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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Tanzania

Against lower middle income countries, Tanzania ranks 2nd of 47 on environment and 42nd of 47 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Tanzania with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Tanzania reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.31113 of 17922 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.0787 of 19317 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023-0.35172 of 19939 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2018-1.21149 of 16537 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024-0.07182 of 21042 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.8361 of 1864 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+1.246 of 2132 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.33149 of 19530 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Tanzania, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths1.43per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate3.75per 100,000 population2020higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated3.48%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share64.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share29.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households7.3%% of households2015no agreed direction
One-person households9.63%% of households2015no agreed direction
Women in a union59.2%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age17.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.9years2023no agreed direction
Population70,545,865people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.86%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization36.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.04%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1442.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.54births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate34.8per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-12,730people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.7%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.555index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.391index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,821international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$3,830international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,153US$2025higher is better
GDP growth5.85%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.33%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness39%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.17%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue12.7%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption9.78%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense16.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Military spending1.15%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture64.6%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion75.7%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling8.59years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling6.07years2023higher is better
Education spending3.16%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment92.7%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment28.2%% gross2021higher is better
Tertiary enrollment4.02%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy78.2%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling7years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary16.4%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio50.6pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers19.3per million people2013higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.311t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area50.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land44.6%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land39.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.504index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.951ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.834index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers28.6%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament39.5%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management29.7%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 1829.1%% of women aged 20-242022higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index41index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share31.4%% of prisoners2023higher is worse
Refugees originating1.84per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.365index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.297index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.245index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.364index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.329index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.552index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.616index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.614index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.793index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration26.4%% of children under 52016higher is better
Control of corruption-0.294index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.519index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.292index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.535index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.645index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.39index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy67.2years2024higher is better
Infant mortality28.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality37per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.05%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate5.1per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.84per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access64.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation37.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting29.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility113births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality276per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance63.5%% of births2016higher is better
Alcohol consumption10.9litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use7.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths31.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.134per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation83%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence3.5%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence172per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality18.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women38.8%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending27.9%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment20.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity58%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity11.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index49index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index40.5index (0-100)2018higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate51.3%% of population2018higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users31.2%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions127per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access52.4%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population70.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.246per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment90.8%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment1.57%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation80.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation87.3%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study12.8%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment83.7%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction3.9score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Tanzania

Also in Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Fed. Rep., South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Haiti, Honduras, India, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, West Bank and Gaza.