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Tanzania vs Nigeria

Tanzania and Nigeria side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$94.89B vs $377.37BTanzania vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,362 vs $1,556Tanzania vs Nigeria
Population70.55M vs 237.53MTanzania vs Nigeria

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Indicator Tanzania NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$94.89B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,362$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy4%15.9%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy6.3%26.5%2026-Q3
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,629.23 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.2%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy1.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy48.7%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-903.42M$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy5.9%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,270$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,370$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$305.6B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy22.9%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy29.8%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.1%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy28.8%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy40.7%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.12B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.4%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy47.3%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$5.05B$46.02B2018/2025 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy16.7%9.6%2024/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.7%—2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy83.7%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.3%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy40.533.92018/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy51.3%41.8%2018/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy59.8%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy12.8%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.1%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$2.62B$321M2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.53M5.27M2019/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-2.3%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.72B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.1%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy16.1%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy19.1%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy4.7%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.930.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.7%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy4%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.2%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.9%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.7%14%2020/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy9.6%2.9%2020/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy36.5%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$972$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy64.6%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.1%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.3%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy50.5%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.9%7.5%2018/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.43.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy5.512.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.9%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.6%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy70%64%2018/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.5%92.9%2018/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.11B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$18.02B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7480.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.350.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade15.820.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.2%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade10.8%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade37.4%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade19%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5550.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5040.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3910.3792023
PopulationDemographics70.55M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.9%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.2 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.6 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.544.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics63.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics42.3%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics36.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics81.9/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.931.82026
Death RateDemographics5.5911.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.35-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth28.769.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3.5%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.1%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.130.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth15.817.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.8%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.9%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth28.5%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth275.8992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.9104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth20.633.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1722192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth84%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth33.3%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.8%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.8%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.840.52022/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth37.6%21.6%2022/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth63.5%50.7%2016/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.691.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth112.6842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.8%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.7%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98%67%2017/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare29.9%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.1%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare67.7%39.7%2022/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.1%33.4%2022/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.7%1.5%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.2%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation78.2%70.4%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation87.1%81.4%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation74.5%77.4%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation28%74.1%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation83.6%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation49%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation15%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation8.9%68.5%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.2%62.2%2016/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation28.2%46.9%2021/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security20.2%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.6%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture109.9119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture10.53M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture77.42K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture15K t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture800K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture325K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture10.08M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture4.05M t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture119K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,756 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,106 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,376 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.1M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.715.72020/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3650.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.2970.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3290.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.29-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.29-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.52-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.39-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.54-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.64-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian171.14K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian43.26K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology31.2%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.670.82024
4G CoverageTechnology88%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.20.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.8%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology91%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology28%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology4.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.5%0.3%2013/2019 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure52.4%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.91M5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure70.1%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy2.9K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy12.2 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy2.4 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.8K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy78.3%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.8%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy135 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy16.8%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy63.2 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy33.7%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.5%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy31.7%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy67.1%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy9 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy345 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,199 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.31 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate37.2%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate50.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate32.3%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.2%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Tanzania or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $94.89B for Tanzania versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Tanzania and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Tanzania and Nigeria on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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