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

Health

be 64.6% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 23.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 4.6 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 45.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 50.7% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 98.2% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 47.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 43.9% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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 28.3% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 55.8% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 56.5% more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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