Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

be 23.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

make 18.8% less money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 14.4% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 53.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 24.1% less likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 17.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 54.4% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.2% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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