Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 55.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
be 37.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 31.9% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 50.5% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 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 18.5% more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 49.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 83% 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 20.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Comoros, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 26.9% more on education
Comoros spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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
How big is Tanzania compared to Comoros? See an in-depth size comparison.