Social Development in Mozambique

145 indicators covering social development for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Democracy Index 5 2018 unchanged 98th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 7,207 2025 up 228.6% 72nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 144.9% 119th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 138.5% 54th
Political Rights Score 13 2025 down 40.9% 132nd
Freedom Score 42 2025 down 25.0% 125th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 18,972 2025 up 28.0% 41st
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 4.6% 64th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 7.1% 15th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -19.42 % change on previous year 2025 down 134.8% 81st
Full democracy 0 2025 78th
States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 1st
Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Distribution of Democracy Index 15 2018 unchanged 99th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 0.4873 % change on previous year 2025 down 95.7% 79th
Equal Rights Protection Index 0.511 2025 down 23.2% 117th
Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.314 2025 down 46.7% 146th
Political Corruption Index 0.695 2025 up 39.3% 56th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.695 2025 up 39.3% 56th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.13 2024 up 31.5% 107th
Number of armed conflicts 2 conflicts 2025 15th
Number of state-based conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 10th
Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 1st
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0111 units per square kilometre 2023 up 513.8% 125th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 2023 up 72.9% 75th
LGBT+ Rights Index 2.96 2019 up 90.7% 71st
Forcibly displaced people 489,077 2025 up 2,292.4% 48th
Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 1st
Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 116th
Age of electoral democracy 15 years 2008 up 200.0% 113th
Corruption Perceptions Index 25 2024 down 19.4% 145th
Internally displaced people due to conflict 577,545 people 2024 18th
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.99 2024 up 14.9% 154th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.37 2024 up 16.3% 135th
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6256 2024 up 11.2% 87th
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0091 2024 up 24.1% 119th
Self-reported life satisfaction 5.34 2025 up 7.3% 94th
Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.34 2025 up 7.3% 94th
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 82.3% 2024 up 9.4% 15th
Homicide rate 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 down 39.5% 79th
Homicides 849 homicides 2011 down 22.8% 39th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 down 39.5% 79th
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 down 39.5% 79th
States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 51st
Citizen support for democracy -1.71 2020 down 34.4% 139th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.2972 2020 down 43.6% 82nd
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 90th
Homicides 1,070 deaths 2021 down 1.0% 55th
Homicide rate 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 26.6% 117th
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 3.26 2021 down 27.3% 111th
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.26 million 2030 down 7.1% 72nd
States involved in wars 0 2011 5th
Alcohol, total  (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 2.55 2030 up 31.8% 132nd
States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st
Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 66.7% 97th
Freedom of Expression Score 3 2025 down 50.0% 74th
Civil Rights Score 2 2025 down 60.0% 99th
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 8.2% 2030 down 33.9% 136th
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.56 million 2030 down 8.5% 66th