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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Japan vs Tanzania

Japan and Tanzania compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Japan leads in 7 of the comparable categories.

7

Japan wins

1

Tanzania wins

MetricJapanTanzania
Population124,516,65066,617,606
GDP Per Capita$33,836$1,224
Life Expectancy84.067.0
Population Growth Rate-0.492.90
Urban Population92.1%35.5%
Fertility Rate1.204.61
Infant Mortality (per 1000)1.829.7
Literacy Rate-82.2%
Unemployment Rate2.6%1.6%
Internet Users84.9%26.9%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10002.650.13
Gini Index32.3-
Forest Area68.4%50.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Japan has a population of 124,516,650 compared to Tanzania's 66,617,606.

Across the metrics compared, Japan leads in 7 categories while Tanzania leads in 1. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.