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

Health

be 69.9% less likely to be obese

In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 7.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominica, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 8.0 years less

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 55.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

make 73.7% less money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 60.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 40% of the population do as of 2019.

be 68.6% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on education

Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 30.9% less on healthcare

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 9.6 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 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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