Facts about Tanzania

Norway brought electric light to Pemba, and a referendum on Zanzibar paved the way for a coalition government. 2010 was a year with many bright spots for this country; one of Norway’s main development partners.
Estimated population (2010)
45 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
527 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
28,8 %
Industry
24,3 %
Services
46,9 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
67 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
13,7 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2005)
44,4 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
108
Change 2000 - 2009
-31
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2005)
5,8
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
5,6 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
54 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
65,0 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,4

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
96,7 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
27,1 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
100
Secondary
78,4
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
30,7 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
38,8 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,7

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.