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

Health

be 63.6% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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

be 67.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

pay a 10.4% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 79.3% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.9% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) 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 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Tanzania, 46% of the population do as of 2022.

be 62.8% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 49.2% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 47.2% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 14.7 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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