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Tanzania vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tanzania has a population of 68.6M (ranked 22/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Tanzania's land area is 342,009 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 31st vs. 194th).

By GDP, Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Tanzania Tuvalu
Population
72166806
9493
Population rank 20/197 196/197
GDP
$78.8B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 82/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$1,149
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 170/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,221
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$38B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
47.1%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$554
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 163/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,745
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
342,009 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.61
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Tanzania and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Tanzania and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Tanzania Tuvalu
1960 $2,651,729,807 -
1961 $2,826,179,031 -
1962 $3,101,589,993 -
1963 $3,456,579,293 -
1964 $3,748,840,925 -
1965 $3,817,226,546 -
1966 $4,377,998,825 -
1967 $4,565,132,048 -
1968 $4,895,251,824 -
1969 $5,142,066,811 -
1970 $2,851,419,386 $2,585,956
1971 $3,050,673,517 $2,716,990
1972 $3,472,787,266 $2,968,458
1973 $4,144,104,535 $3,411,915
1974 $4,977,337,978 $4,122,329
1975 $5,729,917,840 $4,014,748
1976 $6,472,511,988 $3,919,072
1977 $7,732,598,995 $3,669,420
1978 $9,261,675,710 $3,798,782
1979 $9,804,637,491 $4,065,659
1980 $11,409,228,087 $4,206,128
1981 $13,161,540,378 $4,773,018
1982 $13,927,383,240 $4,118,945
1983 $14,049,883,809 $4,152,550
1984 $12,906,635,133 $4,481,978
1985 $15,328,295,175 $3,862,852
1986 $10,840,864,521 $4,574,706
1987 $7,824,193,222 $5,020,513
1988 $7,406,614,407 $7,011,059
1989 $6,418,799,007 $8,454,523
1990 $6,184,384,225 $9,542,901
1991 $7,197,768,159 $10,127,314
1992 $6,681,997,469 $10,535,028
1993 $6,182,872,708 $10,414,400
1994 $6,550,480,484 $11,772,611
1995 $7,631,431,840 $11,922,614
1996 $9,433,528,150 $13,338,597
1997 $11,158,197,942 $13,734,210
1998 $12,172,790,056 $13,795,146
1999 $12,704,334,196 $14,800,503
2000 $13,371,767,082 $15,073,976
2001 $13,563,990,022 $13,964,732
2002 $14,129,651,896 $16,842,673
2003 $15,211,487,709 $19,456,338
2004 $16,673,062,473 $22,798,275
2005 $18,395,383,647 $22,909,980
2006 $18,619,859,795 $24,096,875
2007 $21,860,434,823 $28,450,169
2008 $27,947,821,398 $31,874,435
2009 $29,400,573,554 $28,076,984
2010 $32,012,892,919 $32,105,408
2011 $34,657,140,096 $39,196,957
2012 $39,650,394,363 $39,345,579
2013 $45,648,857,242 $38,615,891
2014 $49,986,726,461 $38,760,983
2015 $47,413,919,817 $36,811,936
2016 $49,774,409,374 $41,629,064
2017 $53,274,884,533 $45,276,595
2018 $57,003,712,892 $48,015,260
2019 $61,026,731,926 $54,123,199
2020 $66,068,737,786 $51,746,594
2021 $70,655,628,148 $60,196,406
2022 $75,769,974,505 $59,065,982
2023 $79,062,403,837 $62,280,312
2024 $78,779,864,877 -

Tanzania and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Tanzania Tuvalu
1960 $267.8 -
1961 $277.4 -
1962 $295.7 -
1963 $320 -
1964 $337 -
1965 $333 -
1966 $370 -
1967 $374 -
1968 $388 -
1969 $394 -
1970 $211.3 $457
1971 $218.4 $478
1972 $239.8 $522
1973 $276.1 $601
1974 $320 $708
1975 $355 $656
1976 $387 $612
1977 $446 $549
1978 $515 $546
1979 $527 $566
1980 $595 $571
1981 $665 $634
1982 $683 $537
1983 $667 $533
1984 $593 $567
1985 $681 $480
1986 $466 $557
1987 $326 $600
1988 $299 $823
1989 $252.3 $976
1990 $236.9 $1,085
1991 $268.8 $1,134
1992 $243.4 $1,166
1993 $218.2 $1,141
1994 $222.5 $1,279
1995 $251.2 $1,285
1996 $305 $1,428
1997 $353 $1,461
1998 $375 $1,460
1999 $382 $1,559
2000 $390 $1,579
2001 $385 $1,457
2002 $391 $1,750
2003 $410 $2,007
2004 $438 $2,323
2005 $469 $2,305
2006 $462 $2,396
2007 $528 $2,794
2008 $657 $3,088
2009 $674 $2,684
2010 $715 $3,025
2011 $753 $3,636
2012 $837 $3,598
2013 $935 $3,510
2014 $993 $3,529
2015 $911 $3,358
2016 $925 $3,809
2017 $957 $4,166
2018 $992 $4,466
2019 $1,031 $5,115
2020 $1,084 $4,976
2021 $1,125 $5,905
2022 $1,171 $5,911
2023 $1,187 $6,345
2024 $1,149 -

