Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.

live 3.9 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Zambia, however, that number is 60.0% as of 2022.

pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Zambia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 43.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Zambia, 135.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 34.4% less likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Zambia, about 21.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 12.1% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Zambia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.4% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Zambia Revenue Authority.

Zambia: At a glance

Zambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 743,398 sq km. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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