Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 74.2% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 7.0 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 79.7% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 60.1% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.1% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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.

be 30.7% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.5% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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