Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Tanzania 31 times.
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 21 times as long as Belgium’s.
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 5,201 m above Belgium’s.
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 5.9 times as many people as Belgium.
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 4.9 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 12.1 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 6.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 24 years older than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 8 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 17 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Belgium (Gini 13.7 points higher).
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium and Tanzania are practically level.
Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Tanzania’s.
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 164 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 82.3 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 Belgium.
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 27 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 3.02 points higher than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 6.4 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belgium has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 1,403 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 535 more hours a year than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 6.6 years longer than in Tanzania.
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belgium welcomed 36 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 34% longer than Tanzania’s.
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 35 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 23% of Belgium.
Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3.4 times as deadly as in Belgium.
Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 12.1 °C warmer than Belgium.
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 19% more rain than Belgium.
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Belgium fits inside Tanzania 31 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 5.9 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Tanzania?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Belgium or Tanzania?
Men in Belgium are 12.1 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
