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Tanzania vs United Kingdom
How Tanzania and United Kingdom compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 67 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $1,153
- Population · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 68.7 million people against 66.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: 2.35% of GDP against 1.16% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Kingdom was higher: 4.22 tonnes against 0.31 tonnes
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personTanzania: $1,153 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- TemperatureTanzania: 23.2 °C in 2025United Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, 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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