Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 3.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 8.2 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.5% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 11.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 14.9% of people as of 2024.
see 56.3% less spent on your healthcare
Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Somalia spends $52 as of 2023.
have 37.2% less access to essential health services
Tanzania scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Somalia scores 27 as of 2021.
be 56.1% more likely to die by suicide
Tanzania has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Somalia, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Somalia, that number is 18.9% as of 2025.
make 49.9% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $1,319 as of 2025, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $661 as of 2025.
Life
have 21.7% more children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.0 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 Somalia, 563.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.8% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 78.2% as of 2022. In Somalia, it is 54.1% as of 2022.
be 2.3 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 65.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 75% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Somalia, about 27.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 27.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tanzania, road accidents kill 15.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Somalia, they kill 20.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Somalia has 0.7 as of 2023.
live with 89.3% more strain on fresh water
Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Somalia withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 83.9% less CO2
Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 77.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Somalia, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Tanzania vs. Somalia
Somalia: At a glance
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