Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 16.4 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 89.0% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $29,100 as of 2007, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2017.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tanzania, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 9.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 65.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 33% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 27.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Tanzania, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 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
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