Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
have 48.9% more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.
be 41.2% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 75.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.
live 0.8 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
see 32.8% less spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tanzania spends $119 as of 2023.
have 12.2% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tanzania scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 17.4% more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $1,319 as of 2025.
Life
have 24.0% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 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 24.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 36.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tanzania, they kill 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 35.8% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tanzania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 76.0% more electricity
Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tanzania uses 135 kWh as of 2023.
find 58.3% less home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 41.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.8% more CO2
Rwanda 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). How we calculate this
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