Mozambique vs Tanzania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Mozambique
0.3721 people per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.3688 people per person
in 2025
Mozambique rank
177th
Tanzania rank
179th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.3721 people per person against 0.3688 people per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0033 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0499 people per person | 0.0504 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.098 people per person | 0.1047 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.1727 people per person | 0.1675 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.268 people per person | 0.2037 people per person | 0.0643 people per person | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.2997 people per person | 0.2459 people per person | 0.0538 people per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.3207 people per person | 0.3087 people per person | 0.012 people per person | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.3546 people per person | 0.3526 people per person | 0.002 people per person | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 0.3721 people per person against 0.3688 people per person in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.0033 people per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.