Country comparison
Rwanda vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 36× the size of Rwanda. Tanzania has 4.8× the population of Rwanda. Tanzania has 1.2× the GDP per capita of Rwanda.
Side by side
| Rwanda | Category | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 26,340 km² | Area (2024) Tanzania: 36× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 945,500 km² more |
| 14.6 million | Population (2025) Tanzania: 4.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 70.5 million more |
| 600 people/km² | Population density (2024) Rwanda: 7.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 78 people/km² |
| US$ 1,124 | GDP per capita (2025) Tanzania: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 1,319 more |
| 68 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 67.2 years |
| 32% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 31% |
| 19.4 years | Median age (2023) Rwanda: 1.1× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 17.2 years |
| 3.65 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Tanzania: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4.54 births per woman |
| 0.2 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Tanzania: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 0.3 t |
| – | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 1 |
| – | Ghost stories | 2 |
| 1 | VPN providers with servers in the country Tanzania: 3× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 3 |
| Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili | Official languages Shared language: English, Swahili Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Swahili, English |
| Rwandan franc (RWF) | Currency ISO 4217 | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
| Type C, J · 230 V | Plugs and voltage No shared plug type | Type D, G · 230 V |
| UTC+2 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.