Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

live 11.4 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 3.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Sierra Leone 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 17.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 53.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

be 46.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.3% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 55.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 63.7% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 56.8% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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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