Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Tanzania 2.1 times
Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,252 m above Uzbekistan’s
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 45% of Tanzania
Tanzania: 45.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 90% more people than Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 6% more densely populated than Tanzania
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 4.0 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 3.4 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 9.7 years older than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 1.1 more children on average than in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 17,978 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tanzania and Uzbekistan are practically level
Tanzania: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania and Uzbekistan are practically level
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 63% larger than Tanzania’s
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 3 times as much per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Uzbekistan (Gini 7.8 points higher)
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 51.3% (2018) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Tanzania: 1.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tanzania’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Tanzania: 12.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Tanzania’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Uzbekistan’s
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 5.3 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 21 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 5.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 91% higher than in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 2.38 points higher than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 40% more alcohol than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 779 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 30 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 5.8 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 9.7 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 1 more World Heritage site than Tanzania (8 against 7)
Tanzania: 7 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 3.8 times as fast as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 75% longer than Tanzania’s
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 4.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 49.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 22% more fine dust than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 55% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 8.8 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 5 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than Uzbekistan?
Tanzania is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Tanzania 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Uzbekistan?
Tanzania has 90% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 5.3 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 4.0 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
