Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Maputo
Mozambique
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Mozambique in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #101
Mozambique's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
35.6M
#46 of 196
77th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$22.34B
#126 of 196
36th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$450.4M
#109 of 196
45th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$49.9M
#103 of 196
48th percentile
2015 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
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$1.38B
#137 of 196
30th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- MOZ
Three interesting facts
Mozambique shares land borders with 6 countries: Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique spans roughly 801,590 square kilometers, placing it around 35th by area in this factbook.
Mozambique’s position in Eastern Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Mozambique on the map
Mozambique is located in Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania. Its terrain is mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west. The climate is tropical to subtropical. In area, the country is slightly more than five times the size of Georgia, slightly less than twice the size of California.
Economy
Economic profile
Mozambique's economy is characterized by low-income East African economy, subsistence farming dominates labor force, return to growth led by agriculture and extractive industries, Islamist insurgency threatens natural gas projects in north, ongoing foreign debt restructuring and resolution under IMF Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Major industries include aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages. Important agricultural products include cassava, maize, sugarcane, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, coconuts, onions (2023). Notable exports include coal, natural gas, aluminum, gold, precious stones (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Mozambique has an estimated population of 34,090,466. Languages spoken include Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.). The population includes African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) 0.2% (2017 est.). The urban population represents 38.8% of total population (2023).
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