Singapore vs Tanzania
Singapore vs Tanzania: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.44% in Singapore and 3.69% in Tanzania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Singapore.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Singapore.
- In 2017, Singapore ranked 100 and Tanzania ranked 66 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Singapore | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.43 | 3.68 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.43 | 3.67 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.42 | 3.67 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.42 | 3.66 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.42 | 3.66 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.42 | 3.65 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.42 | 3.65 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.42 | 3.65 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.44 | 3.66 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.45 | 3.67 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.47 | 3.69 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.55 | 3.7 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.64 | 3.71 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.84 | 3.73 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.9 | 3.73 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.92 | 3.74 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.95 | 3.75 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.97 | 3.75 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.98 | 3.76 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4 | 3.76 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.01 | 3.76 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.98 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.93 | 3.77 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Singapore vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSingapore: 100% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025