Sudan vs Tanzania

Sudan 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 1.4 times as many people as Sudan: 70.5 million against 51.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Tanzania ($1,319) is 13% higher than in Sudan ($1,165) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Tanzania (5.9%) than in Sudan (3.1%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sudan (138.8% in 2022) than in Tanzania (3.3% in 2025), a difference of 135.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sudan (7.5% in 2022) than in Tanzania (1.6% in 2025), a difference of 5.9 percentage points.
• A baby born in Tanzania can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in Sudan: 67.2 years against 66.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Sudan is older: half of its people are over 18.3 years, against 17.2 years in Tanzania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Tanzania (31.2% in 2024) than in Sudan (18.6% in 2017), a difference of 12.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Sudan (0.43 tonnes) are 39% higher than in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tanzania (49.6%) than in Sudan (11.9%), a difference of 37.7 percentage points in 2024.