How much coast is there?

Malawi: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,893 m above Malawi’s.

Malawi: 3,002 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Tanzania has 3.2 times as many people as Malawi.

Malawi: 22.2 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malawi is 3 times as densely populated as Tanzania.

Malawi: 236 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malawi is 0.34 years older than in Tanzania.

Malawi: 17.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Tanzania have 1.0 more children on average than in Malawi.

Malawi: 3.59 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Tanzania and Malawi are practically level.

Malawi: 2.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Malawi and Tanzania are practically level.

Malawi: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malawi and Tanzania are practically level.

Malawi: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Tanzania’s economy is 6 times the size of Malawi’s.

Malawi: $14.9 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Tanzania produces 2.4 times as much per person as Malawi.

Malawi: Int$1,899 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Malawi (Gini 2 points higher).

Malawi: 38.5 (2019) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in Malawi, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.

Malawi: 5.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Tanzania and Malawi are practically level.

Malawi: 1% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malawi’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Tanzania’s.

Malawi: 35% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malawi spends 14% more on health per person than Tanzania.

Malawi: $41 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malawi is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.

Malawi: 38 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Tanzania has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Malawi.

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

How common is obesity?

10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 6.7% in Malawi.

Malawi: 6.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

8.9% of adults in Malawi smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.

Malawi: 8.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Tanzania rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Malawi.

Malawi: 3.28 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Tanzania drink 49% more alcohol than in Malawi.

Malawi: 1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malawi has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.

Malawi: 28.2 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malawi has 100 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.

Malawi: 2,618 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Tanzania put in 533 more hours a year than in Malawi.

Malawi: 1,596 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Tanzania went to school 0.82 years longer than in Malawi.

Malawi: 5.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malawi welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).

Malawi: 0.05 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 19% in Malawi.

Malawi: 19% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

52% of people in Tanzania have electricity, versus 16% in Malawi.

Malawi: 15.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 18% in Malawi.

Malawi: 18% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Malawi 69.

Malawi: 69 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Tanzania’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Malawi’s.

Malawi: 767 km (2014) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Tanzania fly 172 times as many passengers per resident as those from Malawi.

Malawi: 0 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 22% of Malawi.

Malawi: 22.4% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Tanzania emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Malawi.

Malawi: 0.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

96% of Malawi’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.

Malawi: 95.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Tanzania carries 13% more fine dust than in Malawi.

Malawi: 21.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malawi are 28% deadlier than in Tanzania.

Malawi: 20.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Tanzania is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Malawi.

Malawi: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malawi gets 32% more rain than Tanzania.

Malawi: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)