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

Health

be 31.4% less likely to be obese

In Comoros, 16.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.

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be 15.0% less likely to die by suicide

Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 35.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 52.3% less spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tanzania spends $119 as of 2023.

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have 68.4% fewer doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.

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have 10.4% less access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tanzania scores 43 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.

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make 35.8% less money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $1,319 as of 2025.

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Life

be 18.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 35.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 28.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.3% more children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 54.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 179.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 46.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 48% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 24.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 85% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 65% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 53.4% less on healthcare

Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 35.0% more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 4.2 times more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

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Safety

be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tanzania, they kill 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 35.9% less home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.

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live with 15.6 times more strain on fresh water

Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tanzania withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 21.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.

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emit 39.2% less CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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