Russia vs Tanzania
Russia vs Tanzania: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 73.2 years in Russia and 67 years in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 6.2 years, or 1.09 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Russia ranked 131 and Tanzania ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at 85 years and Tanzania at 79.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Russia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.2 | 67 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 72.5 | 66.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 69.8 | 66.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 71.2 | 66.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 73.1 | 66 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 72.9 | 65.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 72.8 | 65 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 71.9 | 64.4 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 71.3 | 63.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 70.8 | 63.4 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 70.6 | 62.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 70.1 | 62.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 69.7 | 61.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68.2 | 61.1 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.7 | 60.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 67.9 | 59.9 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 67.5 | 59.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 66.6 | 58.5 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 65.2 | 57.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 65.2 | 56.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 64.7 | 55.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 64.7 | 54.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 65 | 54.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 65 | 53.2 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 65.6 | 52.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 66.9 | 51.8 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 66.6 | 51.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 65.5 | 51.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 64 | 51 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 63.8 | 51.1 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 65 | 51.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 67.8 | 51.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 69 | 51.8 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 69.3 | 52 | 64 |
| 1989 | 69.7 | 52.1 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 69.9 | 52.2 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 70.1 | 52.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 70 | 52.2 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 68.3 | 52.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 67.6 | 52.2 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 68 | 52.2 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 68.1 | 52 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 67.6 | 51.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 67.5 | 51.3 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 67.6 | 50.8 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 67.8 | 50.4 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 67.9 | 50 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 68.1 | 49.5 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 68.3 | 48.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 68.7 | 48.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 69 | 47.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 68.9 | 47.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 68.9 | 47 | 56 |
| 1970 | 68.7 | 46.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 68.6 | 46 | 56 |
| 1968 | 69.1 | 45.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 69.2 | 45.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 69.4 | 44.9 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 69.3 | 44.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 69.5 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.1 | 43.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 68.5 | 43.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 68.6 | 42.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 68.3 | 42.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 67.4 | 42.5 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 67.7 | 42.3 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 66.1 | 42.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 66.5 | 42 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 62.1 | 41.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 59.9 | 41.7 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 58.8 | 41.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 57.6 | 41.4 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 55.3 | 41.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 55.5 | 41 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 55 | – | – |
| 1948 | 52.2 | – | – |
| 1947 | 40.4 | – | – |
| 1946 | 46.1 | – | – |
| 1940 | 41.2 | – | – |
| 1939 | 43.6 | – | – |
| 1938 | 41.4 | – | – |
| 1937 | 39.9 | – | – |
| 1936 | 41.1 | – | – |
| 1935 | 39.6 | – | – |
| 1934 | 38.2 | – | – |
| 1932 | 32.8 | – | – |
| 1931 | 35 | – | – |
| 1930 | 36.5 | – | – |
| 1929 | 37.4 | – | – |
| 1928 | 38.9 | – | – |
| 1927 | 37.5 | – | – |
| 1926 | 38.4 | – | – |
| 1925 | 35.2 | – | – |
| 1924 | 36.1 | – | – |
| 1923 | 33.6 | – | – |
| 1922 | 24.7 | – | – |
| 1921 | 23.8 | – | – |
| 1920 | 20.5 | – | – |
| 1900 | 30.5 | – | – |
| 1896 | 31.9 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Russia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.372.2–74.5 | 67.265.9–68.6 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 73.571.9–75 | 67.465.5–69.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 73.771.7–75.7 | 67.665.2–70.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 73.971.5–76.1 | 67.865–70.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 74.171.3–76.4 | 6864.8–71.2 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 74.271.4–76.8 | 68.264.7–71.6 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 74.471.2–77.2 | 68.464.7–72.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 74.671.2–77.5 | 68.664.7–72.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 74.871.2–77.9 | 68.864.5–73.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 7571.1–78.1 | 6964.3–73.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 75.171.2–78.6 | 69.264.4–73.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 75.371.5–78.9 | 69.464.3–74.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 75.571.4–79.3 | 69.664.2–74.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 75.771.3–79.6 | 69.864.3–74.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 75.971.2–79.8 | 69.964.5–75.1 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 7671.3–80 | 70.164.4–75.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 76.271.5–80.4 | 70.364.5–75.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 76.471.4–80.7 | 70.464.3–76 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 76.671.5–80.8 | 70.664.6–76.3 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 76.771.5–81.1 | 70.864.5–76.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 76.971.6–81.4 | 70.964.6–77 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 77.171.9–81.7 | 71.164.7–77.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 77.371.8–81.9 | 71.264.7–77.6 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 77.472–82.2 | 71.464.8–77.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 77.671.8–82.1 | 71.564.5–78 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 77.871.8–82.4 | 71.764.6–78.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 77.971.9–82.6 | 71.864.7–78.7 | 77 |
| 2051 | 78.172–82.8 | 7264.7–79.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 78.372.1–83.1 | 72.264.6–79.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 78.472.1–83.2 | 72.364.9–79.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 78.672.2–83.7 | 72.564.7–79.9 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 78.872.2–83.8 | 72.664.7–80.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 78.972.4–84 | 72.865–80.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 79.172.4–84.5 | 72.965–80.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 79.272.4–84.4 | 73.165–81.1 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 79.472.5–84.7 | 73.265.2–81.3 | 78 |
| 2060 | 79.672.5–84.8 | 73.465–81.5 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 79.772.6–85 | 73.565.1–81.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 79.972.7–85.3 | 73.764.8–82 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 8072.9–85.6 | 73.864.8–82.3 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 80.272.9–85.7 | 7464.7–82.4 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 80.373.1–85.7 | 74.165.1–82.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 80.573.1–86.1 | 74.364.9–82.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 80.673–86.3 | 74.465–82.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 80.873–86.3 | 74.664.8–83.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 80.973.3–86.5 | 74.764.9–83.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 81.173.4–86.8 | 74.865.1–83.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 81.273.5–86.9 | 7565.4–83.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 81.473.5–87 | 75.165.1–83.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 81.573.7–87.2 | 75.365.1–84.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 81.673.7–87.4 | 75.465.4–84.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 81.874–87.5 | 75.665.5–84.7 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 81.974.1–87.7 | 75.765.7–84.8 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 8274.2–87.9 | 75.965.8–84.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 82.274.3–88 | 7665.8–85.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 82.374.5–88.1 | 76.265.7–85.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 82.474.5–88.4 | 76.365.5–85.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 82.674.6–88.5 | 76.565.2–85.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 82.774.6–88.7 | 76.665.2–85.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 82.874.9–88.9 | 76.865.4–86 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 8375.2–89.1 | 76.965.4–86.2 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 83.175.3–89.3 | 77.165.4–86.6 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 83.275.2–89.4 | 77.265.7–86.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 83.475.5–89.4 | 77.365.5–86.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 83.575.6–89.9 | 77.565.6–86.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 83.675.7–90 | 77.665.2–87 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 83.875.9–90.2 | 77.865.6–87.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 83.975.8–90.4 | 77.965.9–87.2 | 81 |
| 2092 | 8476–90.6 | 78.165.8–87.2 | 81 |
| 2093 | 84.176.2–90.6 | 78.265.8–87.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 84.376.3–90.8 | 78.366–87.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 84.476.3–90.9 | 78.566.1–88 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 84.576.3–91.2 | 78.666.1–88.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 84.676.6–91.4 | 78.866.7–88.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 84.776.6–91.6 | 78.966.4–88.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 84.977–91.7 | 7966.2–88.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 8577.1–92.1 | 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
Russia vs Tanzania
Health
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025