Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 65.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 3.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Tanzania has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
live 12.6 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
be 18.8% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 11.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 11.6% less access to essential health services
Tanzania scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 94.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 276.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 61% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 32.3% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 27.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 89.9% less on education
Tanzania spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.4% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.1% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 4.2 times more likely to be murdered
Tanzania has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 25.4% less strain on fresh water
Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 68.0% less home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 83.9% more CO2
Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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