India vs Tanzania
India vs Tanzania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.1 years in India and 4.5 years in Tanzania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in India, by 2.6 years, or 1.58 times that in Tanzania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, India ranked 103 and Tanzania ranked 159 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | India | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
India vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025