Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 84.8% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 4.5 years less

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 77.2% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 53.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.3% less likely to be literate

In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 51.5% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 79.3% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% 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: 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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