Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Tanzania 6.4 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 4,835 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 2.5 times as many people as Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 17 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tanzania are 1.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 4.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 8.1 years older than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.4 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh produces 2.3 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Bangladesh (Gini 9.6 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Tanzania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bangladesh spends 47% more on health per person than Tanzania.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 7.7 years longer than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 18% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tanzania drink 513 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bangladesh has 69 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 254 more hours a year than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.72 years longer than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tanzania welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 7% longer than Tanzania’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 39% more passengers per resident than those from Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bangladesh emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 18% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 90% more rain than Tanzania.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Tanzania 6.4 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Tanzania?
Bangladesh has 2.5 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Tanzania?
People in Bangladesh live 7.7 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Tanzania?
Men in Tanzania are 1.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
