If you lived in Tanzania instead of Lesotho, you would:

Health

be 77.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 10.6 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 49.4% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 44.0% more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 46.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

be 58.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 566.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 41.9% more children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 22.9 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 62.1% less on education

Lesotho spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 67.8% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.


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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