Mozambique vs Niger

Mozambique and Niger 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 1.3 times as many people as Niger: 35.6 million against 27.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Niger ($775) is 24% higher than in Mozambique ($627) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Niger (7%) than in Mozambique (-0.5%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mozambique (4.4%) than in Niger (-4.5%), a difference of 8.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mozambique (6.6%) than in Niger (0.4%), a difference of 6.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mozambique can expect to live 2.4 years longer than one born in Niger: 63.8 years against 61.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Mozambique is older: half of its people are over 16.3 years, against 15.2 years in Niger in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mozambique (20.5%) than in Niger (15.6%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mozambique (0.29 tonnes) are about 2.4 times as high as in Niger (0.12 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mozambique (41.3%) than in Niger (0.8%), a difference of 40.5 percentage points in 2024.