Quality of life comparison

be 61.6% less likely to be obese

In Iceland, 21.9% 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 Iceland, 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 13.5 years less

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

pay a 35.2% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 94.6% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

have 2.6 times more children

In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 79.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.

be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 68.0% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 100.0% 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 Iceland, 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.

spend 57.1% less on education

Iceland spends 7.7% 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

Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 71.3% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.