Quality of life comparison

be 35.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 6.5 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 69.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 40.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 78.7% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

be 14.2% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 31.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 40.7% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

see 4.8 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.