Madagascar vs Mozambique

Madagascar 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.

• Madagascar and Mozambique have about the same number of people: 32.7 million and 35.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mozambique ($627) is 5% higher than in Madagascar ($599) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Madagascar (3%) than in Mozambique (-0.5%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Madagascar (8.1%) than in Mozambique (4.4%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mozambique (6.6%) than in Madagascar (3%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Madagascar (63.8 years) and Mozambique (63.8 years) in 2024.
• The population of Madagascar is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 16.3 years in Mozambique in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mozambique (20.5%) than in Madagascar (18.7%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mozambique (0.29 tonnes) are 93% higher than in Madagascar (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mozambique (41.3%) than in Madagascar (17.3%), a difference of 24 percentage points in 2024.