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Tanzania vs United Arab Emirates
How Tanzania and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1914 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 67 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $1,121
- Population · In 2023, Tanzania was higher: 66.6 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.02% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 0.31 tonnes
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personTanzania: $1,153 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureTanzania: 23.2 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personTanzania: $1,153 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthTanzania: 5.2% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationTanzania: 3.8% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtTanzania: 47.8% of GDP in 2023United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personTanzania: 0.31 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersTanzania: 31.2% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityTanzania: 52.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaTanzania: 49.6% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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