🇹🇿 Tanzania vs 🇺🇬 Uganda
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Tanzania’s figure is 4.5× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Tanzania | Uganda | Tanzania vs Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 70,545,86521st of 240 | 51,384,89431st of 240 | 37% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.86%17th of 240 | +2.70%22nd of 240 | 6% higher |
| Population Density/km² | 75/km²140th of 240 | 243/km²61st of 240 | 3.2× lower |
| Land Areakm² | 885,800 km²31st of 240 | 200,520 km²86th of 240 | 4.4× higher |
| Urban Population | 36.9%198th of 240 | 31.9%210th of 240 | 15% higher |
| GDP per Capita | $1,319213th of 240 | $1,206216th of 240 | 9% higher |
| GDP Growth | +5.9%37th of 210 | +6.3%29th of 210 | 8% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 67.2 years198th of 240 | 68.5 years188th of 240 | 2% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 4.54 births per woman12th of 240 | 4.17 births per woman19th of 240 | 9% higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 34.8 per 1,00010th of 213 | 34.4 per 1,00011th of 213 | 1% higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000167th of 213 | 4.8 per 1,000195th of 213 | 20% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 28.7 per 1,000 live births145th of 194 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births164th of 194 | 20% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 1.6%12th of 186 | 2.7%31st of 186 | 43% lower |
| Inflation Rate | 3.3%86th of 191 | 3.6%77th of 191 | 7% lower |
| Poverty Rate | 26.4%104th of 164 | 16.1%50th of 164 | 1.6× higher |
| Gini Index | 40.5128th of 170 | 42.7141st of 170 | 5% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 3.1% of GDP176th of 192 | 4.2% of GDP149th of 192 | 28% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.13 per 1,000191st of 206 | 0.19 per 1,000178th of 206 | 30% lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.84 per 1,000166th of 199 | 0.50 per 1,000182nd of 199 | 1.7× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 78.2%128th of 175 | 77.0%130th of 175 | 2% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 3.2% of GDP146th of 202 | 2.6% of GDP166th of 202 | 23% higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 28.2% gross, secondary199th of 207 | 24.1% gross, secondary200th of 207 | 17% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 78.3% of final consumption20th of 211 | 90.9% of final consumption5th of 211 | 14% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 50.1% of land area52nd of 211 | 11.0% of land area159th of 211 | 4.5× higher |
| Internet Penetration | 31.2%182nd of 211 | 9.0%205th of 211 | 3.5× higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 126.6 per 100 people69th of 212 | 83.2 per 100 people165th of 212 | 52% higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births169th of 193 | 170 per 100,000 live births149th of 193 | 1.6× higher |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.16% of GDP113th of 163 | 1.88% of GDP76th of 163 | 39% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 39.9% of land area13th of 211 | 16.1% of land area114th of 211 | 2.5× higher |
| Median Ageyears | 17.5 years227th of 240 | 16.9 years231st of 240 | 3% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 6.9 years114th of 148 | 6.7 years119th of 148 | 3% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.555164th of 192 | 0.582156th of 192 | 5% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 3.90/ 10148th of 164 | 4.49/ 10126th of 164 | 13% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.29 tonnes per capita188th of 212 | 0.13 tonnes per capita206th of 212 | 2.3× higher |
| Obesity Rate | 10.5%167th of 198 | 8.2%179th of 198 | 28% higher |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1950 | 7.63M |
| Tanzania | 1975 | 16.1M |
| Tanzania | 2000 | 34.3M |
| Tanzania | 2025 | 70.5M |
| Tanzania | 2050 | 129.6M |
| Tanzania | 2075 | 198.8M |
| Tanzania | 2100 | 262.8M |
| Uganda | 1950 | 5.75M |
| Uganda | 1975 | 11.7M |
| Uganda | 2000 | 24M |
| Uganda | 2025 | 51.4M |
| Uganda | 2050 | 85.4M |
| Uganda | 2075 | 111.5M |
| Uganda | 2100 | 120.8M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.