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Tanzania vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tanzania has a population of 68.6M (ranked 22/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Tanzania's land area is 342,009 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 31st vs. 157th).

By GDP, Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Tanzania Vanuatu
Population
72166806
341110
Population rank 20/197 174/197
GDP
$78.8B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 82/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$1,149
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 170/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,221
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
47.1%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$554
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 163/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,745
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
342,009 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.61
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Tanzania and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Tanzania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Tanzania Vanuatu
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 -
1971 $3,050,673,517 -
1972 $3,472,787,266 -
1973 $4,144,104,535 -
1974 $4,977,337,978 -
1975 $5,729,917,840 -
1976 $6,472,511,988 -
1977 $7,732,598,995 -
1978 $9,261,675,710 -
1979 $9,804,637,491 $119,258,835
1980 $11,409,228,087 $121,185,498
1981 $13,161,540,378 $113,781,796
1982 $13,927,383,240 $114,501,913
1983 $14,049,883,809 $117,389,554
1984 $12,906,635,133 $144,482,515
1985 $15,328,295,175 $131,856,421
1986 $10,840,864,521 $126,498,935
1987 $7,824,193,222 $139,464,174
1988 $7,406,614,407 $158,351,368
1989 $6,418,799,007 $154,013,202
1990 $6,184,384,225 $168,879,207
1991 $7,197,768,159 $201,334,169
1992 $6,681,997,469 $209,088,825
1993 $6,182,872,708 $200,491,853
1994 $6,550,480,484 $233,701,301
1995 $7,631,431,840 $249,333,250
1996 $9,433,528,150 $261,370,044
1997 $11,158,197,942 $272,771,209
1998 $12,172,790,056 $262,293,411
1999 $12,704,334,196 $268,006,973
2000 $13,371,767,082 $272,014,628
2001 $13,563,990,022 $257,926,882
2002 $14,129,651,896 $262,596,536
2003 $15,211,487,709 $314,471,413
2004 $16,673,062,473 $364,996,869
2005 $18,395,383,647 $394,962,433
2006 $18,619,859,795 $439,358,587
2007 $21,860,434,823 $516,392,923
2008 $27,947,821,398 $590,748,429
2009 $29,400,573,554 $592,622,319
2010 $32,012,892,919 $670,712,980
2011 $34,657,140,096 $770,153,588
2012 $39,650,394,363 $747,839,698
2013 $45,648,857,242 $758,304,466
2014 $49,986,726,461 $773,717,011
2015 $47,413,919,817 $759,690,181
2016 $49,774,409,374 $804,323,577
2017 $53,274,884,533 $880,043,284
2018 $57,003,712,892 $914,727,908
2019 $61,026,731,926 $936,526,268
2020 $66,068,737,786 $909,421,044
2021 $70,655,628,148 $982,362,212
2022 $75,769,974,505 $1,030,654,208
2023 $79,062,403,837 $1,126,313,359
2024 $78,779,864,877 $1,161,251,868

Tanzania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Tanzania Vanuatu
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 -
1971 $218.4 -
1972 $239.8 -
1973 $276.1 -
1974 $320 -
1975 $355 -
1976 $387 -
1977 $446 -
1978 $515 -
1979 $527 $1,055
1980 $595 $1,048
1981 $665 $962
1982 $683 $946
1983 $667 $947
1984 $593 $1,137
1985 $681 $1,012
1986 $466 $946
1987 $326 $1,017
1988 $299 $1,125
1989 $252.3 $1,067
1990 $236.9 $1,141
1991 $268.8 $1,326
1992 $243.4 $1,344
1993 $218.2 $1,257
1994 $222.5 $1,431
1995 $251.2 $1,492
1996 $305 $1,529
1997 $353 $1,562
1998 $375 $1,471
1999 $382 $1,472
2000 $390 $1,460
2001 $385 $1,350
2002 $391 $1,341
2003 $410 $1,567
2004 $438 $1,774
2005 $469 $1,874
2006 $462 $2,035
2007 $528 $2,334
2008 $657 $2,604
2009 $674 $2,546
2010 $715 $2,815
2011 $753 $3,163
2012 $837 $3,005
2013 $935 $2,980
2014 $993 $2,973
2015 $911 $2,855
2016 $925 $2,956
2017 $957 $3,160
2018 $992 $3,207
2019 $1,031 $3,207
2020 $1,084 $3,043
2021 $1,125 $3,212
2022 $1,171 $3,292
2023 $1,187 $3,515
2024 $1,149 $3,543

