Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 62.2% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% 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 Finland, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 11.6 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
pay a 41.9% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 93.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Finland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Tanzania, 46% of the population do as of 2022.
be 65.6% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.0% 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 Finland, 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 44.1% less on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 60.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.9% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Tanzania Revenue Authority.
Tanzania: At a glance
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