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Tanzania

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Dodoma241,471 observations
Population
70.55M
world rank #21 / 217
GDP
90.14B
world rank #82 / 186
GDP / capita
3,820.6
world rank #159 / 185
Life expectancy
67.2
world rank #176 / 217

Governance

598 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.9#109Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile45.7#127Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59.2#136Rule of Law0-100 percentile48#134
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,564 indicators
GDPcurrent US$90.14B#82GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,820.6#159GDP growth%5.9%#33Inflation%3.3%#92
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$9.96B#104Merchandise importscurrent US$14.81B#99Exports of goods & services% GDP19%#114Imports of goods & services% GDP20%#125
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,302 indicators
Life expectancyyears67.2#176Infant mortalityper 1k births28.7#104Maternal mortalityper 100k276#94Health spending% GDP3.1%#176
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,587 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross28.2%#147Education spending% GDP3.2%#34Adult literacy%78.2%#33Primary enrollment% gross92.7%#112
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,410 indicators
Populationpeople70.55M#21Population growth%2.9%#16Urban population%36.9%#169Fertility ratebirths/woman4.5#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

281 indicators
Electricity access% pop52.4%#65Renewable energy share%78.3%#19Forest area% land50.1%#52Electric power consumptionkWh per capita135#136
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

220 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop33.7%#61Electricity access, urban% urban pop85.2%#40Energy use per capitakg oil eq.400.8#129Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

376 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area39.9%#13Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources6.2%#78Capture fisheries productiontonnes530,932.6#35
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

324 indicators
Agricultural land% land area44.6%#80Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,961.1#122Aquaculture productiontonnes138,606.9#34Food production index2014-16 = 100109.9#84
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

555 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people126.6#57Secure internet serversper 1M people52.4#181Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.11#136
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,703 indicators
Gini indexindex40.5#60Extreme poverty% pop51.3%#50Internet users% pop31.2%#162Homicide rateper 100k3.7#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

409 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths2,692#39INFORM risk score0-105.6#45Hazard & exposure0-105.4#48Vulnerability0-105.3#42
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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