Quality of life comparison

be 64.4% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 15.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 5.7 years less

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 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.

be 61.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

make 92.1% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

be 17.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 30.4% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

have 3.9 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.1% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 57.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Latvia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Tanzania, 43% of the population do as of 2021.

be 64.4% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 45.0% less on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 49.3% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.9 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.