Quality of life comparison

be 42.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.2 years less

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 44.8% more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

make 2.1 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 47.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.5% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

have 22.2% more children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 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 have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% 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 33.3% more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% 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.

spend 29.6% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 13.8% more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.