Mozambique vs Zimbabwe
Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Mozambique and 7 years in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 2.5 years, or 1.57 times that in Mozambique.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mozambique ranked 160 and Zimbabwe ranked 106 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mozambique | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | – | 6.8 |
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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- 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