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

Health

be 67.2% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 9.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 3.1 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 52.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 20.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 53.3% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 94.6% more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.1% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 59.3% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 49.1% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.

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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