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

Health

be 82.6% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 7.3 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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 57.4% less money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

be 17.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 65.0% more children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 88.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.7% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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 57.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 52.2% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 50.0% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 28.3% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 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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