Data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Congo, Dem. Rep., Angola, Lesotho 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Mozambique81.4
Sierra Leone41.5
Congo, Dem. Rep...85.3
Angola39.3
Lesotho41.9

(2022)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...62
Mozambique64
Sierra Leone62
Congo, Dem. Rep...62
Angola65
Lesotho57

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.2
Mozambique34,631,766
Sierra Leone8,642,022
Congo, Dem. Rep...109,276,265
Angola37,885,849
Lesotho2,337,423

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
Mozambique2.9
Sierra Leone2.1
Congo, Dem. Rep...3.2
Angola3.0
Lesotho1.1

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-249,553
Mozambique-65,573
Sierra Leone-11,309
Congo, Dem. Rep...-27,309
Angola-3,524
Lesotho-5,192

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Mozambique0.362
Sierra Leone0.363
Congo, Dem. Rep...0.366
Angola0.362
Lesotho0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,827.2
Mozambique22.7
Sierra Leone7
Congo, Dem. Rep...71
Angola101
Lesotho2.3

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,576.7
Mozambique656.8
Sierra Leone806.7
Congo, Dem. Rep...649.4
Angola2,665.9
Lesotho971.9

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.4
Mozambique2.1
Sierra Leone4.3
Congo, Dem. Rep...6.1
Angola4.4
Lesotho2.9

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...5.9
Mozambique6.6
Sierra Leone3.1
Congo, Dem. Rep...4.4
Angola14.1
Lesotho16.3

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2
Mozambique4.1
Sierra Leone28.6
Congo, Dem. Rep...2.9
Angola28.2
Lesotho6.1

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2
Mozambique1.2
Sierra Leone4.6
Congo, Dem. Rep...2.8
Angola0.1
Lesotho20.9

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26.5
Mozambique45.8
Sierra Leone34.3
Congo, Dem. Rep...54.2
Angola52.1
Lesotho1.1

(2022)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.8
Mozambique0.3
Sierra Leone0.2
Congo, Dem. Rep...0.1
Angola0.7
Lesotho0.4

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...53.0
Mozambique36.0
Sierra Leone35.5
Congo, Dem. Rep...22.1
Angola51.1
Lesotho57.3

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
Mozambique1
Sierra Leone0
Congo, Dem. Rep...0
Angola0
Lesotho1

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1
Mozambique0.7
Sierra Leone4.8
Congo, Dem. Rep...-9.2
Angola19.0
Lesotho0.1

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...28
Mozambique34
Sierra Leone17
Congo, Dem. Rep...13
Lesotho44

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2015)

Sub-Saharan Afr...9
Mozambique4
Sierra Leone2
Angola4
Lesotho38

(2015)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Mozambique71.8
Congo, Dem. Rep...14.9
Lesotho3.0

(2024)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Mozambique66.7
Sierra Leone59.9
Congo, Dem. Rep...46.3
Angola58.2
Lesotho58.2

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...37
Mozambique20
Sierra Leone21
Congo, Dem. Rep...31
Angola45
Lesotho48

(2025)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
Mozambique39
Sierra Leone30
Congo, Dem. Rep...13
Angola40
Lesotho25

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
Mozambique15.4
Sierra Leone1.7
Congo, Dem. Rep...4.1
Angola-1.1
Lesotho-0.6

(2024)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe