Tanzania vs Vatican comparison: 74 facts & rankings

Tanzania has a population of 68.6M (ranked 22/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Tanzania's land area is 342,009 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 31st vs. 197th).

By GDP, Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,150), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Tanzania	Vatican
Population	73145892	936
Population rank	20/197	197/197
GDP	$78.8B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	82/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$1,150 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	170/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$4,221 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$39.3B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	49.9% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$573 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	160/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$2,309 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	342,009 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	212.2 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	4.61 2023	n/a
Median age	18.4 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	67.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Tanzania and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Tanzania vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Tanzania	Vatican
2026	67.6	83.4
2025	67.4	83.3
2024	67.2	83.1
2023	67	83
2022	66.9	83.3
2021	66.1	82.9
2020	66.8	83
2019	66	83.6
2018	65.5	83.3
2017	65	82.7
2016	64.4	82.9
2015	63.9	82.5
2014	63.4	82.6
2013	62.8	82.5
2012	62.3	82
2011	61.6	81.7
2010	61.1	81.5
2009	60.5	81.3
2008	59.9	81.4
2007	59.3	81.3
2006	58.5	81.2
2005	57.7	80.6
2004	56.8	80.2
2003	55.9	79.8
2002	54.9	80
2001	54.1	79.9
2000	53.2	79.3
1999	52.4	78.7
1998	51.8	78.3
1997	51.2	78.2
1996	51.1	78.5
1995	51	77.8
1994	51.1	77.7
1993	51.2	77
1992	51.4	77.3
1991	51.8	76.9
1990	52	76.9
1989	52.1	76.8
1988	52.2	76.4
1987	52.2	76.2
1986	52.2	75.7
1985	52.2	75.5
1984	52.2	75.1
1983	52.2	74.7
1982	52	74.8
1981	51.7	74.3
1980	51.3	74.1
1979	50.8	74
1978	50.4	73.7
1977	50	73.3
1976	49.5	72.9
1975	48.9	72.6
1974	48.4	72.7
1973	47.9	71.9
1972	47.4	72
1971	47	71.7
1970	46.5	71.5
1969	46	70.7
1968	45.6	70.7
1967	45.2	70.9
1966	44.9	70.9
1965	44.5	70.1
1964	44.1	70.3
1963	43.6	69.3
1962	43.2	69.2
1961	42.8	69.8
1960	42.6	69.2
1959	42.5	69.2
1958	42.3	68.7
1957	42.1	67.5
1956	42	67.3
1955	41.8	67.8
1954	41.7	67.5
1953	41.5	66.3
1952	41.4	65.7
1951	41.2	65.3
1950	41	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Tanzania and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Tanzania	Vatican
2024	68,560,157	-
2023	66,617,606	-
2022	64,711,821	-
2021	62,830,412	-
2020	60,972,798	-
2019	59,174,891	1,000
2018	57,437,145	-
2017	55,652,890	1,000
2016	53,824,013	-
2015	52,020,962	1,000
2014	50,351,512	842
2013	48,824,128	839
2012	47,374,260	836
2011	46,029,367	832
2010	44,758,488	829
2009	43,633,982	826
2008	42,570,728	824
2007	41,435,512	821
2006	40,294,902	932
2005	39,182,076	921
2004	38,109,668	921
2003	37,089,555	911
2002	36,121,304	900
2001	35,198,299	890
2000	34,260,139	880
1999	33,300,330	-
1998	32,420,458	-
1997	31,578,089	-
1996	30,945,762	-
1995	30,383,497	-
1994	29,442,356	-
1993	28,332,692	-
1992	27,457,588	-
1991	26,780,436	-
1990	26,110,207	-
1989	25,438,759	-
1988	24,769,686	-
1987	24,030,378	-
1986	23,258,959	-
1985	22,501,693	-
1984	21,779,066	-
1983	21,079,874	-
1982	20,398,571	-
1981	19,784,703	-
1980	19,189,769	-
1979	18,592,038	-
1978	17,976,566	-
1977	17,352,929	-
1976	16,736,211	-
1975	16,138,361	-
1974	15,561,630	-
1973	15,010,101	-
1972	14,479,308	-
1971	13,971,451	-
1970	13,492,677	-
1969	13,036,700	-
1968	12,602,076	-
1967	12,200,109	-
1966	11,827,459	-
1965	11,470,728	-
1964	11,127,826	-
1963	10,799,528	-
1962	10,487,756	-
1961	10,187,886	-
1960	9,901,419	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Tanzania	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$80.2B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	19.1% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	3.16% 2024	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	1.15% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	28,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-3.03% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	2.43% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	29.6% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	28.6% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	59 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	33.1% 2018	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	2.9% 2018	n/a
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	$1.12B 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	1,527,000 2019	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	27.2% 2019	n/a
Banked people share	59.8% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Tanzania	Vatican
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	21.3 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.31 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	23.1% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	78.3% 2021	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	29.3% 2022	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	48.3% 2023	n/a

Society

	Tanzania	Vatican
% of world population	0.84% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-12,730 2025	n/a
Urban population	36.2% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.48 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.15 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	36.7 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	40 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	50 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	3.71 2020	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	31.1 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	75 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	78.2% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	9.89% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	29.1% 2023	n/a

Health

	Tanzania	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$36.3 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$10.1 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	67.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	39.4% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.13 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	19.9 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	276 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	38.9 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	13% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	9.8% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	37 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	9.3% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	11 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Tanzania	Vatican
% of world land	0.59% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	4,988 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	152,592 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	171,190 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	90,225 mi 2022	5.59 mi 2003