Afghanistan vs Mozambique

Afghanistan and Mozambique compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Afghanistan has about 1.2 times as many people as Mozambique: 43.8 million against 35.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mozambique ($627 in 2025) is 50% higher than in Afghanistan ($417 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Afghanistan (1.9% in 2024) than in Mozambique (-0.5% in 2025), a difference of 2.4 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mozambique (4.4% in 2025) than in Afghanistan (-6.6% in 2024), a difference of 11 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Afghanistan (13.4%) than in Mozambique (6.6%), a difference of 6.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Afghanistan can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in Mozambique: 66.3 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Afghanistan is older: half of its people are over 16.9 years, against 16.3 years in Mozambique in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mozambique (20.5%) than in Afghanistan (16.1%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mozambique (0.29 tonnes) are 4% higher than in Afghanistan (0.28 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mozambique (41.3%) than in Afghanistan (1.9%), a difference of 39.4 percentage points in 2024.