Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Argentina 2.9 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Tanzania’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 1,067 m above Tanzania’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 54% more people than Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 4.8 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 7.8 cm taller than in Tanzania
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 4.3 cm taller than in Tanzania
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 15 years older than in Tanzania
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.0 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Tanzania are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Tanzania’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 7.3 times as much per person as Tanzania
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Tanzania (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tanzania’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Tanzania’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 40 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 10 years longer than in Tanzania
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 38 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 33% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.53 points higher than in Tanzania
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 9.4 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 842 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 517 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 5.1 years longer than in Tanzania
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 6.4 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 5 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (12 against 7)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 3.4 times as fast as in Tanzania
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 6.6 times as long as Tanzania’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 70% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in Tanzania
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 23% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 8.0 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 64% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Tanzania?
Argentina is larger. Tanzania fits inside Argentina 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 54% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Tanzania?
People in Argentina live 10 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Argentina or Tanzania?
Men in Argentina are 7.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
