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

Health

be 69.8% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

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

In Syria, 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 4.1 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 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 81.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

be 68.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

make 10.3% less money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 49.8% more children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 51.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 31.3% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, 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 35.3% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 7.4 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 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, Syria.

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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