Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 74.2% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 7.0 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 86.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.
make 86.9% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 60.1% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.1% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 39.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 30.7% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 27.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.5% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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
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