If you lived in Tanzania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 35.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 6.5 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 40.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

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

make 84.7% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 19.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 11.2% more children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 74.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.3% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 40.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 22.6% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.


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

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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