Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 43.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.
be 32.6% less likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 43.9% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
have 10.4% less access to essential health services
Malawi scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tanzania scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 96.4% more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $1,319 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 78.2% as of 2022.
be 24.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 28.7 children do as of 2024.
have 11.8% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 48% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 64.3% more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tanzania, about 31.2% do as of 2024.
be 11.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 65% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 14.9% more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 21.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tanzania, they kill 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.
live with 25.9% less strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tanzania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.9% more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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