World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Tanzania 8.5 times.
Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as the median country’s.
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,560 m above the median country’s.
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 9.5 times as many people as the median country.
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 23% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 6.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 3.7 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 14 years older than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tanzania and the median country are practically level.
Tanzania: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tanzania’s economy is 2 times the size of the median country’s.
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4.7 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in the median country (Gini 6.1 points higher).
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Tanzania: 1.2% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Tanzania’s.
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 13 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 7.4 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 13 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 419 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 154 more hours a year than in the median country.
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 26% longer than the median country’s.
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 8.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 31% of the median country.
Tanzania: 50.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 48% more fine dust than in the median country.
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 66% more likely to be murdered in Tanzania than in the median country.
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 28% deadlier than in the median country.
Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 0.2 °C warmer than the median country.
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 9% more rain than the median country.
Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tanzania bigger than the median country?
Tanzania is larger. The median country fits inside Tanzania 8.5 times.
Which has more people, Tanzania or the median country?
Tanzania has 9.5 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or the median country?
People in the median country live 7.4 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Tanzania or the median country?
Men in the median country are 6.5 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
