Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.1 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 97.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Niger, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 53.8% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
be 54.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 41.4% more children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 54.9% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
be 83.5% more 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 Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.0% less 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 Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 54.5% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.