Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 77.8% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% 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 Kuwait, 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 8.9 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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

make 92.9% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 25.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 85.7% more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 34.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.2% less likely to be literate

In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 Kuwait, 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 Kuwait, 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 Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 39.7% less on healthcare

Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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