Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 59.6% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 9.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.6% of people as of 2018.
live 17.2 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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
pay a 46.9% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 89.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $30,500 as of 2017, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2017.
be 15.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.
be 20.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 19.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tanzania, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2015.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tanzania, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 65.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.9% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.
be 14.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.6 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 Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Tanzania, 33% of the population do as of 2017.
be 66.5% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 74.7% 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 Portugal, 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 30.6% less on education
Portugal spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Tanzania spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 20.6% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Tanzania: At a glance
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