Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Tanzania 2.8 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 14% longer than Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 4,567 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 12 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 4.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 13.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 9.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 26 years older than in Tanzania.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.3 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland and Tanzania are practically level.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 15 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Finland (Gini 13.1 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Tanzania’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 152 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Tanzania.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 27 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.86 points higher than in Tanzania.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 6.3 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 5.7 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 827 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 632 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 6.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 35 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 71 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 50% of Tanzania.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3.8 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 19.6 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 45% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Finland fits inside Tanzania 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 12 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Tanzania?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Finland or Tanzania?
Men in Finland are 13.6 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
