Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 65.9% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 9.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 5.2 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.3% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2024.
make 68.4% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,700 as of 2024, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Tanzania, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.9% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.8% as of 2024. In Tanzania, it is 78.2% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 57.4% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Tanzania, about 29.0% do as of 2023.
be 38.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 61% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 61.6% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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
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