Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Malawi, you would:

Health

be 42.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.2 years less

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 44.8% more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 73.3% more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

be 48.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

Life

be 25.4% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

have 19.2% more children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 50.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 57.1% more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 48.6% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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