Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Tanzania 12 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 4,293 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 6.5 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 77% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 14.2 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 11.1 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 25 years older than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.2 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Tanzania are practically level.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 14 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Czechia (Gini 14.8 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Tanzania’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 74 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 13 years longer than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 32 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.92 points higher than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 9 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 866 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 355 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 6.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 61 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia and Tanzania are practically level.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 35% of Czechia.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 13.7 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 37% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Czechia fits inside Tanzania 12 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 6.5 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Tanzania?
People in Czechia live 13 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Czechia or Tanzania?
Men in Czechia are 14.2 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).