Canada vs Tanzania: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Tanzania: Tanzania leads on Major Urban Areas Population (262,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Tanzania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (72,000) against Canada (2.44); Tanzania leads on Oil Imports (30,040) against Canada (1.09). Across 107 compared metrics, Canada wins on 62 and Tanzania wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %29.06 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 29% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points53.68 points
Radios32.38.8
Televisions21.5103,000
Waterways6361,594

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $22.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $87.64B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %8.25 %
Coal Revenue0.080.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %17.62 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.620.2
Electricity Consumption522.25.68
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2355
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5640
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables126
Electricity Imports2.68102
Electricity Installed Capacity143.51.46
Electricity Production649.66.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita4.09 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.940.5
Gross Fixed Investment23.726.5
Gross National Saving20.825
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.43.12
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.13.12
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.066.51
Oil Consumption2.2138,000
Oil Exports1.930
Oil Imports1.0930,040
Oil Production3.480
Oil Proved Reserves175.20
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people26.4 people
Public Debt61.338
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD5.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4572,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.120
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,70067,830
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.010
Remittances01
Revenue from Forest Resources0.082.19
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2551.35
Taxes and Other Revenues13.811.5
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-291,244
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8517.71
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiathe largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year30 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.996.27

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %3.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4348.58
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km400,296 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km1,424 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant1,404.32 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,0451,840

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %45.36 %
Administrative Divisions1031
Independence126
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.79.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA4.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km0.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %276 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.419.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %8.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA1.7
Underweight Children Under 5NA12.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00028,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %58.36 %
Human Capital Index0.820.4
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years70.53 years
Median age of population40.75 years17.61 years
Population Change437,571 persons2.03M persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km81.78 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons72.53M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.52
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %33.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA38.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %4.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons17.62M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8732.98
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years3.86 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people262,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09164.8
Military Service Age and Obligation17generally 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, but may go up to 35 years of age depending on education levels and for medical specialists; no conscription (2026)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %59.84 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.85 %
Population living in slums1.2 %61.38 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons401,598.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %48.21 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-26,156.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births35.58 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇿 TanzaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.05
Airports1,459206
Civil Air Travel6368

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