Tanzania vs Zambia

Tanzania and Zambia 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 3.2 times as many people as Zambia: 70.5 million against 21.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Tanzania ($1,319) and Zambia ($1,318) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Tanzania (5.9%) than in Zambia (3.8%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zambia (13.9%) than in Tanzania (3.3%), a difference of 10.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Zambia (5.9%) than in Tanzania (1.6%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Tanzania can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in Zambia: 67.2 years against 66.5 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 17.2 years in both Tanzania and Zambia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Tanzania (31.2%) than in Zambia (17.1%), a difference of 14.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Zambia (0.54 tonnes) are 74% higher than in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Zambia (60.5%) than in Tanzania (49.6%), a difference of 10.9 percentage points in 2024.