Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 40.4% less likely to be obese

In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 8.2 years less

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 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 41.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

make 95.6% less money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.2% less likely to be literate

In Brunei, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Brunei, approximately 10.5 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 Brunei, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Tanzania, 43% of the population do as of 2021.

be 67.3% less likely to have internet access

In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Brunei, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 58.3% more on healthcare

Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 8.8 times more coastline

Brunei has a total of 161 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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