Niger vs Tanzania
Niger vs Tanzania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.7 years in Niger and 4.5 years in Tanzania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 1.8 years, or 1.67 times that in Niger.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Niger ranked 171 and Tanzania ranked 159 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Niger | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 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
Niger vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025