Quality of life comparison

be 29.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 8.1 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.3% more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

make 42.3% more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2022, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2022.

be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.5% as of 2022.

be 54.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

be 18.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

have 11.7% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 50% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2021.

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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 36.4% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.4% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 88.1% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.