Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Tanzania 43 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,659 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 7 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 5.9 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 9.0 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 5.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 12 years older than in Tanzania.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 1.7 more children on average than in Israel.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel and Tanzania are practically level.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 6.8 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 13 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Israel (Gini 2.2 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Tanzania’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 108 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 16 years longer than in Tanzania.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 28 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 3.29 points higher than in Tanzania.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 8.9 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,236 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 239 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 7.5 years longer than in Tanzania.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 57% longer than Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 21% more fine dust than in Israel.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 3.8 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Israel.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 5.4 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Israel fits inside Tanzania 43 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 7 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Tanzania?
People in Israel live 16 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Israel or Tanzania?
Men in Israel are 9.0 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
