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Mozambique

MZ Β· MOZ Β· #35 Β· 11 cities

Nomad score 46/100 Compare

Governance at a glance

Government
Unitary dominant-party Semi-presidential system
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI score (2026)
21/100
Press freedom (2025)
52.6/100 #101
Electoral democracy (2025)
0.279
HDI
0.493
Regional blocs
AU

Government and leaders

Government type
Unitary dominant-party Semi-presidential system
Leaders
TitleName
President of MozambiqueDaniel Chapo
Prime Minister of MozambiqueMaria Benvinda Levy

Safety and security

Homicide rate (2011)
3.6/100k
Traffic deaths (2019)
30.0/100k
Military spending (2024)
2.0% of GDP

World governance indicators

Percentile rank among all countries

Political stability (2023) 12th pct
Rule of law (2023) 17th pct
Corruption control (2023) 22th pct
Government effectiveness (2023) 26th pct
Regulatory quality (2023) 25th pct
Voice and accountability (2023) 32th pct
Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

Corruption perceptions index

CPI score (2026)
21 / 100
Interpretation
High corruption
Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

Democracy index

Electoral (2025)
0.279
Liberal
0.175
Participatory
0.201
Deliberative
0.170
Egalitarian
0.188
Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

Press freedom index

Overall score (2025)
52.6 / 100
Global rank
#101 / 180
Rank change
+4 vs previous year
RSF zone
Afrique
Political #112
39.7
Economic #93
41.0
Legal #79
63.7
Social #71
65.1
Safety #116
53.7
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom. Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

Press freedom historical data

Press freedom historical data
Year Score Rank Political Economic Legal Social Safety
2025 52.6 101 39.7 41.0 63.7 65.1 53.7
2024 52.4 105 40.8 46.2 64.2 62.3 48.7
2023 56.1 102 49.2 46.5 67.0 65.3 52.7
2022 49.9 116 46.1 40.3 61.6 47.3 54.2
2021 64.6 108 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 86.1
2020 66.2 104 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 93.1
2019 67.3 103 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2018 68.9 99 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2017 69.0 93 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 77.0
2016 69.8 87 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 51.4
2015 70.0 85 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 80.5
2014 70.7 79 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
2013 72.0 73 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, 0-100 scale (higher is better). Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

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