Tanzania vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Tanzania Vanuatu
1950 41 43.9
1951 41.2 42.2
1952 41.4 45.3
1953 41.5 45.8
1954 41.7 46.5
1955 41.8 47.1
1956 42 47.7
1957 42.1 48.2
1958 42.3 48.7
1959 42.5 49.3
1960 42.6 49.8
1961 42.8 50.4
1962 43.2 50.9
1963 43.6 51.5
1964 44.1 52
1965 44.5 52.5
1966 44.9 53.1
1967 45.2 53.7
1968 45.6 54.2
1969 46 54.8
1970 46.5 55.3
1971 47 55.9
1972 47.4 56.4
1973 47.9 57
1974 48.4 57.6
1975 48.9 58.1
1976 49.5 58.7
1977 50 59.2
1978 50.4 59.9
1979 50.8 60.9
1980 51.3 61.3
1981 51.7 61.9
1982 52 62.5
1983 52.2 63.1
1984 52.2 63.5
1985 52.2 63.9
1986 52.2 64.6
1987 52.2 64.4
1988 52.2 65.7
1989 52.1 66
1990 52 66.7
1991 51.8 67.1
1992 51.4 67.4
1993 51.2 67.7
1994 51.1 68
1995 51 68.1
1996 51.1 68.2
1997 51.2 68.3
1998 51.8 68.4
1999 52.4 67.9
2000 53.2 68.6
2001 54.1 68.7
2002 54.9 68.8
2003 55.9 68.9
2004 56.8 69
2005 57.7 69.2
2006 58.5 69.1
2007 59.3 69.1
2008 59.9 69.3
2009 60.5 69.4
2010 61.1 69.6
2011 61.6 69.7
2012 62.3 69.9
2013 62.8 70
2014 63.4 70
2015 63.9 70.2
2016 64.4 70.4
2017 65 70.5
2018 65.5 70.6
2019 66 70.8
2020 66.8 70.4
2021 66.1 70
2022 66.9 71.3
2023 67 71.5
2024 67.2 71.7
2025 67.4 71.8

Tanzania and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year Population
Tanzania Vanuatu
1960 9,901,419 64,431
1961 10,187,886 66,264
1962 10,487,756 68,174
1963 10,799,528 70,159
1964 11,127,826 72,219
1965 11,470,728 74,358
1966 11,827,459 76,590
1967 12,200,109 78,921
1968 12,602,076 81,314
1969 13,036,700 83,755
1970 13,492,677 86,266
1971 13,971,451 88,862
1972 14,479,308 91,562
1973 15,010,101 94,362
1974 15,561,630 97,260
1975 16,138,361 100,269
1976 16,736,211 103,388
1977 17,352,929 106,618
1978 17,976,566 109,963
1979 18,592,038 113,040
1980 19,189,769 115,660
1981 19,784,703 118,249
1982 20,398,571 121,035
1983 21,079,874 123,998
1984 21,779,066 127,109
1985 22,501,693 130,356
1986 23,258,959 133,720
1987 24,030,378 137,187
1988 24,769,686 140,756
1989 25,438,759 144,393
1990 26,110,207 148,063
1991 26,780,436 151,793
1992 27,457,588 155,608
1993 28,332,692 159,463
1994 29,442,356 163,314
1995 30,383,497 167,137
1996 30,945,762 170,911
1997 31,578,089 174,626
1998 32,420,458 178,313
1999 33,300,330 182,048
2000 34,260,139 186,281
2001 35,198,299 191,031
2002 36,121,304 195,863
2003 37,089,555 200,746
2004 38,109,668 205,711
2005 39,182,076 210,760
2006 40,294,902 215,923
2007 41,435,512 221,276
2008 42,570,728 226,896
2009 43,633,982 232,731
2010 44,758,488 238,248
2011 46,029,367 243,474
2012 47,374,260 248,883
2013 48,824,128 254,482
2014 50,351,512 260,240
2015 52,020,962 266,101
2016 53,824,013 272,087
2017 55,652,890 278,507
2018 57,437,145 285,259
2019 59,174,891 291,985
2020 60,972,798 298,858
2021 62,830,412 305,868
2022 64,711,821 313,046
2023 66,617,606 320,409
2024 68,560,157 327,777

