Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri 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 58.3% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 36.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
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.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
have 21.2% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 65.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
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, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
