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

Health

be 59.2% less likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% 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 Mongolia, 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 1.2 years less

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 77.9% less money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.5% less likely to be literate

In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 80.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 Mongolia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 61.9% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% 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

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation.

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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