Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 84% bigger than Thailand
Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Tanzania’s
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,330 m above Thailand’s
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 43% of Thailand
Tanzania: 45.1% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 2% more people than Tanzania
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 76% more densely populated than Tanzania
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Thailand are 4.6 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 2.5 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 22 years older than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.3 more children on average than in Thailand
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 2.1 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand
Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tanzania and Thailand are practically level
Tanzania: 0 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 6.4 times the size of Tanzania’s
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 5.9 times as much per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Thailand (Gini 7.2 points higher)
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Thailand
Tanzania: 51.3% (2018) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 1.6% in Tanzania, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Thailand are practically level
Tanzania: 1.2% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Tanzania: 12.3% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Thailand’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Tanzania’s
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 9 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 9.4 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Thailand has 4 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 55% higher than in Thailand
Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Thailand has 2 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 337 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 48 more hours a year than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 3 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 2 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (9 against 7)
Tanzania: 7 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 6.4 times as fast as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 51% longer than Tanzania’s
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 39% of Thailand
Tanzania: 49.6% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 6% more fine dust than in Thailand
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 77% deadlier than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Tanzania
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 50% more rain than Tanzania
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than Thailand?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 84% bigger than Thailand.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Thailand?
Thailand has 2% more people than Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 9.4 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Thailand?
Men in Thailand are 4.6 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).