Ethiopia vs Tanzania
Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 67.3 years in Ethiopia and 67 years in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.3 years, or 1 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 184 and Tanzania ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 81.6 years and Tanzania at 79.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Ethiopia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.3 | 67 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.3 | 66.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 66 | 66.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 65.7 | 66 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 64.8 | 65 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 64.2 | 64.4 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 62.2 | 62.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 61.4 | 62.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 60.6 | 61.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 59.7 | 61.1 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 58.7 | 60.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 57.7 | 59.9 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 56.6 | 59.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 55.4 | 58.5 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 54.4 | 57.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 53.7 | 56.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 52.9 | 55.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 52.1 | 54.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 51.4 | 54.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 50.9 | 53.2 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 49.5 | 52.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 49.8 | 51.8 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 49.2 | 51.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 48.7 | 51.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 48.2 | 51 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 47.9 | 51.1 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 47.7 | 51.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 47.3 | 51.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 46.7 | 51.8 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 45.1 | 52 | 64 |
| 1989 | 45.6 | 52.1 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 45.7 | 52.2 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 45.9 | 52.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 38.4 | 52.2 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 37.8 | 52.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 36.7 | 52.2 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 36.3 | 52.2 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 43.4 | 52 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 43.1 | 51.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 42.8 | 51.3 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 42.4 | 50.8 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 41.5 | 50.4 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 41.4 | 50 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 41.3 | 49.5 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 38.9 | 48.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 39.1 | 48.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 41.1 | 47.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 41 | 47.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 42.2 | 47 | 56 |
| 1970 | 42.1 | 46.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 42.1 | 46 | 56 |
| 1968 | 42.1 | 45.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 41.9 | 45.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 39.3 | 44.9 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 41.4 | 44.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 41.3 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 41 | 43.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 40.5 | 43.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 40.2 | 42.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 39.6 | 42.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 39.2 | 42.5 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 32.6 | 42.3 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 32.2 | 42.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 37.8 | 42 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 37.3 | 41.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 37 | 41.7 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 36.6 | 41.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.2 | 41.4 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.9 | 41.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.5 | 41 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ethiopia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.666.2–69 | 67.265.9–68.6 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.965.9–69.8 | 67.465.5–69.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 68.265.8–70.5 | 67.665.2–70.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 68.465.6–71.2 | 67.865–70.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 68.765.5–71.7 | 6864.8–71.2 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.965.3–72.4 | 68.264.7–71.6 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 69.265.4–72.9 | 68.464.7–72.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 69.465.5–73.3 | 68.664.7–72.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 69.665.3–73.6 | 68.864.5–73.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 69.965.3–74.1 | 6964.3–73.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 70.165.5–74.4 | 69.264.4–73.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 70.365.5–75 | 69.464.3–74.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 70.565.3–75.5 | 69.664.2–74.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 70.865.3–76 | 69.864.3–74.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 7165.3–76.4 | 69.964.5–75.1 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 71.265.3–76.6 | 70.164.4–75.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 71.465.2–77 | 70.364.5–75.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 71.665.2–77.1 | 70.464.3–76 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 71.865.4–77.6 | 70.664.6–76.3 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 7265.3–77.8 | 70.864.5–76.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 72.265.2–78.3 | 70.964.6–77 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 72.465.4–78.3 | 71.164.7–77.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 72.665.6–78.7 | 71.264.7–77.6 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 72.865.6–79.1 | 71.464.8–77.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7365.4–79.4 | 71.564.5–78 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 73.166–79.7 | 71.764.6–78.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 73.365.6–79.9 | 71.864.7–78.7 | 77 |
| 2051 | 73.565.7–80.1 | 7264.7–79.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 73.765.7–80.4 | 72.264.6–79.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 73.965.9–80.6 | 72.364.9–79.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 74.166.1–80.9 | 72.564.7–79.9 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 74.265.8–81 | 72.664.7–80.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 74.466–81.4 | 72.865–80.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 74.665.9–81.6 | 72.965–80.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 74.866.1–81.9 | 73.165–81.1 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 74.966–82.2 | 73.265.2–81.3 | 78 |
| 2060 | 75.165.7–82.3 | 73.465–81.5 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 75.366–82.6 | 73.565.1–81.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 75.566.2–82.8 | 73.764.8–82 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 75.766.1–83 | 73.864.8–82.3 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 75.866.2–83.3 | 7464.7–82.4 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 7666.3–83.4 | 74.165.1–82.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 76.266.2–83.5 | 74.364.9–82.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 76.466.6–83.9 | 74.465–82.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 76.566.5–84 | 74.664.8–83.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 76.766.5–84.2 | 74.764.9–83.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 76.966.8–84.5 | 74.865.1–83.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 77.167–84.6 | 7565.4–83.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 77.267.2–84.9 | 75.165.1–83.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 77.466.8–85 | 75.365.1–84.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 77.667.1–85.2 | 75.465.4–84.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 77.766.8–85.3 | 75.665.5–84.7 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 77.967–85.5 | 75.765.7–84.8 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 78.167.2–85.7 | 75.965.8–84.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 78.267.2–86 | 7665.8–85.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 78.467.3–86 | 76.265.7–85.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 78.567.2–86.2 | 76.365.5–85.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 78.767.4–86.3 | 76.565.2–85.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 78.967.6–86.6 | 76.665.2–85.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 7967.4–86.8 | 76.865.4–86 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 79.267.6–87 | 76.965.4–86.2 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 79.367.8–87.2 | 77.165.4–86.6 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 79.567.8–87.2 | 77.265.7–86.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 79.667.9–87.4 | 77.365.5–86.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 79.868–87.6 | 77.565.6–86.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 79.967.9–87.8 | 77.665.2–87 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 80.168.1–88.1 | 77.865.6–87.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 80.368.2–88.2 | 77.965.9–87.2 | 81 |
| 2092 | 80.467.9–88.4 | 78.165.8–87.2 | 81 |
| 2093 | 80.667.9–88.8 | 78.265.8–87.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 80.768.4–88.7 | 78.366–87.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 80.868.1–88.9 | 78.566.1–88 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 8168.4–89.1 | 78.666.1–88.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 81.168.5–89.3 | 78.866.7–88.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 81.368.7–89.3 | 78.966.4–88.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 81.468.5–89.6 | 7966.2–88.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 81.668.5–89.8 | 79.266.5–88.7 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Tanzania
Health
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025