Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Tanzania 8.7 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,675 m above Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3.8 times as many people as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 2.2 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tanzania are 2.6 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 6.0 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guatemala is 5.4 years older than in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.3 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Guatemala’s economy is 37% larger than Tanzania’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 3.4 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Tanzania (Gini 4.7 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.6% in Guatemala, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Tanzania’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 11 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 5.5 years longer than in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 67% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 9.6 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.63 points higher than in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 305 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 22 more hours a year than in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tanzania went to school 0.22 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (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 Guatemala.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guatemala emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 13% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.2 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Tanzania.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 25% deadlier than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 64% more rain than Tanzania.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Guatemala fits inside Tanzania 8.7 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3.8 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Tanzania?
People in Guatemala live 5.5 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Tanzania?
Men in Tanzania are 2.6 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