Tanzania vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Tanzania Tuvalu
1950 41 40
1951 41.2 40.8
1952 41.4 41.7
1953 41.5 42.5
1954 41.7 43.4
1955 41.8 44.2
1956 42 45
1957 42.1 45.8
1958 42.3 46.7
1959 42.5 47.5
1960 42.6 48.3
1961 42.8 49
1962 43.2 49.8
1963 43.6 50.6
1964 44.1 51.3
1965 44.5 52.1
1966 44.9 52.8
1967 45.2 53.5
1968 45.6 54.1
1969 46 54.7
1970 46.5 55.3
1971 47 56
1972 47.4 54.7
1973 47.9 57.2
1974 48.4 57.7
1975 48.9 58.3
1976 49.5 58.8
1977 50 59.2
1978 50.4 59.6
1979 50.8 59.9
1980 51.3 60.2
1981 51.7 60.5
1982 52 60.7
1983 52.2 60.9
1984 52.2 61.1
1985 52.2 61.1
1986 52.2 61.2
1987 52.2 61.3
1988 52.2 61.4
1989 52.1 61.5
1990 52 61.6
1991 51.8 61.8
1992 51.4 60.3
1993 51.2 62.1
1994 51.1 62.3
1995 51 62.5
1996 51.1 62.7
1997 51.2 62.9
1998 51.8 63.2
1999 52.4 63.3
2000 53.2 63.5
2001 54.1 63.7
2002 54.9 63.8
2003 55.9 63.9
2004 56.8 64
2005 57.7 64.1
2006 58.5 64.2
2007 59.3 64.4
2008 59.9 64.5
2009 60.5 64.7
2010 61.1 64.8
2011 61.6 65
2012 62.3 65.1
2013 62.8 65.2
2014 63.4 65.3
2015 63.9 65.4
2016 64.4 65.5
2017 65 65.7
2018 65.5 65.9
2019 66 66.1
2020 66.8 66.4
2021 66.1 65.8
2022 66.9 66.9
2023 67 67.1
2024 67.2 67.3
2025 67.4 67.4

Tanzania and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year Population
Tanzania Tuvalu
1960 9,901,419 5,598
1961 10,187,886 5,648
1962 10,487,756 5,699
1963 10,799,528 5,751
1964 11,127,826 5,752
1965 11,470,728 5,715
1966 11,827,459 5,686
1967 12,200,109 5,652
1968 12,602,076 5,624
1969 13,036,700 5,631
1970 13,492,677 5,663
1971 13,971,451 5,685
1972 14,479,308 5,692
1973 15,010,101 5,681
1974 15,561,630 5,822
1975 16,138,361 6,117
1976 16,736,211 6,404
1977 17,352,929 6,686
1978 17,976,566 6,957
1979 18,592,038 7,184
1980 19,189,769 7,366
1981 19,784,703 7,526
1982 20,398,571 7,664
1983 21,079,874 7,789
1984 21,779,066 7,902
1985 22,501,693 8,046
1986 23,258,959 8,217
1987 24,030,378 8,371
1988 24,769,686 8,518
1989 25,438,759 8,662
1990 26,110,207 8,798
1991 26,780,436 8,928
1992 27,457,588 9,038
1993 28,332,692 9,126
1994 29,442,356 9,207
1995 30,383,497 9,280
1996 30,945,762 9,342
1997 31,578,089 9,400
1998 32,420,458 9,451
1999 33,300,330 9,496
2000 34,260,139 9,544
2001 35,198,299 9,586
2002 36,121,304 9,623
2003 37,089,555 9,695
2004 38,109,668 9,816
2005 39,182,076 9,940
2006 40,294,902 10,056
2007 41,435,512 10,182
2008 42,570,728 10,321
2009 43,633,982 10,461
2010 44,758,488 10,614
2011 46,029,367 10,780
2012 47,374,260 10,934
2013 48,824,128 11,001
2014 50,351,512 10,984
2015 52,020,962 10,963
2016 53,824,013 10,930
2017 55,652,890 10,869
2018 57,437,145 10,751
2019 59,174,891 10,581
2020 60,972,798 10,399
2021 62,830,412 10,194
2022 64,711,821 9,992
2023 66,617,606 9,816
2024 68,560,157 9,646

