Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 57% bigger than Ukraine
Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 45% of Tanzania
Tanzania: 45.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 19% 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 refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 40 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Tanzania: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Tanzania: 51.3% (2018) · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Tanzania: 1.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Tanzania: 12.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 7.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 27% higher than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 1 more World Heritage site than Tanzania (8 against 7)
Tanzania: 7 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 3.2 times as fast as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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: 49.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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 7% deadlier than in Ukraine
Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).