Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 80.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 8.0 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 1.4% as of 2023.
be 45.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 24.0% more children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Benin, 523.0 women do as of 2020.
be 44.0% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Benin, it is 45.8% as of 2021.
be 53.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 56% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.5% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.