Pakistan vs Tanzania
Pakistan vs Tanzania: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 67.7 years in Pakistan and 67 years in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.7 years, or 1.01 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 180 and Tanzania ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 78.2 years and Tanzania at 79.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.7 | 67 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 67.4 | 66.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 66.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 66 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.5 | 65.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 66.2 | 65 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.9 | 64.4 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.6 | 63.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65.4 | 63.4 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 65.1 | 62.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.9 | 62.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 64.7 | 61.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 64.4 | 61.1 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 64.2 | 60.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 64 | 59.9 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 63.8 | 59.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 63.6 | 58.5 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 57.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 63.1 | 56.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 62.8 | 55.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 62.6 | 54.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 62.2 | 54.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 61.9 | 53.2 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 61.5 | 52.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 61.1 | 51.8 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 60.6 | 51.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 60.5 | 51.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 60.3 | 51 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 60.2 | 51.1 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 60.1 | 51.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 60 | 51.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 59.9 | 51.8 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 59.7 | 52 | 64 |
| 1989 | 59.5 | 52.1 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 59.4 | 52.2 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 59.2 | 52.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 59.2 | 52.2 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.1 | 52.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 58.9 | 52.2 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 58.7 | 52.2 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 58.3 | 52 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 57.8 | 51.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 57.2 | 51.3 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 56.6 | 50.8 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 56.1 | 50.4 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 55.5 | 50 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 55.1 | 49.5 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 54.7 | 48.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 54.3 | 48.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 54.1 | 47.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 53.8 | 47.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 49 | 47 | 56 |
| 1970 | 52.9 | 46.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 52.3 | 46 | 56 |
| 1968 | 51.6 | 45.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 50.8 | 45.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 49.8 | 44.9 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 48.5 | 44.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.8 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46.8 | 43.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.9 | 43.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45 | 42.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 42.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.3 | 42.5 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.5 | 42.3 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 41.6 | 42.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 40.6 | 42 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 39.6 | 41.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 38.6 | 41.7 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 37.6 | 41.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.5 | 41.4 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.4 | 41.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 34.3 | 41 | 46.4 |
| 1941 | 31.8 | – | – |
| 1931 | 26.8 | – | – |
| 1921 | 20.1 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.866.4–69.1 | 67.265.9–68.6 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.966–70 | 67.465.5–69.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 68.165.7–70.4 | 67.665.2–70.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 68.265.4–70.9 | 67.865–70.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 68.465.2–71.4 | 6864.8–71.2 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.565.1–71.8 | 68.264.7–71.6 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.665.1–72.3 | 68.464.7–72.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.865.1–72.7 | 68.664.7–72.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.964.9–73 | 68.864.5–73.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 6964.7–73.2 | 6964.3–73.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 69.264.7–73.7 | 69.264.4–73.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.364.6–74.1 | 69.464.3–74.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.4–74.4 | 69.664.2–74.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.664.6–74.7 | 69.864.3–74.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.4–74.9 | 69.964.5–75.1 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.864.7–75.1 | 70.164.4–75.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 7064.6–75.4 | 70.364.5–75.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.164.6–75.8 | 70.464.3–76 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.264.6–76 | 70.664.6–76.3 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.464.4–76.4 | 70.864.5–76.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.564.4–76.6 | 70.964.6–77 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.664.5–77 | 71.164.7–77.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 70.864.3–77 | 71.264.7–77.6 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 70.964.4–77.3 | 71.464.8–77.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7164.5–77.7 | 71.564.5–78 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.264.6–78.2 | 71.764.6–78.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.364.6–78.2 | 71.864.7–78.7 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.464.6–78.4 | 7264.7–79.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.564.7–78.6 | 72.264.6–79.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 71.764.7–78.7 | 72.364.9–79.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 71.864.7–78.9 | 72.564.7–79.9 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 71.964.6–79.3 | 72.664.7–80.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7264.5–79.3 | 72.865–80.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.264.7–79.6 | 72.965–80.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.364.7–79.9 | 73.165–81.1 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 72.464.7–80.1 | 73.265.2–81.3 | 78 |
| 2060 | 72.664.7–80.4 | 73.465–81.5 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 72.764.9–80.8 | 73.565.1–81.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 72.864.8–80.9 | 73.764.8–82 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 7364.7–80.9 | 73.864.8–82.3 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.164.9–81.4 | 7464.7–82.4 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.365.1–81.6 | 74.165.1–82.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 73.465.2–82 | 74.364.9–82.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 73.565.1–82.2 | 74.465–82.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 73.765.2–82.5 | 74.664.8–83.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 73.865.4–82.5 | 74.764.9–83.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 7465.5–82.6 | 74.865.1–83.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.165.5–82.8 | 7565.4–83.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.265.9–83 | 75.165.1–83.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 74.365.9–83.2 | 75.365.1–84.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 74.565.8–83.2 | 75.465.4–84.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 74.666–83.5 | 75.665.5–84.7 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 74.866.1–83.7 | 75.765.7–84.8 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 74.966.1–83.7 | 75.965.8–84.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 7566.2–84 | 7665.8–85.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 75.266–84.1 | 76.265.7–85.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 75.366–84.1 | 76.365.5–85.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 75.566.2–84.5 | 76.565.2–85.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 75.666.3–84.7 | 76.665.2–85.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 75.766.3–84.8 | 76.865.4–86 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 75.966.4–85.1 | 76.965.4–86.2 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 7666.4–85.2 | 77.165.4–86.6 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 76.266.3–85.5 | 77.265.7–86.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 76.366.5–85.6 | 77.365.5–86.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 76.466.5–85.9 | 77.565.6–86.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 76.666.6–86.1 | 77.665.2–87 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 76.766.5–86.3 | 77.865.6–87.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 76.966.6–86.4 | 77.965.9–87.2 | 81 |
| 2092 | 7766.5–86.7 | 78.165.8–87.2 | 81 |
| 2093 | 77.266.8–87 | 78.265.8–87.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 77.366.9–87.1 | 78.366–87.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 77.467–87.2 | 78.566.1–88 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 77.667–87.5 | 78.666.1–88.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 77.766.7–87.6 | 78.866.7–88.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 77.967–87.9 | 78.966.4–88.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 7867.1–88.1 | 7966.2–88.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 78.267.1–88.1 | 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.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- 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
Pakistan vs Tanzania
Health
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025