Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Australia 8.2 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 18 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,667 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2.6 times as many people as Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 22 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 11.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 7.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 21 years older than in Tanzania.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Australia 1.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 20 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 16 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Australia (Gini 6.7 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Tanzania’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 193 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 16 years longer than in Tanzania.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 9.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 30 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 3.01 points higher than in Tanzania.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 7 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 9.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 1,044 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 518 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 6.8 years longer than in Tanzania.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 92 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Australia: 2.5 (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 Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 50 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3.5 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 2.5 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Tanzania?
Australia is larger. Tanzania fits inside Australia 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 2.6 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Tanzania?
People in Australia live 16 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Australia or Tanzania?
Men in Australia are 11.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
