Three metrics of inequality in Mozambique
Mozambique: Three metrics of inequality was 68.09 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Three metrics of inequality in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 68.09 for three metrics of inequality in 2022.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Mozambique peaked at 72.48 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.12, in 2008.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.91 | 70.91 | 70.91 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.12 | 65.12 | 67.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.84 | 69.21 | 72.48 | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.09 | 68.09 | 68.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Mozambique?
- Three metrics of inequality in Mozambique was 68.09 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 72.48 in 2014.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.12 in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.