Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Yemen, however, that number is 54.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 23.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Yemen, 183.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.3% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 27.9% 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
have 28.0% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 38.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 16.9% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Yemen, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 33.8% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Yemen Tax Authority.
Yemen: At a glance
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