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

Health

be 89.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 11.3 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.4 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 36.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

be 34.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 88.3% higher top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.4% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.

be 93.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 75.7% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

be 38.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 51.6% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 25.9% more coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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