Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Benin, you would:

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Benin, 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 12.5% less likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 5.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 31.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

be 80.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 78.6% more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 34.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 19.4% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 18.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% 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.

Expenditures

spend 46.2% more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.8 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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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