Malawi vs Mozambique

Malawi 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.

• Mozambique has about 1.6 times as many people as Malawi: 35.6 million against 22.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Malawi ($672) is 7% higher than in Mozambique ($627) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Malawi (1.9%) than in Mozambique (-0.5%), a difference of 2.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Malawi (28.4%) than in Mozambique (4.4%), a difference of 24 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mozambique (6.6%) than in Malawi (5.1%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malawi can expect to live 3.8 years longer than one born in Mozambique: 67.6 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Malawi is older: half of its people are over 17.6 years, against 16.3 years in Mozambique in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mozambique (20.5%) than in Malawi (19%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mozambique (0.29 tonnes) are 32% higher than in Malawi (0.22 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mozambique (41.3%) than in Malawi (22%), a difference of 19.3 percentage points in 2024.