Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Tanzania 23 times.
Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 5,033 m above the Netherlands’.
Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3.9 times as many people as the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 6.7 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 16.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 13.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 24 years older than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 20.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Netherlands: 11.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1.
Netherlands: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 15 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 20 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in the Netherlands (Gini 14.8 points higher).
Netherlands: 25.7 (2021) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.9% in the Netherlands, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 3.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Netherlands: 1.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Tanzania’s.
Netherlands: 84% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 189 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Netherlands: $6,845 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 15 years longer than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 82 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 8.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 29 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in the Netherlands are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 16.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in the Netherlands smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 20.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 3.32 points higher than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 7.22 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 5.7 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 949 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 690 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 6.6 years longer than in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Netherlands: 0.91 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 97% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the Netherlands have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 96% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Netherlands: 129 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 13% longer than Tanzania’s.
Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 85 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Netherlands: 2.29 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 11% of the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 11.1% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 22 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Netherlands: 51.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 4.6 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 11.9 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 24% more rain than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Netherlands bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Tanzania 23 times.
Which has more people, the Netherlands or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3.9 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Netherlands or Tanzania?
People in the Netherlands live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in the Netherlands and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in the Netherlands or Tanzania?
Men in the Netherlands are 16.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
