How much coast is there?

Rwanda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,376 m above Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: 4,519 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Tanzania has 4.8 times as many people as Rwanda.

Rwanda: 14.6 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Rwanda is 7.4 times as densely populated as Tanzania.

Rwanda: 591 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Rwanda is 2.2 years older than in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 19.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Tanzania have 0.9 more children on average than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.65 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.0% of people in Rwanda are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 4% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Rwanda and Tanzania are practically level.

Rwanda: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Rwanda has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.

Rwanda: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Tanzania’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: $16.4 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Tanzania produces 7% more per person than Rwanda.

Rwanda: Int$4,164 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Rwanda (Gini 1.1 points higher).

Rwanda: 39.4 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 11% in Rwanda, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 11.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Rwanda and Tanzania are practically level.

Rwanda: 1.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Tanzania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: 27% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Rwanda spends 45% more on health per person than Tanzania.

Rwanda: $53 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Rwanda is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 29.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Tanzania has 49% more doctors per person than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 5.2% in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 5.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Rwanda smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 10.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Tanzania rate their lives 0.63 points higher than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.27 (2021) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Rwanda drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 4.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Tanzania has 89% more meat per person than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 6.4 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Tanzania has 113 kcal more food per person per day than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 2,405 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Tanzania put in 544 more hours a year than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 1,584 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Tanzania went to school 1.2 years longer than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 4.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Rwanda welcomed 5.4 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).

Rwanda: 0.12 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

32% of people in Rwanda are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 32% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

72% of people in Rwanda have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 72% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 31% in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 31% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Rwanda 93.

Rwanda: 93 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Rwanda: no data · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Rwanda fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.

Rwanda: 0.11 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 11% of Rwanda.

Rwanda: 11.3% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Tanzania emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 0.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

50% of Rwanda’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 49.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Rwanda carries 70% more fine dust than in Tanzania.

Rwanda: 41.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.6 per 100k (2020) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Tanzania are 36% deadlier than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 11.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Tanzania is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 20.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Rwanda gets 41% more rain than Tanzania.

Rwanda: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)