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

Health

be 57.4% less likely to be obese

In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Denmark, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 11.5 years less

In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 49.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

pay a 46.2% lower top tax rate

Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 95.0% less money

Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 67.7% less likely to have internet access

In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Denmark, 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 48.4% less on education

Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 63.8% less on healthcare

Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 80.5% less coastline

Denmark has a total of 7,314 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, Danish Central Tax Administration.

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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