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

Health

be 56.9% less likely to be obese

In Switzerland, 19.5% 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 Switzerland, 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 13.0 years less

In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 39.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Switzerland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 96.4% less money

Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $72,300 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

be 79.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 3.2 times more children

In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 34.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Switzerland, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 Switzerland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Tanzania, 43% of the population do as of 2021.

be 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Switzerland, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Switzerland, 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 36.5% less on education

Switzerland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 67.8% less on healthcare

Switzerland spends 11.8% 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: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.

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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