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

Health

be 59.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 13.1 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 16.7% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 42.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

be 29.0% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 40.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

be 87.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

have 11.0% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 38.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 88.2% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.6% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 50.0% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 42.3% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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