Mozambique Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Mozambique Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Mozambique and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Mozambique.

Etymology: Named for the offshore island of Mozambique, which was named after Mussa Al-Bik, an influential Arab slave trader who set himself up as sultan on the island in the 15th century.

Capital: Maputo.

Independence / foundation: The Portuguese were able to wrest much of the coastal trade from Arab Muslims in the centuries after 1500 and to set up their own colonies. Portugal did not relinquish Mozambique until 1975, year in which the country obtained its independence.

Population: 33 million.

Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZN)
1 USD = 63.50 MZN
1 EUR = 68.92 MZN

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: Makhuwa 26%, Portuguese (official) 17%, Tsonga 9%, Nyanja 8, Sena 7%, Lomwe 7%, Chuwabo 5%, Ndau 4%, Tswa 4%, other Mozambican languages 12%, other <1%, unspecified 2%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 27%, Muslim 19%, Zionist Christian 16%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15%, Anglican 2%, other 5%, none 14%, unspecified 3%.

Climate: Tropical to subtropical.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $41.23 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $1,300.

Main airports: Maputo Airport, Nampula Airport.

World heritage sites in Mozambique

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

Island of Mozambique.

Interesting facts about Mozambique

- Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte, built in 1522, is believed to be the oldest European building in the southern hemisphere.

- Mozambique is the only one-word country to have all five vowels in its name.

- The country's flag is one of only two national flags that features a firearm. The other is Guatemala.

- Samora Machel, Mozambique’s first president, died in 1986 when his plane crashed in South Africa. It was rumoured that the South African government was involved in his death.

- In 2013, the last rhinos in Mozambique were killed by poachers making them extinct in the country.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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