Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 57% bigger than Ukraine.
Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 2 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,834 m above Ukraine’s.
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 81% more people than Ukraine.
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 18% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 14.0 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 9.7 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 25 years older than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.6 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Tanzania: 0 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 4.2 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Ukraine (Gini 14.9 points higher).
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Tanzania: 1.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 10 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 7.5 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 26 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.76 points higher than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 267 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 84 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 5.1 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 8 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Tanzania: 50.1% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 73% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ukraine and Tanzania are nearly identical here.
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 50% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 12.9 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 78% more rain than Ukraine.
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than Ukraine?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 57% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Ukraine?
Tanzania has 81% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 7.5 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 14.0 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
