Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
have 13.2% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tanzania scores 43 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.
see 54.2% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tanzania spends $119 as of 2023.
have 64.7% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 48.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.1% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Tanzania, it is 78.2% as of 2022.
be 58.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 24.4% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tanzania, about 31.2% do as of 2024.
be 21.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% 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 27.2% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 9.9 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 66.9% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
Safety
be 76.2% less likely to be murdered
Nigeria has a homicide rate of 15.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.
live with 34.0% more strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tanzania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 53.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.
emit 45.6% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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