Quality of life comparison

be 61.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 2.6 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.6% more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

make 15.4% less money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 84.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

be 34.8% less likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

have 13.6% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 22.5% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 68.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

see 94.4% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.