Pakistan vs Tanzania

Pakistan 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.

• Pakistan has about 3.6 times as many people as Tanzania: 255.2 million against 70.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Pakistan ($1,596) is 21% higher than in Tanzania ($1,319) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Tanzania (5.9%) than in Pakistan (3.7%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Pakistan (3.5%) than in Tanzania (3.3%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Pakistan (5.4%) than in Tanzania (1.6%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Pakistan can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Tanzania: 67.8 years against 67.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Pakistan is older: half of its people are over 20.3 years, against 17.2 years in Tanzania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Pakistan (57.3%) than in Tanzania (31.2%), a difference of 26.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Pakistan (0.81 tonnes) are about 2.6 times as high as in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tanzania (49.6%) than in Pakistan (4.1%), a difference of 45.5 percentage points in 2024.