Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Tanzania 3.5 times.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 11 times as long as Tanzania’s.
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 5,865 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 13 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 3.9 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 10.7 cm taller than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 7.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 20 years older than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.0 more children on average than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Tanzania’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 13 times as much per person as Tanzania.
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Zealand: no data · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Tanzania are practically level.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Tanzania’s.
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 139 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 15 years longer than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 7.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 27 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.3% of adults in New Zealand smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 3.09 points higher than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 5.9 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 6.5 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 603 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 421 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 6.8 years longer than in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 53% longer than Tanzania’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 104 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 38% of New Zealand.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 21 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 2.4 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 12.0 °C warmer than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 45% more rain than Tanzania.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. New Zealand fits inside Tanzania 3.5 times.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 13 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Tanzania?
People in New Zealand live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Tanzania?
Men in New Zealand are 10.7 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
