Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 11.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uruguay, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 88.0% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.
be 35.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.2% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 60.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Uruguay, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 40% of the population do as of 2019.
be 74.4% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uruguay, 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 34.0% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.6% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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
How big is Tanzania compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.