Self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique
Mozambique: Self-reported life satisfaction was 5.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique is 5.34, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique peaked at 5.34 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.42, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.42 | 4.97 | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 4.79 | 5.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 119 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.1652 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 7,207 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 18,972 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 489,077 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 465,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Mozambique was 5.34 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Mozambique ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.