Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 23.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
make 21.7% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.
be 71.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 20.1% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 54.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 21.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 61.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tanzania: At a glance
How big is Tanzania compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.