Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside China 10 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 10 times as long as Tanzania’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 2,954 m above Tanzania’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 20 times as many people as Tanzania
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 88% more densely populated than Tanzania
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 8.7 cm taller than in Tanzania
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 6.6 cm taller than in Tanzania
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 22 years older than in Tanzania
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.5 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
China: 14.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 14,836 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
China: 0.1 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 216 times the size of Tanzania’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 6.6 times as much per person as Tanzania
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in China (Gini 4.5 points higher)
China: 36 (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% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
China: 4.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tanzania’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Tanzania’s
China: 47% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 21 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
China: $763 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Tanzania
China: 78 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 7 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 23 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 6.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 86% higher than in China
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
China: 22.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Tanzania
China: 6.07 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 1,009 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 199 more hours a year than in Tanzania
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 2 years longer than in Tanzania
China: 8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 54 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (61 against 7)
China: 61 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
China: 92% (2025) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 6.5 times as fast as in Tanzania
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
China: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
China: 66% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
China: 132 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 41 times as long as Tanzania’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
China: 0.44 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 24% of China
China: 24% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
China: 37% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 27% more fine dust than in Tanzania
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.5 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in China
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 23% deadlier than in Tanzania
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 15.3 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 36% more rain than China
China: 813 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 China bigger than Tanzania?
China is larger. Tanzania fits inside China 10 times.
Which has more people, China or Tanzania?
China has 20 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Tanzania?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in China or Tanzania?
Men in China are 8.7 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
