South Korea vs Tanzania
South Korea vs Tanzania: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 97.9% in South Korea and 31.2% in Tanzania, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 66.7 percentage points, or 3.14 times that in Tanzania.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 13 and Tanzania ranked 164 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | South Korea | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.9 | 31.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.4 | 28.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 97.2 | 26.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | 22.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 96.5 | 19.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 96.2 | 16.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 96 | 15.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 95.1 | 14.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 92.8 | 13.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 89.9 | 10 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 87.6 | 7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 84.8 | 4.4 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 84.1 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 83.8 | 3.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 83.7 | 2.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 81.6 | 2.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 81 | 1.9 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 78.8 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 73.5 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 72.7 | 0.9 | – |
| 2003 | 65.5 | 0.7 | – |
| 2002 | 59.4 | 0.2 | – |
| 2001 | 56.6 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 44.7 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 23.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0.8 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
South Korea vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSouth Korea: 99.3% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025