Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Tanzania 23 times
Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of the Netherlands, versus 45% of Tanzania
Netherlands: 53.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
The Netherlands hosts 6.5 times as many refugees per resident as Tanzania
Netherlands: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Netherlands: 11.1 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in the Netherlands
Netherlands: 0.1% (2021) · Tanzania: 51.3% (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 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Netherlands: 2.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Netherlands’ central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Netherlands: 25.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
The Netherlands has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Netherlands: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 55% higher than in the Netherlands
Netherlands: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Netherlands has 6 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (13 against 7)
Netherlands: 13 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Netherlands has won 524 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Netherlands: 524 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Netherlands is 5.8 times as fast as in Tanzania
Netherlands: 324 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
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% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
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 3.9 times as deadly as in the Netherlands
Netherlands: 5.1 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
