Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 63.0% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.
be 54.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 32.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.6% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
have 53.3% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.2% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.6% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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 Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.