Mozambique, press rank #98 · ~$850/mo

Can you live unwatched in Vilankulo (Bazaruto gateway)?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Vilankulo (Bazaruto gateway) itself. The rest are set by Mozambique’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °3/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °2/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #98 (Mozambique) ~$850/mo, this city safety 3/5 geopolitical stability 3/5

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

No national law requires a child to be vaccinated here. The schedule is an offer, not a duty.

If you skip them: Nothing. No national law requires it.

Exemptions: Not needed: there is no mandate to be exempt from.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.