Tanzania vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 170 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

United States has 4.8 times as many people as Tanzania (349.13 million vs 72.53 million). United States's economy is 376 times the size of Tanzania's ($32.95 trillion vs $87.64 billion GDP).

Comparing Tanzania and United States: Tanzania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (67,830) against United States (2.17); Tanzania leads on Major Urban Areas Population (262,000 people) against United States (18.94 people); Tanzania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (72,000) against United States (19.96). Across 170 compared metrics, Tanzania wins on 54 and United States wins on 110.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 65 metrics compared
Environment: 11 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 22 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 39 metrics compared
Transportation: 3 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	0.25 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	38.86 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	31.16 %	94.69 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	29.06 %	93.14 %★	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 29% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	0.25 Mbps	38.86 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	53.68 points	65.49 points★	2025
Radios	8.8	575★	2002
Televisions	103,000★	219	2002
Waterways	1,594	41,009★	2024

Economy

65 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	22.36B $	350.60B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	87.64B $	32.95T $★	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	39.76 %★	21.84 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	7.03M tonnes	76.82M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	59.83 %	97.02 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	8.25 %★	0.5 %	2019
Coal Revenue	0.02	0.2★	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	17.62 %★	4.1 %	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.6 % of GDP	16.9 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	20.2	92★	2020
Electricity Consumption	5.68★	3.9	2021
Electricity Exports	0	9.7★	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	55	70★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	40★	7	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	9★	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	6	14★	2021
Electricity Imports	102★	72.72	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	1.46★	1.09	2021
Electricity Production	6.7★	4.1	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	4.09 USD per capita	278.47 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	81.97 %★	68.99 %	2025
Gender Pay Gap Percentage	11.31 %	15.32 %★	2024
Gender Wage Gap	11.31 %★	15.32 %	2024
Gini Index Coefficient	40.5	41.8★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	26.5★	12.9	2012
Gross National Saving	25★	18.9	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	18.36 %	59.63 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	3,820.61 USD	76,931.31 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	5.2 %★	3.25 %	2025
Inflation Rate	3.06 %	2.95 %★	2024
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	3.1 %	2.9 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	1.3 % of GDP	3.2 % of GDP★	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	3.12	767.6★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	0	89.7★	2021
Natural Gas Imports	0	86.15★	2021
Natural Gas Production	3.12	772.8★	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	6.51★	0	2021
Oil Consumption	38,000★	19.15	2011
Oil Exports	0	1.92★	2011
Oil Imports	30,040★	10.27	2011
Oil Production	0	9.69★	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	0	20.68★	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	26.4 people	15.1 people★	2023
Public Debt	38★	114.8	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.51 %	2.7 %★	2013
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	5.5 USD★	2.8 USD	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	9.64 %★	2.17 %	2020
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	72,000★	19.96	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	0	5.22★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	67,830★	2.18	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	0	20.3★	2023
Remittances	1★	0	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	19.32 researchers	3,815.21 researchers★	2013
Revenue from Forest Resources	2.19★	0.04	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.51 USD	2.7 USD★	2013
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	51.35	1★	2018
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	12.74 %	10.77 %★	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	12.74 % of GDP★	10.77 % of GDP	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	11.5★	10.6	2025
Top Exporting Countries	15.64B USD	3.19T USD★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	2.17 %★	1.01 %	2024
Total Number of Billionaires	1	989★	2026
Unemployment Rate	2.6 %★	4.2 %	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	83.72 %	61.7 %★	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	2.38 %★	9.34 %	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	-291,244	-14.29M★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	-469,000 %	-72,000 %★	2025
Average Annual Temperature	23.25 °C★	10.43 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	17.71	4.8★	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	934.02 mm★	810.4 mm	2025
Population Distribution	the 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	large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	40.78 sq km★	12.85 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	39.9 %★	12.9 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	30 Cubic meters per year	1,383 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	96.27★	3.07	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	45 species	43 species★	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	3.46 %★	2.11 %	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	48.58	94.67★	2020
Agricultural land	400,296 sq. km	4.17M sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	885,800	9.15M★	2023
Coastline Length (km)	1,424 km	19,924 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	1,404.32 cubic meters per inhabitant	2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	1,840	234,782★	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	45.36 %	88.3 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	31	50★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	41 index★	65 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	41 index	65 index★	2024
Independence	26★	4	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	-1.5	7.08★	2019
Prison Population Rate	96 per 100,000★	755 per 100,000	2008
Public Sector Corruption Perception	41★	65	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

