Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania fits inside Russia 18 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 26 times as long as Tanzania’s
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 253 m above Russia’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 2 times as many people as Tanzania
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 9.1 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 9.7 cm taller than in Tanzania
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 7.6 cm taller than in Tanzania
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 22 years older than in Tanzania
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 29 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Russia: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Russia: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 28 times the size of Tanzania’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 11 times as much per person as Tanzania
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Russia (Gini 7.5 points higher)
Russia: 33 (2023) · 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 Russia
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.1% in Russia, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tanzania’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Tanzania’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 28 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 6.2 years longer than in Tanzania
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 38 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 8.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 33% higher than in Tanzania
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Russia: 27% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in Tanzania
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 7 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 7 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 1,010 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 42 more hours a year than in Russia
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 6.3 years longer than in Tanzania
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 26 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (33 against 7)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Russia: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Russia: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Russia: 75% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
Russia: 186 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 32 times as long as Tanzania’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 50% of Tanzania
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 42 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 91% more fine dust than in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Tanzania
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 50% deadlier than in Russia
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 25.7 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 88% more rain than Russia
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Tanzania?
Russia is larger. Tanzania fits inside Russia 18 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Tanzania?
Russia has 2 times as many people as Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Tanzania?
People in Russia live 6.2 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Russia or Tanzania?
Men in Russia are 9.7 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
