Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 11.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
be 18.3% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.
be 26.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.
make 38.1% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.
Life
have 26.2% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 53.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 23.4% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 52.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.4% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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 Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.