Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 63.0% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.
be 54.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 26.3% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.
have 57.7% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 82.4% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.6% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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
How big is Tanzania compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.