How much coast is there?

Tanzania’s coastline is 25 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,284 m above Iraq’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Tanzania has 50% more people than Iraq.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 36% more densely populated than Tanzania.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iraq is 3.1 years older than in Tanzania.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Tanzania have 1.3 more children on average than in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Iraq and Tanzania are practically level.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Iraq’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Tanzania’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iraq produces 3.2 times as much per person as Tanzania.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Iraq (Gini 10.7 points higher).

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tanzania’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iraq spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Tanzania is 43% more likely to die before turning one than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iraq has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Iraq rate their lives 1.31 points higher than in Tanzania.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Tanzania drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iraq has 73% more meat per person than Tanzania.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Tanzania has 148 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Tanzania put in 546 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iraq went to school 0.71 years longer than in Tanzania.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Tanzania’s railway network is 14% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iraq fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Tanzania.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 36% deadlier than in Tanzania.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Tanzania.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Tanzania gets 5.2 times as much rain as Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)