Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 55.6% less likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 7.6 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 87.5% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.4% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.2% less on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.1% less on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.3 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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