Mozambique |
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Selected EarthTrends Data: |
| Variable | Value |
| Gini Index{1} | 40 |
| Population living on less than $1/day{2} | 38% |
| Population living on less than $2/day{3} | 78% |
| Poverty Gap $1/day{4} | 12% |
| Poverty Gap $2/day{5} | 37% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 32% |
| Access to an improved water source | 43% |
| Literacy rate, all adults | n/a |
| Life expectancy, both sexes | 42 years |
| Definitions and Sources |
| {1} Survey year: 1996-7. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 1996. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 1996. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 1996. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 1996. Based on expenditure. |
Poverty resources:
- HIV/AIDS, human capital, and economic growth prospects for Mozambique (Document)
- Improving health for the poor in Mozambique - the fight continues (Document)
- Mozambique - Decentralized Planning and Financing Project, Vol. 1 of 1 (Document)
- Mozambique - Decentralized, Planning and Financing : Environmental Assessment Vol. 1 (Document)
- Mozambique - Second National Water Development Project - Supplemental Credit (Document)
- USAID Mozambique Office (Project)
- World Bank Mozambique Program (Project)
Poverty datasets:
Citations from the World Resources Report:
EarthTrends Country Profiles: (opens pdf in a new window)
World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)
Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)
