Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.8 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 36.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 83.9% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.4% less likely to be literate

In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 41.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Tanzania, 46% of the population do as of 2022.

be 62.8% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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 43.1% less on education

Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 66.7% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 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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