Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 14.5 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 69.2% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 14.1% more children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 55.0% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 90.9% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.