Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

Health

live 6.5 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, 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 11.6% less likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 56.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 50.0% more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 44.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

be 67.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 54.6% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 25.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 10.8% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 22.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 54.8% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 22.2% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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