Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 8.1 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

be 18.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

make 55.9% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

pay a 76.5% higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 15.0% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 38.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

have 20.9% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.5% more on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 31.0% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.0% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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