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

Health

be 68.2% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.2 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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 66.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 62.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 81.1% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Suriname, 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.9% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 20.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 53.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Suriname, approximately 99% 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 51.5% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 34.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 44.1% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.7 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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