Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside India 3.5 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Tanzania’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,691 m above Tanzania’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 21 times as many people as Tanzania.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 6.2 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Tanzania and India are practically level.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 1.7 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 11 years older than in Tanzania.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.6 more children on average than in India.
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.
India: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 44 times the size of Tanzania’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 2.6 times as much per person as Tanzania.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in India (Gini 15 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Tanzania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
India: $85 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 5 years longer than in Tanzania.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in India.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.63 points higher than in Tanzania.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 50% more meat per person than India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 150 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 254 more hours a year than in Tanzania.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.81 years longer than in Tanzania.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tanzania welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
India: 70% (2025) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 25 times as long as Tanzania’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 4.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 7.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 80% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in India.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 8% deadlier than in India.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Tanzania.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 15% more rain than Tanzania.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Tanzania?
India is larger. Tanzania fits inside India 3.5 times.
Which has more people, India or Tanzania?
India has 21 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Tanzania?
People in India live 5 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in India or Tanzania?
Tanzania and India are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
