Tanzania vs Zambia

Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Dodoma
Population
68.6M
GDP
$79.2B
Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Lusaka
Population
21.3M
GDP
$25.3B

POP 3.2x GDP 3.1x LE 0.7 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Tanzania vs Zambia

Net Migration124.7%Electric Power Consumption81.4%Inflation (Consumer Pric…79.6%Unemployment Rate73.6%Maternal Mortality Ratio69.2%Population68.9%Freshwater Withdrawal68.2%GDP (Current USD)68.1%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population (Tanzania, 69% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Population 68.6M 21.3M 2024
Population Density 75.2 27.9 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.0% 1.9% 2024
Urban Population 36.2% 45.5% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Zambia, 80% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.1% 15.0% 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.6% 5.9% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $79.2B $25.3B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 41.3% 62.5% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Zambia, 69% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 276 85 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.1% 6.0% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 37.0 48.4 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.1 0.3 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Zambia, 50% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 28.2% 56.8% 2021
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 4.1% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 92.7% 115.6% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Zambia, 81% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Electric Power Consumption 135 727 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 6.2% 2.0% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.3 0.5 2024
Forest Area 50.1% 59.5% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Tanzania, 45% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Internet Users 31.2% 17.1% 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Zambia, 125% spread)

Indicator Tanzania Zambia Year
Net Migration -29,865 7.4K 2024
Female Labor Participation 80.3% 56.4% 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 51.3% 71.7% 2018
Intentional Homicides 3.7 5.2 2020

2 closer social rows sit on the Tanzania and Zambia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Tanzania vs Zambia comparison

Tanzania (LMC) and Zambia (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 3.2x larger; GDP is 3.1x larger. Open with Net Migration (~125%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Tanzania vs Zambia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.