If you lived in Tanzania instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Health

be 69.6% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 5.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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

make 84.7% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

be 25.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 84.7% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 17.0% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 71.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 Dominican Republic, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 40% of the population do as of 2019.

be 71.4% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 25.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 22.5% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.6% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 10.6% more coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.

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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