Transport and infrastructure in Mozambique
Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Mozambique with the average of all countries in Africa. In many places, the traffic routes show considerable deficiencies and are often not in a particularly good condition.In terms of the length of its rail network, Mozambique ranks 73rd in the world with 0.15 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 4,787 kilometers long.
The waterways listed refer to inland traffic on rivers and canals. The number of ports includes those located on the 2,470 km of coastline. In 2021, about 440,582 freight containers were transported.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 31,083 km. For each of the country's 32.08 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 0.97 meters. This puts Mozambique in 206th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 41 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.With an average of 8712 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Mozambique is considered quite dangerous. This corresponds to 30.4 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.
In Mozambique, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.
Mozambique | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 31,100 km | 969.01 km | 39.53 m |
| Railroads | 4,800 km | 149.23 km | 6.09 m |
| Waterways | 460 km | 14.34 km | 0.58 m |
| Commercial harbors | 30 | 0.94 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 11 | 0.34 | 0.014 |
Africa | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 2,997,800 km | 2,151.40 km | 98.86 m |
| Railroads | 88,600 km | 63.57 km | 2.92 m |
| Waterways | 68,400 km | 49.09 km | 2.26 m |
| Commercial harbors | 7,949 | 5.70 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 413 | 0.30 | 0.000 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)
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