Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 4% bigger than Venezuela.
Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 2 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 917 m above Venezuela’s.
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2.5 times as many people as Venezuela.
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 2.5 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 6.6 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 3.2 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 12 years older than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.5 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Tanzania: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 11% larger than Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Tanzania: 1.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 5.1 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 5.5 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 35% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 12 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.85 points higher than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 75% more alcohol than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 282 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 300 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 3.6 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tanzania welcomed 61% more tourists per resident than Venezuela (2019).
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 6 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 50% of Tanzania.
Tanzania: 50.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 56% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 20% deadlier than in Venezuela.
Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 92% more rain than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than Venezuela?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 4% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Venezuela?
Tanzania has 2.5 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 5.5 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 6.6 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
