If you lived in South Dakota instead of Tanzania, you would:

Health

live 6.5 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In South Dakota, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

make 17.1 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in South Dakota, the GDP per capita is $61,724 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In South Dakota, about 88.7% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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