Switzerland vs Tanzania
Switzerland vs Tanzania: Internet users
Internet users: 97.3% in Switzerland in 2025 and 31.2% in Tanzania in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 66.2 percentage points, or 3.12 times that in Tanzania.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Switzerland ranked 15 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 | Switzerland | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.3 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.3 | 31.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.3 | 28.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 96.5 | 26.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 95.6 | 22.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.4 | 19.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 93.2 | 16.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 91.8 | 15.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 89.7 | 14.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 89.1 | 13.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 87.5 | 10 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 83.6 | 7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 86.3 | 4.4 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 85.2 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 85.2 | 3.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 83.9 | 2.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 81.3 | 2.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 79.2 | 1.9 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 77.2 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 75.7 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 70.1 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 67.8 | 0.9 | – |
| 2003 | 65.1 | 0.7 | – |
| 2002 | 61.4 | 0.2 | – |
| 2001 | 55.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 47.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 34 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 24.8 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15.1 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4.6 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 3.6 | – | – |
| 1994 | 2.7 | – | – |
| 1993 | 2.2 | – | – |
| 1992 | 1.8 | – | – |
| 1991 | 1.2 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 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
Switzerland vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySwitzerland: 84 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySwitzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSwitzerland: 96.7% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSwitzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSwitzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSwitzerland: $7.15B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025