Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 64.6% less likely to be obese
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 3.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.
make 82.2% less money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $14,600 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 57.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Tanzania, 43% of the population do as of 2021.
be 62.4% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 24.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.0 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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
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