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

Health

be 72.4% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.0 years less

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 83.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 71.4% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 14.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 63.3% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

have 37.1% more children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 34.7% less likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 29.8% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 25.5% less on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 24.6 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 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, Ministry of Finance.

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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