Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

be 84.1% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 4.5 years less

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 71.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

make 35.0% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2019, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 46.1% more children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.8% less likely to be literate

In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 98.3% as of 2011. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 68.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 58.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Marshall Islands, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 43.6% less likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 67.7% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.7% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 16.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.8 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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