Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Canada 17 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 142 times as long as Tanzania’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 64 m above Tanzania’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 69% more people than Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 17 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 11.8 cm taller than in Tanzania
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 7.8 cm taller than in Tanzania
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 23 years older than in Tanzania
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.3 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 4.1 times as many refugees per resident as Tanzania
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and Tanzania are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 26 times the size of Tanzania’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 15 times as much per person as Tanzania
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Canada (Gini 9 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Tanzania are practically level
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Tanzania’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 176 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Tanzania
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 21 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 3 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 77% higher than in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.84 points higher than in Tanzania
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 6.2 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 7.8 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,072 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 398 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7.8 years longer than in Tanzania
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 15 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (22 against 7)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Canada: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 6.3 times as fast as in Tanzania
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Canada: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Canada: 83% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 18 times as long as Tanzania’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 79 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 42% of Canada
Canada: 42% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 46 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 89% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 2.6 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 26.1 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 61% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Tanzania?
Canada is larger. Tanzania fits inside Canada 17 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 69% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Tanzania?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Canada or Tanzania?
Men in Canada are 11.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
