Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 56% bigger than France.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 3.4 times as long as Tanzania’s.
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,085 m above France’s.
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3% more people than France.
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 60% more densely populated than Tanzania.
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 11.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 7.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 25 years older than in Tanzania.
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.9 more children on average than in France.
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
France: 22.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, France 1.
France: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 37 times the size of Tanzania’s.
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 14 times as much per person as Tanzania.
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in France (Gini 8.7 points higher).
France: 31.8 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
France: 7.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Tanzania’s.
France: 77% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 147 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
France: $5,327 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Tanzania.
France: 83 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 8.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 24 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in France are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
France: 12.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
France: 33.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Tanzania.
France: 6.59 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 7.5 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 6.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 971 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 642 more hours a year than in France.
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 5.7 years longer than in Tanzania.
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 60 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
France: 1.35 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
France: 89% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in France have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
France: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
France: 79% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.
France: 117 (2023) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 10 times as long as Tanzania’s.
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 35 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
France: 0.94 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 32% of France.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
France: 4 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.
France: 26.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in France.
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in France.
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3.4 times as deadly as in France.
France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 9.0 °C warmer than France.
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 5% more rain than Tanzania.
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 56% bigger than France.
Which has more people, France or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3% more people than France (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Tanzania?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in France or Tanzania?
Men in France are 11.6 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