Fertility rates in Tanzania and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Tanzania Tuvalu
1960 6.54 5.15
1961 6.56 5.09
1962 6.61 5
1963 6.65 4.91
1964 6.68 4.83
1965 6.73 4.73
1966 6.8 4.64
1967 6.86 4.49
1968 6.9 4.36
1969 6.95 4.23
1970 7 4.08
1971 7.04 3.94
1972 7.05 3.81
1973 7.06 3.71
1974 7.12 3.63
1975 7.1 3.58
1976 7.09 3.55
1977 7.07 3.56
1978 7.06 3.59
1979 7.04 3.65
1980 6.99 3.73
1981 6.93 3.8
1982 6.87 3.88
1983 6.81 3.91
1984 6.72 3.95
1985 6.6 3.97
1986 6.49 3.97
1987 6.41 3.94
1988 6.38 3.88
1989 6.3 3.8
1990 6.2 3.75
1991 6.14 3.79
1992 6.08 3.86
1993 6 3.92
1994 5.89 3.92
1995 5.82 3.96
1996 5.83 3.95
1997 5.84 3.95
1998 5.81 3.95
1999 5.75 3.92
2000 5.67 3.84
2001 5.62 3.75
2002 5.57 3.64
2003 5.58 3.58
2004 5.6 3.55
2005 5.58 3.55
2006 5.51 3.53
2007 5.4 3.45
2008 5.32 3.42
2009 5.26 3.43
2010 5.23 3.44
2011 5.14 3.46
2012 5.14 3.47
2013 5.16 3.39
2014 5.12 3.33
2015 5.03 3.31
2016 5.01 3.3
2017 4.99 3.3
2018 4.93 3.33
2019 4.87 3.33
2020 4.8 3.31
2021 4.73 3.28
2022 4.67 3.24
2023 4.61 3.21

Tanzania and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Tanzania

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Tanzania Tuvalu
1960 17.4 23.1
1961 17.4 23.1
1962 17.4 23
1963 17.4 22.6
1964 17.4 21
1965 17.3 19.3
1966 17.2 18.5
1967 17.2 18.1
1968 17.1 17.9
1969 17.1 18
1970 17.1 18.2
1971 17 18.6
1972 17 19
1973 17 19.4
1974 16.9 19.7
1975 16.9 19.8
1976 16.8 19.9
1977 16.8 20.2
1978 16.7 20.5
1979 16.6 20.9
1980 16.5 21
1981 16.4 21.4
1982 16.3 21.9
1983 16.2 22.5
1984 16.2 23.2
1985 16.3 23.6
1986 16.4 23.8
1987 16.5 24
1988 16.6 24.2
1989 16.6 24.5
1990 16.7 24.7
1991 16.7 24.9
1992 16.8 25
1993 17 25
1994 17.3 25.1
1995 17.4 25
1996 17.4 24.9
1997 17.3 24.6
1998 17.3 24.4
1999 17.4 24.1
2000 17.4 23.9
2001 17.5 23.7
2002 17.5 23.5
2003 17.4 23.5
2004 17.4 23.5
2005 17.4 23.6
2006 17.4 23.6
2007 17.3 23.7
2008 17.3 23.8
2009 17.2 23.9
2010 17.2 24
2011 17.2 24.1
2012 17.3 24.2
2013 17.3 24.3
2014 17.4 24.5
2015 17.5 24.7
2016 17.6 24.9
2017 17.8 25.2
2018 17.9 25.3
2019 17.9 25.3
2020 18 25.3
2021 18.1 25.3
2022 18.2 25.3
2023 18.3 25.3
2024 18.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tanzania Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$80B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
19.2%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.16%
2024
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.89%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.79%
2020
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
28.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
59.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2018
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2018
2.7%
2010
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
22
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.32B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.05B
2018
n/a
Personal remittances received
$750M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,527,000
2019
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.2%
2019
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
59.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Tanzania Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
405 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.09
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
19.4 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
23.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
78.3%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.93%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
12.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
123.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
39.4%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
29.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
48.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tanzania Tuvalu
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-29,865
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
38.1%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.5
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.71
2020
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.1
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
76
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2022
100%
2022
English speaking
9.89%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
29.1%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Tanzania Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$35.6
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.2
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.7%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
276
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.9
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
13%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Tanzania Tuvalu
% of world land
0.59%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,988 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
152,592 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
171,190 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
90,225 mi
2022
4.97 mi
2011

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