Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 18.4% less likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 33.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

make 50.0% less money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

Life

be 15.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 34.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.

have 17.7% more children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 13.3% less likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 47.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.2% less on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.2% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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