Mozambique vs Uruguay: Share of the population that is female
Mozambique
51.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
51.5%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
41st
Uruguay rank
40th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Mozambique
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 51.5% against 51.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.1% | 0.9% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 50.6% | 0.5% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.1% | 0.8% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.3% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Mozambique or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 51.5% against 51.4% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Mozambique and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Uruguay rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Mozambique ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.