Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 16.5 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 23.1% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 21.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.1% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department.
Afghanistan: At a glance
How big is Afghanistan compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.