Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 21% bigger than Türkiye.
Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 758 m above Türkiye’s.
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 22% more people than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 40% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 9.4 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 4.9 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 15 years older than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.1 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Tanzania: 0 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Türkiye 1.
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 18 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 10 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Tanzania (Gini 3.2 points higher).
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Tanzania: 1.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 15 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 10 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye.
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 17 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Türkiye rate their lives 1.40 points higher than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Türkiye drink 48% more alcohol than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Türkiye has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 1,374 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 381 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 2.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 54 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 29% of Türkiye.
Tanzania: 50.1% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 4% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in Türkiye.
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 2.4 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 10.4 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 62% more rain than Türkiye.
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than Türkiye?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 21% bigger than Türkiye.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 22% more people than Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 10 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 9.4 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
