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Mozambique

Capital
Maputo
First surveyed in
2002
Population
31.26 million

Mozambique has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2022. Surveys are conducted in Portuguese, Emakhuwa, Xichangana, Cisena, Cinyanja, Echuwabu and Cinyungwe. The national partner is Ipsos Mozambique

Key stats

Data from the Round 9 survey in Mozambique.
52 %
A majority of citizens say they trust the police “somewhat” or “a lot.”
68 %
More than two-thirds of Mozambicans say domestic violence should be treated as a criminal matter rather than as a private matter.
56 %
A majority of Mozambicans say it is “never justified” for parents to use physical force to discipline their children.