Fertility rates in Tanzania and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Tanzania Vanuatu
1960 6.54 6.78
1961 6.56 6.73
1962 6.61 6.67
1963 6.65 6.62
1964 6.68 6.57
1965 6.73 6.52
1966 6.8 6.51
1967 6.86 6.51
1968 6.9 6.46
1969 6.95 6.41
1970 7 6.35
1971 7.04 6.29
1972 7.05 6.23
1973 7.06 6.15
1974 7.12 6.06
1975 7.1 5.98
1976 7.09 5.89
1977 7.07 5.81
1978 7.06 5.77
1979 7.04 5.73
1980 6.99 5.69
1981 6.93 5.65
1982 6.87 5.6
1983 6.81 5.55
1984 6.72 5.49
1985 6.6 5.43
1986 6.49 5.38
1987 6.41 5.33
1988 6.38 5.27
1989 6.3 5.21
1990 6.2 5.17
1991 6.14 5.13
1992 6.08 5.09
1993 6 5.02
1994 5.89 4.94
1995 5.82 4.85
1996 5.83 4.75
1997 5.84 4.66
1998 5.81 4.6
1999 5.75 4.56
2000 5.67 4.54
2001 5.62 4.5
2002 5.57 4.38
2003 5.58 4.29
2004 5.6 4.21
2005 5.58 4.13
2006 5.51 4.1
2007 5.4 4.12
2008 5.32 4.16
2009 5.26 4.16
2010 5.23 4.13
2011 5.14 4.09
2012 5.14 4.06
2013 5.16 4.04
2014 5.12 4
2015 5.03 3.95
2016 5.01 3.92
2017 4.99 3.88
2018 4.93 3.83
2019 4.87 3.79
2020 4.8 3.74
2021 4.73 3.7
2022 4.67 3.65
2023 4.61 3.6

Tanzania and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Tanzania

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Tanzania Vanuatu
1960 17.4 17.7
1961 17.4 17.6
1962 17.4 17.5
1963 17.4 17.4
1964 17.4 17.3
1965 17.3 17.2
1966 17.2 17.1
1967 17.2 17.1
1968 17.1 17
1969 17.1 17
1970 17.1 17
1971 17 17
1972 17 17
1973 17 17
1974 16.9 17.1
1975 16.9 17.1
1976 16.8 17.1
1977 16.8 17.2
1978 16.7 17.3
1979 16.6 17.5
1980 16.5 17.6
1981 16.4 17.7
1982 16.3 17.7
1983 16.2 17.7
1984 16.2 17.7
1985 16.3 17.7
1986 16.4 17.8
1987 16.5 17.8
1988 16.6 17.8
1989 16.6 17.8
1990 16.7 17.8
1991 16.7 17.9
1992 16.8 17.8
1993 17 17.7
1994 17.3 17.7
1995 17.4 17.8
1996 17.4 18
1997 17.3 18
1998 17.3 18
1999 17.4 18
2000 17.4 18.2
2001 17.5 18.5
2002 17.5 18.7
2003 17.4 18.9
2004 17.4 19.2
2005 17.4 19.4
2006 17.4 19.6
2007 17.3 19.9
2008 17.3 20.1
2009 17.2 20.3
2010 17.2 20.5
2011 17.2 20.6
2012 17.3 20.8
2013 17.3 20.9
2014 17.4 21
2015 17.5 21.1
2016 17.6 21.1
2017 17.8 21.2
2018 17.9 21.2
2019 17.9 21.2
2020 18 21.2
2021 18.1 21.2
2022 18.2 21.2
2023 18.3 21.2
2024 18.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tanzania Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$80B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
19.2%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.16%
2024
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.79%
2020
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
28.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
59.3
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2018
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2018
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$750M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,527,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.2%
2019
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
59.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Tanzania Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
405 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.09
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
19.4 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
23.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
78.3%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
29.3%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
48.3%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Tanzania Vanuatu
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-29,865
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
38.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.5
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.71
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
76
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
9.89%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
29.1%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Tanzania Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$35.6
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.2
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.7%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
276
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.9
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
13%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Tanzania Vanuatu
% of world land
0.59%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,988 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
152,592 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
171,190 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
90,225 mi
2022
665 mi
2000

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