Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 19% bigger than Pakistan
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 45% of Tanzania
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
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 4.1 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 refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 87% more refugees per resident than Tanzania
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan and Tanzania are practically level
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 23% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Tanzania: 51.3% (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 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Tanzania: 12.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Tanzania has 33% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 64% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 1 more World Heritage site than Pakistan (7 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Tanzania is 2.4 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
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 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
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)
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 20% deadlier than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).