Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 87% bigger than Spain.
Spain: 505,976 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,177 m above Spain’s.
Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 43% more people than Spain.
Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 24% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 9.1 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Spain: 176.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 5.1 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Spain: 162 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 28 years older than in Tanzania.
Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.4 more children on average than in Spain.
Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Spain: 1.4 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Spain 1.
Spain: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 21 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 13 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Spain (Gini 7.1 points higher).
Spain: 33.4 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Tanzania are practically level.
Spain: 1.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Tanzania’s.
Spain: 65% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 86 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 17 years longer than in Tanzania.
Spain: 83.9 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 Spain.
Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 32 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.64 points higher than in Tanzania.
Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 8.1 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 8.3 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 859 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 491 more hours a year than in Spain.
Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.7 years longer than in Tanzania.
Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 85 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Spain: 96% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Spain: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Spain: 81% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Spain: 130 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 5.9 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 70 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 37% of Spain.
Spain: 37.2% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Spain.
Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 4.5 times as deadly as in Spain.
Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Spain.
Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 66% more rain than Spain.
Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Spain bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 87% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Spain or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 43% more people than Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Spain or Tanzania?
People in Spain live 17 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years in Spain and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Spain or Tanzania?
Men in Spain are 9.1 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
