Country profile
United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania ranks #22 of 215 for population, #184 of 209 for gdp per capita, #175 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
69M
people · 2024
Rank #22 of 215
Life expectancy
67.2
years · 2024
Rank #175 of 216
Poverty headcount
51.3%
% of population · 2018
Rank #13 of 186
Under-5 mortality
37
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #66 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
26.5%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #219 of 232
Tobacco use
9.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #137 of 163
Calorie supply
2,518
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #154 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,527,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #79 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,187
current US$ · 2024
Rank #184 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.06
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #100 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
147
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #90 of 210
Forest area
50.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #55 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
25.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #100 of 248
Protected areas
32.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #25 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #186 of 210
Fertilizer use
18
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #140 of 194
Pesticide use
0
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #193 of 193
Cereal yield
1.87
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #129 of 182
Digital
Internet users
31.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #184 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.25
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #235 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
127
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #78 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
48.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #201 of 215
Renewable electricity output
37.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #94 of 257
Energy use per person
1,199
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #187 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.37
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #104 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for United Republic of Tanzania; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield