Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 80.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 46.4% less likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.

live 1.9 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 11.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.

make 11.5% less money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.

be 69.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.

pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 23.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.5% less likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 17.5% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 15.8% less on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 64.5% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.

Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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