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Tanzania vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tanzania has a population of 68.6M (ranked 22/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Tanzania's land area is 342,009 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 31st vs. 49th).

By GDP, Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Tanzania Yemen
Population
72166806
42727988
Population rank 20/197 37/197
GDP
$78.8B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 82/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$1,149
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 170/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,221
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$38B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
47.1%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$554
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 163/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,745
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
342,009 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.61
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Tanzania and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Tanzania and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Tanzania

Yemen
Year GDP
Tanzania Yemen
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 -
1980 $11,409,228,087 -
1981 $13,161,540,378 -
1982 $13,927,383,240 -
1983 $14,049,883,809 -
1984 $12,906,635,133 -
1985 $15,328,295,175 -
1986 $10,840,864,521 -
1987 $7,824,193,222 -
1988 $7,406,614,407 -
1989 $6,418,799,007 -
1990 $6,184,384,225 $12,643,821,569
1991 $7,197,768,159 $14,665,445,462
1992 $6,681,997,469 $17,959,367,194
1993 $6,182,872,708 $21,736,802,664
1994 $6,550,480,484 $28,019,483,764
1995 $7,631,431,840 $12,796,345,679
1996 $9,433,528,150 $6,496,163,616
1997 $11,158,197,942 $6,838,298,531
1998 $12,172,790,056 $6,322,175,566
1999 $12,704,334,196 $7,639,325,296
2000 $13,371,767,082 $9,679,316,770
2001 $13,563,990,022 $9,852,990,693
2002 $14,129,651,896 $10,693,430,511
2003 $15,211,487,709 $11,777,532,662
2004 $16,673,062,473 $13,867,634,371
2005 $18,395,383,647 $16,731,566,717
2006 $18,619,859,795 $19,063,143,370
2007 $21,860,434,823 $21,650,528,674
2008 $27,947,821,398 $26,910,855,807
2009 $29,400,573,554 $25,130,278,213
2010 $32,012,892,919 $30,906,749,533
2011 $34,657,140,096 $32,726,417,878
2012 $39,650,394,363 $35,401,331,609
2013 $45,648,857,242 $40,415,233,436
2014 $49,986,726,461 $43,228,585,321
2015 $47,413,919,817 $42,444,490,074
2016 $49,774,409,374 $31,317,825,274
2017 $53,274,884,533 $26,842,229,045
2018 $57,003,712,892 $21,606,160,663
2019 $61,026,731,926 -
2020 $66,068,737,786 -
2021 $70,655,628,148 -
2022 $75,769,974,505 -
2023 $79,062,403,837 -
2024 $78,779,864,877 -

Tanzania and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Tanzania

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Tanzania Yemen
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 -
1980 $595 -
1981 $665 -
1982 $683 -
1983 $667 -
1984 $593 -
1985 $681 -
1986 $466 -
1987 $326 -
1988 $299 -
1989 $252.3 -
1990 $236.9 $910
1991 $268.8 $1,016
1992 $243.4 $1,198
1993 $218.2 $1,397
1994 $222.5 $1,735
1995 $251.2 $764
1996 $305 $375
1997 $353 $383
1998 $375 $343
1999 $382 $401
2000 $390 $493
2001 $385 $487
2002 $391 $513
2003 $410 $549
2004 $438 $628
2005 $469 $734
2006 $462 $810
2007 $528 $890
2008 $657 $1,072
2009 $674 $969
2010 $715 $1,155
2011 $753 $1,186
2012 $837 $1,245
2013 $935 $1,379
2014 $993 $1,430
2015 $911 $1,362
2016 $925 $975
2017 $957 $811
2018 $992 $634
2019 $1,031 -
2020 $1,084 -
2021 $1,125 -
2022 $1,171 -
2023 $1,187 -
2024 $1,149 -

