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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Tanzania is 19% bigger than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Tanzania’s coastline is 36% longer than Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,716 m above Tanzania’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 3.6 times as many people as Tanzania.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 4.2 times as densely populated as Tanzania.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Pakistan and Tanzania are practically level.

Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Tanzania are 2.1 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Pakistan is 3 years older than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan and Tanzania are practically level.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Tanzania’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Pakistan produces 47% more per person than Tanzania.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Pakistan (Gini 7 points higher).

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Tanzania spends 19% more on health per person than Pakistan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Pakistan live 0.59 years longer than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 68% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Pakistan has 8.7 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Tanzania drink 17 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Pakistan has 75% more meat per person than Tanzania.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Tanzania and Pakistan are practically level.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 342 more hours a year than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Tanzania went to school 1.7 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Tanzania’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Pakistan fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Tanzania.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Pakistan emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Tanzania.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Tanzania are 33% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Tanzania is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Tanzania gets 2.7 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Pakistan bigger than Tanzania?

Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 19% bigger than Pakistan.

Which has more people, Pakistan or Tanzania?

Pakistan has 3.6 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Tanzania?

People in Pakistan live 0.59 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 67.2 in Tanzania.

Are people taller in Pakistan or Tanzania?

Pakistan and Tanzania are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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