Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 11.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
be 18.3% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 54.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
be 26.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
make 36.8% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 55.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
have 27.0% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 39.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% 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 31.2% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 11.6% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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 Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.