Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Kazakhstan 2.9 times.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,115 m above Tanzania’s.
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 10 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 4.9 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 12 years older than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 1.6 more children on average than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Tanzania are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan and Tanzania are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 9.9 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Kazakhstan (Gini 11.3 points higher).
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Tanzania’s.
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 14 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 7.3 years longer than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 28 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.73 points higher than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 618 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 154 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 6.5 years longer than in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan and Tanzania are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 5.9 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 48 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 54% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 47% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 30% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 15.3 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 3.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Tanzania?
Kazakhstan is larger. Tanzania fits inside Kazakhstan 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Tanzania?
People in Kazakhstan live 7.3 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Tanzania?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.5 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
