Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 3.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 2.4 times more doctors per person
Tanzania has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 29.4% less likely to die by suicide
Tanzania has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 78.7% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 11.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 8.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
be 78.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
make 68.4% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $1,319 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
be 88.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 276.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 52.3% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 78.2% as of 2022. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 68.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 76.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 25.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 48.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 52.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tanzania, road accidents kill 15.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.0% less home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 4.2 times more strain on fresh water
Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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