22 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Access to Safe Drinking Water	31.33 %	97.57 %★	2024
Average BMI for Adults	22.3 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	84 %	92 %★	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	9.8	13.7★	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	67.21 years	78.89 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	1.93 per 1,000 births	0.27 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	126.9 USD	15,459.46 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	49 score	88 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.4 % of GDP	16.6 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	67.21 years	78.89 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	4.5 %	NA	2022
Hospital Bed Density	0.6 people/sq km	2.7 people/sq km★	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	0.84 beds per 1,000	2.68 beds per 1,000★	2022
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	9.7 %	8.26 %★	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	276 %	17 %★	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	19.9	27.5★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	0.49 per 1,000 people	13.38 per 1,000 people★	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	8.4 %★	36.2 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	27.93 %	10.93 %★	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	1.7	NA	2021
Total Number of Doctors	0.13	3.68★	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	11.4	0.4★	2025

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Active Military Personnel	27,000 personnel	1.36M personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.16 %★	3.12 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	28,000	1.40M★	2020

People and Society

39 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Currently married (Percent)	58.36 %★	51.38 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.4	0.72★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	70.53 years	83.22 years★	2026
Median age of population	17.61 years	38.79 years★	2026
Population Change	2.03M persons	2.26M persons★	2026
Population density	81.78 per sq. km	38.15 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	72.53M persons	349.13M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.52★	0.4	2025
Beer Consumption per Capita	0.69 liters	3.86 liters★	2022
Birth Rate (%)	33.45 %★	10.75 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	38.4 %	73.9 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	34.8 per 1,000 people★	10.6 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	4.96 %★	8.76 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.2 % of GDP	5.4 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	17.62M persons	78.56M persons★	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	4.81 %	94.85 %★	2022
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	0.25 %	38.86 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	102.46 male/female	104.75 male/female★	2023
Human Development Index	0.29	0.75★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	32.98	174.17★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	3.86 years	11.07 years★	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	183.4 days★	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	262,000 people★	18.94 people	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	164.8	177.13★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	6.87 years	13.32 years★	2020
Military Service Age and Obligation	generally 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)	17	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	5.61 %★	26.8 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	59.84 %	74.52 %★	2026
Physician Density	0.13 people/sq km	3.68 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	2.85 %★	0.45 %	2025
Population living in slums	61.38 %★	0.05 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	47.15	14.2★	2017
Total deaths	401,598.8 persons★	2.87M persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	48.21 %	65.73 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	4.4 per woman★	1.61 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	-26,156.8 persons	1.49M persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	35.58 per live births	5.52 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	4.81 %★	0.61 %	2025
Voting Age Population	51.19 millions	62.36 millions★	2020

Transportation

3 metrics

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	0.05	2.06★	2019
Airports	206	16,116★	2025
Civil Air Travel	8	8,252★	1992

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	3.39B USD	226.17B USD★	2023

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇹🇿 Tanzania	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	6 %★	3.75 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Tanzania vs United States

Which has a larger population, Tanzania or United States?▾

United States. United States has 4.8 times as many people as Tanzania (349.13 million vs 72.53 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Tanzania or United States?▾

United States. United States's economy is 376 times the size of Tanzania's ($32.95 trillion vs $87.64 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Tanzania or United States?▾

United States is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $94,373 in United States vs $1,208 in Tanzania (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).