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

Health

be 72.2% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 23.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 4.1 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 39.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

make 73.5% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.5% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 50.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Fiji, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 63.6% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Fiji, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 89% 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 42.1% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 26.1% more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.

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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