Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Burundi fits inside Tanzania 34 times.
Burundi: 27,830 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Burundi: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,210 m above Burundi’s.
Burundi: 2,685 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 4.9 times as many people as Burundi.
Burundi: 14.4 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Burundi is 7 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Burundi: 560 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Burundi and Tanzania are practically level.
Burundi: 167.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 1.8 cm taller than in Burundi.
Burundi: 155.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tanzania is 1.3 years older than in Burundi.
Burundi: 15.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Burundi have 0.2 more children on average than in Tanzania.
Burundi: 4.79 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tanzania and Burundi are practically level.
Burundi: 2.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Burundi and Tanzania are practically level.
Burundi: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Burundi and Tanzania are practically level.
Burundi: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tanzania’s economy is 27 times the size of Burundi’s.
Burundi: $3.36 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tanzania produces 3.6 times as much per person as Burundi.
Burundi: Int$1,248 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Burundi (Gini 3 points higher).
Burundi: 37.5 (2020) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 1.6% in Tanzania, versus 0.9% in Burundi.
Burundi: 0.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Burundi spends 3.8% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Burundi: 3.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Tanzania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Burundi’s.
Burundi: 19% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tanzania spends 29% more on health per person than Burundi.
Burundi: $28 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Burundi.
Burundi: 63.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Burundi is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.
Burundi: 30.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tanzania has 72% more doctors per person than Burundi.
Burundi: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 4.7% in Burundi.
Burundi: 4.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
10% of adults in Burundi smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Burundi: 10.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Tanzania rate their lives 0.13 points higher than in Burundi.
Burundi: 3.78 (2020) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Burundi drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Burundi: 3.5 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Burundi.
Burundi: 3.6 kg (2022) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 820 kcal more food per person per day than Burundi.
Burundi: 1,698 kcal (2022) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Burundi: no data · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tanzania went to school 2.6 years longer than in Burundi.
Burundi: 3.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Burundi welcomed 16% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019).
Burundi: 0.03 (2017) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 8.6% in Burundi.
Burundi: 9% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
52% of people in Tanzania have electricity, versus 20% in Burundi.
Burundi: 20.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 26% in Burundi.
Burundi: 26% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Burundi 63.
Burundi: 63 (2023) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Burundi: no data · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Burundi: no data · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 11% of Burundi.
Burundi: 10.9% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tanzania emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Burundi.
Burundi: 0.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
76% of Burundi’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Burundi: 75.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Burundi carries 64% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
Burundi: 40.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 51% more likely to be murdered in Burundi than in Tanzania.
Burundi: 5.6 per 100k (2016) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 28% deadlier than in Burundi.
Burundi: 12.3 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Burundi.
Burundi: 21.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Burundi gets 78% more rain than Tanzania.
Burundi: 1,961 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Burundi bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Burundi fits inside Tanzania 34 times.
Which has more people, Burundi or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 4.9 times as many people as Burundi (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Burundi or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Burundi. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Burundi and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Burundi or Tanzania?
Burundi and Tanzania are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
