Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

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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