Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
be 18.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
make 50.0% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.
pay a 76.5% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.0% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
be 38.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.
have 20.9% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 31.0% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.0% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.
Tanzania: At a glance
How big is Tanzania compared to Angola? See an in-depth size comparison.