Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 46.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In New Zealand, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.6% of people as of 2018.
live 18.2 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 91.8% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2017, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tanzania, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 58.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Tanzania, 33% of the population do as of 2017.
be 72.5% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Tanzania, about 25.0% do as of 2018.
be 31.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 68% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 46.9% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tanzania spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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
How big is Tanzania compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.