Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside the DR Congo 2.5 times.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 38 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 785 m above the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 60% more people than Tanzania.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 60% more densely populated than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the DR Congo are 1.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Tanzania and the DR Congo are practically level.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tanzania is 1.5 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 1.4 more children on average than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The DR Congo and Tanzania are practically level.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Tanzania 2.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The DR Congo and Tanzania are nearly identical here.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tanzania produces 2.3 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Tanzania (Gini 4.2 points higher).
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Tanzania are practically level.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Tanzania’s.
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tanzania spends 55% more on health per person than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 5.1 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The DR Congo has 55% more doctors per person than Tanzania.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in the DR Congo smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Tanzania rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 7% more alcohol than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 3.5 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 504 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 288 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 1.3 years longer than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tanzania welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
52% of people in Tanzania have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the DR Congo live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 35% longer than Tanzania’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 50% of Tanzania.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tanzania emits 5.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 67% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 3% deadlier than in Tanzania.
DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Tanzania.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 33% more rain than Tanzania.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Tanzania?
The DR Congo is larger. Tanzania fits inside the DR Congo 2.5 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Tanzania?
The DR Congo has 60% more people than Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 5.1 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Tanzania?
Men in the DR Congo are 1.6 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