Tanzania vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tanzania

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Tanzania Yemen
1950 41 28.9
1951 41.2 29.3
1952 41.4 29.6
1953 41.5 30
1954 41.7 30.4
1955 41.8 30.8
1956 42 31.3
1957 42.1 31.8
1958 42.3 32.4
1959 42.5 32.9
1960 42.6 33.5
1961 42.8 34.1
1962 43.2 33.7
1963 43.6 33.4
1964 44.1 34.9
1965 44.5 35.6
1966 44.9 36.3
1967 45.2 37.1
1968 45.6 38
1969 46 39.6
1970 46.5 40.6
1971 47 41.8
1972 47.4 42.7
1973 47.9 43.6
1974 48.4 44.5
1975 48.9 45.5
1976 49.5 46.4
1977 50 47.4
1978 50.4 48.5
1979 50.8 49.5
1980 51.3 50.6
1981 51.7 51.7
1982 52 52.4
1983 52.2 53.6
1984 52.2 54.6
1985 52.2 55.4
1986 52.2 54
1987 52.2 56.8
1988 52.2 57.4
1989 52.1 58
1990 52 58.5
1991 51.8 58.8
1992 51.4 59.3
1993 51.2 59.7
1994 51.1 59.8
1995 51 60.5
1996 51.1 60.9
1997 51.2 61.3
1998 51.8 61.8
1999 52.4 62.3
2000 53.2 62.8
2001 54.1 63.3
2002 54.9 63.8
2003 55.9 64.4
2004 56.8 64.9
2005 57.7 65.4
2006 58.5 65.8
2007 59.3 66.2
2008 59.9 66.6
2009 60.5 66.9
2010 61.1 67.2
2011 61.6 67.4
2012 62.3 67.6
2013 62.8 68
2014 63.4 68
2015 63.9 66.8
2016 64.4 67.1
2017 65 67.1
2018 65.5 65.9
2019 66 66.6
2020 66.8 66.4
2021 66.1 66
2022 66.9 68
2023 67 69.3
2024 67.2 69.4
2025 67.4 69.6

Tanzania and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Tanzania

Yemen
Year Population
Tanzania Yemen
1960 9,901,419 5,532,301
1961 10,187,886 5,655,232
1962 10,487,756 5,782,221
1963 10,799,528 5,911,135
1964 11,127,826 6,048,006
1965 11,470,728 6,195,593
1966 11,827,459 6,351,494
1967 12,200,109 6,516,444
1968 12,602,076 6,690,524
1969 13,036,700 6,875,859
1970 13,492,677 7,065,279
1971 13,971,451 7,257,462
1972 14,479,308 7,460,068
1973 15,010,101 7,672,796
1974 15,561,630 7,896,783
1975 16,138,361 8,133,598
1976 16,736,211 8,384,113
1977 17,352,929 8,648,222
1978 17,976,566 8,926,586
1979 18,592,038 9,224,194
1980 19,189,769 9,543,358
1981 19,784,703 9,882,362
1982 20,398,571 10,241,006
1983 21,079,874 10,621,499
1984 21,779,066 11,025,597
1985 22,501,693 11,453,825
1986 23,258,959 11,901,040
1987 24,030,378 12,369,912
1988 24,769,686 12,859,708
1989 25,438,759 13,364,174
1990 26,110,207 13,887,862
1991 26,780,436 14,430,201
1992 27,457,588 14,989,494
1993 28,332,692 15,563,914
1994 29,442,356 16,149,147
1995 30,383,497 16,740,058
1996 30,945,762 17,313,177
1997 31,578,089 17,873,936
1998 32,420,458 18,446,013
1999 33,300,330 19,029,420
2000 34,260,139 19,624,141
2001 35,198,299 20,226,147
2002 36,121,304 20,835,086
2003 37,089,555 21,456,379
2004 38,109,668 22,095,167
2005 39,182,076 22,790,085
2006 40,294,902 23,543,083
2007 41,435,512 24,318,082
2008 42,570,728 25,111,941
2009 43,633,982 25,927,724
2010 44,758,488 26,754,387
2011 46,029,367 27,582,897
2012 47,374,260 28,433,647
2013 48,824,128 29,312,952
2014 50,351,512 30,226,309
2015 52,020,962 31,159,379
2016 53,824,013 32,109,010
2017 55,652,890 33,090,921
2018 57,437,145 34,085,182
2019 59,174,891 35,111,408
2020 60,972,798 36,134,863
2021 62,830,412 37,140,230
2022 64,711,821 38,222,876
2023 66,617,606 39,390,799
2024 68,560,157 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Tanzania and Yemen

