Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 10.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
be 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.5% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 36.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.5% less 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 Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
have 20.8% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 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 Kenya, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 19.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.1% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.4% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
How big is Kenya compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.