Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

be 76.3% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 6.5 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 94.1% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 71.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 30.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.2% less likely to be literate

In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 77.6% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 46.1% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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