Fertility rate
Tanzania

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Tanzania Yemen
1960 6.54 7.99
1961 6.56 8
1962 6.61 8.01
1963 6.65 8.03
1964 6.68 8.07
1965 6.73 8.1
1966 6.8 8.14
1967 6.86 8.17
1968 6.9 8.19
1969 6.95 8.22
1970 7 8.23
1971 7.04 8.26
1972 7.05 8.27
1973 7.06 8.29
1974 7.12 8.33
1975 7.1 8.37
1976 7.09 8.42
1977 7.07 8.47
1978 7.06 8.5
1979 7.04 8.67
1980 6.99 8.71
1981 6.93 8.75
1982 6.87 8.79
1983 6.81 8.83
1984 6.72 8.85
1985 6.6 8.86
1986 6.49 8.86
1987 6.41 8.83
1988 6.38 8.79
1989 6.3 8.71
1990 6.2 8.61
1991 6.14 8.46
1992 6.08 8.27
1993 6 8.05
1994 5.89 7.8
1995 5.82 7.53
1996 5.83 7
1997 5.84 6.82
1998 5.81 6.64
1999 5.75 6.49
2000 5.67 6.32
2001 5.62 6.14
2002 5.57 5.97
2003 5.58 5.84
2004 5.6 5.71
2005 5.58 5.56
2006 5.51 5.41
2007 5.4 5.26
2008 5.32 5.11
2009 5.26 5
2010 5.23 4.81
2011 5.14 4.63
2012 5.14 4.63
2013 5.16 4.62
2014 5.12 4.62
2015 5.03 4.62
2016 5.01 4.61
2017 4.99 4.61
2018 4.93 4.61
2019 4.87 4.6
2020 4.8 4.6
2021 4.73 4.6
2022 4.67 4.59
2023 4.61 4.59

Tanzania and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Tanzania

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Tanzania Yemen
1960 17.4 19.7
1961 17.4 19.6
1962 17.4 19.6
1963 17.4 19.5
1964 17.4 19.4
1965 17.3 19.3
1966 17.2 19.2
1967 17.2 19.1
1968 17.1 18.9
1969 17.1 18.7
1970 17.1 18.4
1971 17 18.1
1972 17 17.8
1973 17 17.6
1974 16.9 17.3
1975 16.9 17
1976 16.8 16.8
1977 16.8 16.6
1978 16.7 16.3
1979 16.6 16.1
1980 16.5 15.9
1981 16.4 15.7
1982 16.3 15.5
1983 16.2 15.3
1984 16.2 15.1
1985 16.3 15
1986 16.4 14.9
1987 16.5 14.8
1988 16.6 14.7
1989 16.6 14.6
1990 16.7 14.6
1991 16.7 14.6
1992 16.8 14.6
1993 17 14.6
1994 17.3 14.6
1995 17.4 14.7
1996 17.4 14.8
1997 17.3 14.9
1998 17.3 15
1999 17.4 15.2
2000 17.4 15.4
2001 17.5 15.6
2002 17.5 15.8
2003 17.4 16
2004 17.4 16.2
2005 17.4 16.4
2006 17.4 16.7
2007 17.3 16.9
2008 17.3 17.2
2009 17.2 17.4
2010 17.2 17.7
2011 17.2 17.9
2012 17.3 18.1
2013 17.3 18.3
2014 17.4 18.5
2015 17.5 18.7
2016 17.6 18.8
2017 17.8 18.9
2018 17.9 19
2019 17.9 19.1
2020 18 19.1
2021 18.1 19.1
2022 18.2 19.2
2023 18.3 19.2
2024 18.4 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tanzania Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$80B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
19.2%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.16%
2024
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.89%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.79%
2020
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
28.4%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
59.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2018
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2018
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$750M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,527,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
27.2%
2019
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
59.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Tanzania Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
405 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.09
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
19.4 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
23.1%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
78.3%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.93%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.9%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
123.5 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
29.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
48.3%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Tanzania Yemen
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-29,865
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
38.1%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.71
2020
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
76
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
9.89%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
29.1%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Tanzania Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$35.6
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.2
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.7%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
276
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
13%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Tanzania Yemen
% of world land
0.59%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,988 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
152,592 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
171,190 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
90,225 mi
2022
n/a

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