South Africa’s coastline is 2 times as long as Tanzania’s

South Africa: 2,798 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,445 m above South Africa’s

South Africa: 3,450 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 79% of South Africa, versus 45% of Tanzania

South Africa: 79.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)

Tanzania has 9% more people than South Africa

South Africa: 64.7 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

Tanzania is 50% more densely populated than South Africa

South Africa: 53 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

The typical person in South Africa is 11 years older than in Tanzania

South Africa: 28.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

Women in Tanzania have 2.3 more children on average than in South Africa

South Africa: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

6.9% of people in South Africa are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania

South Africa: 6.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

Tanzania hosts 2.8 times as many refugees per resident as South Africa

South Africa: 0.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)

South Africa has produced 1.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none

South Africa: 1.5 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)

South Africa has 11 official languages, Tanzania 2

South Africa: 11 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

South Africa’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Tanzania’s

South Africa: $427 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

South Africa produces 3.6 times as much per person as Tanzania

South Africa: Int$15,906 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in South Africa than in Tanzania (Gini 13.6 points higher)

South Africa: 54.1 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 17% in South Africa

South Africa: 17.4% (2022) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)

Unemployment is 32% in South Africa, versus 1.6% in Tanzania

South Africa: 32.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

Tanzania and South Africa are practically level

South Africa: 0.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)

South Africa’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%

South Africa: 25.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)

South Africa’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Tanzania’s

South Africa: 41% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

South Africa spends 15 times as much on health per person as Tanzania

South Africa: $537 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

A baby in Tanzania is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in South Africa

South Africa: 24.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

South Africa has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania

South Africa: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)

South Africa: no data · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in South Africa is 9% higher than in Tanzania

South Africa: 16.2 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)

31% of adults in South Africa are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania

South Africa: 31.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

24% of adults in South Africa smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania

South Africa: 23.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

People in South Africa rate their lives 1.11 points higher than in Tanzania

South Africa: 5.01 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

Adults in South Africa drink 5.8 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania

South Africa: 8.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

South Africa has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Tanzania

South Africa: 58.3 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

South Africa has 176 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania

South Africa: 2,694 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

Workers in South Africa put in 53 more hours a year than in Tanzania

South Africa: 2,181 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

Adults in South Africa went to school 5.5 years longer than in Tanzania

South Africa: 11.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

South Africa welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)

South Africa: 0.14 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

South Africa has 5 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (12 against 7)

South Africa: 12 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)

South Africa has won 95 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2

South Africa: 95 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)

78% of people in South Africa are online, versus 31% in Tanzania

South Africa: 78% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Home internet in South Africa is 39% faster than in Tanzania

South Africa: 78 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)

90% of people in South Africa have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania

South Africa: 90.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

64% of people in South Africa live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania

South Africa: 64% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

South Africa has 179 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127

South Africa: 179 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

South Africa’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Tanzania’s

South Africa: 20,953 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

Airlines from South Africa fly 8.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania

South Africa: 0.24 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 19% of South Africa

South Africa: 18.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)

The average person in South Africa emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania

South Africa: 6.9 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 14% in South Africa

South Africa: 13.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

Tanzania and South Africa are nearly identical here

South Africa: 24.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in South Africa as in Tanzania

South Africa: 43.7 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)

Roads in South Africa are 65% deadlier than in Tanzania

South Africa: 33.1 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)

Tanzania is on average 4.7 °C warmer than South Africa

South Africa: 18.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Tanzania gets 2.2 times as much rain as South Africa

South Africa: 511 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)