Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.8 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $49,600 as of 2023.
be 87.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 4.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.3% more likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 66.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 58.2% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 38.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.4% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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