Myanmar vs Tanzania

Myanmar and Tanzania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Tanzania has about 1.3 times as many people as Myanmar: 70.5 million against 54.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Myanmar ($1,489) is 13% higher than in Tanzania ($1,319) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Tanzania (5.9%) than in Myanmar (-2%), a difference of 7.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Myanmar (8.8% in 2019) than in Tanzania (3.3% in 2025), a difference of 5.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Myanmar (3%) than in Tanzania (1.6%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Myanmar (67.1 years) and Tanzania (67.2 years) in 2024.
• The population of Myanmar is older: half of its people are over 29.5 years, against 17.2 years in Tanzania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Myanmar (45.4% in 2020) than in Tanzania (31.2% in 2024), a difference of 14.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Myanmar (0.58 tonnes) are 87% higher than in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tanzania (49.6%) than in Myanmar (42%), a difference of 7.6 percentage points in 2024.