If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 47.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 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 7.3 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 61.5% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 72.3% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 84.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.4% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 52.2% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 22.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 73.7% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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