Tanzania or Zambia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Tanzania wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 3.
- Safety and trust: Zambia 0:1
- Costs and work: Tanzania 1:0
- Climate and health: Tanzania 5:1
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Tanzania
Indicator
Zambia
Safety and trust
Better: Zambia (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.01 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
3.8 per 100,000 residents
2020
5.2 per 100,000 residents
2015
Trust between people
observation is outdated
periods differ
8%
2004
11%
2010
Costs and work
Better: Tanzania (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$4,471
20252% higher
✗$4,379
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Tanzania (5 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓67.2 years
20241% higher
✗66.5 years
20241% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓64.4 years
2024almost equal
64.1 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓70.0 years
20242% higher
✗68.9 years
20242% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
72.0 years
2023almost equal
✓72.7 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓97.13%
2024almost equal
96.54%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓96.30%
20241% higher
✗95.16%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
tie
20.2 µg/m³ per year
2023
20.2 µg/m³ per year
2023
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.49 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.33 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Tanzania, Zambia.