Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Tanzania 10 times.
Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Portugal’s coastline is 26% longer than Tanzania’s.
Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,544 m above Portugal’s.
Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 6.5 times as many people as Portugal.
Portugal: 10.8 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 48% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Portugal: 118 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Portugal are 7.4 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 4.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 29 years older than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 46.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in Portugal.
Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 24.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Portugal: 1.9 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.
Portugal: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Portugal: $347 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 12 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Portugal (Gini 6.6 points higher).
Portugal: 33.9 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 6.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal and Tanzania are practically level.
Portugal: 1.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Tanzania’s.
Portugal: 60% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 82 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Portugal: $2,971 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 15 years longer than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 82.4 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 44 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 23% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 28.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 2.13 points higher than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 6.03 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 9.2 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 8.2 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 1,035 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 394 more hours a year than in Portugal.
Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Portugal went to school 3.6 years longer than in Tanzania.
Portugal: 9.7 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 120 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Portugal: 2.71 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 88% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 61% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.
Portugal: 124 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 7% longer than Portugal’s.
Portugal: 2,527 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 62 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Portugal: 1.69 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 36% of Portugal.
Portugal: 36.2% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Portugal: 3.4 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Portugal: 81% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.
Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Portugal.
Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 2.2 times as deadly as in Portugal.
Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 7.3 °C warmer than Portugal.
Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 42% more rain than Portugal.
Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Portugal bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Portugal fits inside Tanzania 10 times.
Which has more people, Portugal or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 6.5 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Portugal or Tanzania?
People in Portugal live 15 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.4 years in Portugal and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Portugal or Tanzania?
Men in Portugal are 7.4 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
