Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 68.9% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 6.7 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 90.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 50.6% more children

In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 27.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.6% less likely to be literate

In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 59.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Oman, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 76.8% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 27.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 42.6% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 31.9% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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