Tanzania vs Netherlands
Tanzania vs Netherlands: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Tanzania and 11.5 years in Netherlands, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 7.1 years, or 2.57 times that in Tanzania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Tanzania | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | – | 11.7 |
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
Tanzania vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025