54.7 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 43.9 | 57 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 43.9 | 57.6 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 43.8 | 58.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 43.2 | 58.2 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 42.7 | 58.1 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 42.5 | 58.2 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 42.6 | 58 | 56 |
| 1970 | 42.5 | 57.8 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 42.3 | 57.5 | 56 |
| 1968 | 42.1 | 57.1 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 42 | 56.8 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 41.8 | 56.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 41.8 | 55.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 41.7 | 55.4 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 42 | 54.9 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 41.8 | 54.5 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 41.5 | 54 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 41.2 | 53.5 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 40.9 | 53 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 40.5 | 52.6 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 40.1 | 52.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 39.6 | 51.8 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 39.3 | 51.4 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 38.9 | 51 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 38.5 | 50.6 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 38.1 | 50.2 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 37.7 | 49.8 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 37.3 | 49.4 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mozambique | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.862.3–65.2 | 63.161.6–64.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 6462–66 | 63.461.1–65.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 64.161.7–66.7 | 63.660.9–66 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 64.361.4–67.3 | 63.960.8–66.8 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 64.561.3–67.8 | 64.260.7–67.3 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 64.661–68.1 | 64.460.7–68 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 64.861.1–68.7 | 64.760.7–68.4 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 6561–69 | 6560.5–69 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 65.160.9–69.5 | 65.260.4–69.5 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 65.360.8–69.8 | 65.460.6–70.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 65.560.6–70.2 | 65.760.7–70.4 | 75 |
| 2035 | 65.660.7–70.5 | 65.960.6–70.8 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 65.860.5–70.9 | 66.260.7–71.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 65.960.4–71.4 | 66.460.7–71.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 66.160.5–71.6 | 66.660.5–71.9 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 66.360.4–71.9 | 66.860.8–72.3 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 66.460.4–72.4 | 6760.8–72.7 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 66.660.4–72.6 | 67.360.9–73 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 66.760.3–72.9 | 67.560.9–73.3 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 66.960.4–73 | 67.761.1–73.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 6760.2–73.5 | 67.961.1–74.2 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 67.160.4–73.7 | 68.161.1–74.5 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 67.360.5–74 | 68.361–74.8 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 67.460.5–74.5 | 68.561–74.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 67.660.8–74.6 | 68.761.3–75.2 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 67.760.5–74.9 | 68.961.4–75.4 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 67.860.5–75.3 | 69.161.6–75.6 | 77 |
| 2051 | 6860.7–75.5 | 69.361.7–76 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 68.160.3–75.7 | 69.561.7–76.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 68.260.5–75.9 | 69.661.7–76.3 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 68.460.6–76.2 | 69.861.9–76.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 68.560.6–76.7 | 7061.9–77.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 68.660.5–76.9 | 70.262–77.4 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 68.860.6–77.1 | 70.362.3–77.6 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 68.960.4–77.3 | 70.562.4–77.9 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 6960.4–77.6 | 70.762.3–78.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 69.260.4–78 | 70.962.5–78.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 69.360.4–78.1 | 7162.5–78.6 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 69.460.2–78.1 | 71.262.6–78.8 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 69.560–78 | 71.462.5–79.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 69.760.1–78.4 | 71.562.6–79.4 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 69.860.4–78.6 | 71.762.7–79.9 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 69.960.5–78.6 | 71.862.7–80.2 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 7060.5–78.9 | 7262.6–80.3 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 70.260.6–79.3 | 72.262.5–80.6 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 70.360.7–79.5 | 72.362.8–80.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 70.460.8–79.8 | 72.562.9–81.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 70.560.9–80.1 | 72.663–81.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 70.760.6–80.3 | 72.863–81.5 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 70.860.8–80.5 | 72.963.3–82 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 70.960.6–80.5 | 73.163.4–81.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 7161–80.8 | 73.363.6–82.4 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 71.260.9–80.9 | 73.463.7–82.6 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 71.361.2–81.1 | 73.663.6–82.7 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 71.461.1–81.4 | 73.763.6–83.1 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 71.561.3–81.7 | 73.963.8–83.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 71.661.2–81.9 | 74.163.8–83.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 71.861.4–82.1 | 74.263.8–83.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 71.961.2–82.2 | 74.463.9–83.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 7261.2–82.4 | 74.564–84 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 72.161.2–82.6 | 74.764.2–84.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 72.361.4–83 | 74.864.4–84.2 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 72.461.3–83.2 | 7564.7–84.6 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 72.561–83.2 | 75.164.4–84.7 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 72.661.2–83.3 | 75.364.5–84.7 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 72.861.3–83.5 | 75.464.5–85 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 72.961.2–83.8 | 75.664.5–85.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 7361.3–84.1 | 75.864.6–85.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 73.161.3–84.1 | 75.964.8–85.5 | 81 |
| 2093 | 73.361.3–84.4 | 76.165–85.8 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 73.461.3–84.4 | 76.264.9–85.9 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 73.561–84.4 | 76.465–85.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 73.761.2–84.5 | 76.565.3–85.9 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 73.861.6–84.6 | 76.765.6–86.2 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 73.961.6–84.8 | 76.965.5–86.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 7461.6–85.1 | 7765.7–86.6 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 74.261.5–85.3 | 77.265.7–86.7 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001