Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 54.8% less likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 1.6 years less

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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 36.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 75.5% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 132.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 93.5% more children

In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.0% less likely to be literate

In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 26.5% more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Tanzania, 46% of the population do as of 2022.

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

In Turkmenistan, 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 33.3% less on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.7% 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: The World Factbook.

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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