Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Brazil 9 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 5.3 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,901 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 3 times as many people as Tanzania.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 3.1 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 8.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 5.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 17 years older than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.9 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 25 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 5.2 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Tanzania (Gini 9.8 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Tanzania’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 28 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 8.8 years longer than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 18 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 2.73 points higher than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 6.9 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 8.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 905 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 135 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 2.4 years longer than in Tanzania.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 42% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 11 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 50% of Tanzania.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 61% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Tanzania.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Tanzania and Brazil are nearly identical here.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 51% more rain than Tanzania.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Tanzania?
Brazil is larger. Tanzania fits inside Brazil 9 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Tanzania?
Brazil has 3 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Tanzania?
People in Brazil live 8.8 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Brazil or Tanzania?
Men in Brazil are 8.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
