Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany fits inside Tanzania 2.6 times.
Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 68% longer than Tanzania’s.
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,932 m above Germany’s.
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 18% more people than Tanzania.
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 3 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 13.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 9.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 28 years older than in Tanzania.
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.2 more children on average than in Germany.
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Germany 1.
Germany: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 56 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 17 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Germany (Gini 6.8 points higher).
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Tanzania’s.
Germany: 80% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 189 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 14 years longer than in Tanzania.
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 9.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 34 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Germany: 22% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.98 points higher than in Tanzania.
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 7.3 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 1,016 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 793 more hours a year than in Germany.
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 8.2 years longer than in Tanzania.
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Germany: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Germany: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Germany: 82% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Germany: 129 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 12 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 35 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 33% of Germany.
Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Germany.
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Germany.
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 4.8 times as deadly as in Germany.
Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 12.9 °C warmer than Germany.
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 27% more rain than Germany.
Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Germany bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Germany fits inside Tanzania 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Germany or Tanzania?
Germany has 18% more people than Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Tanzania?
People in Germany live 14 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Germany or Tanzania?
Men in Germany are 13.3 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
