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Tanzania rankings 2026: where Tanzania places in 134 global Top 10s

Tanzania is #4 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year and inside the top 10 of 17 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Tanzania across Top10Earth: 134 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #4 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year, where it is measured at 469 thousand hectares per year (Deforestation) as of 2026-10-29. Tanzania finishes inside the top 10 in 17 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Tanzania is inside the top 10 of 17 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 5 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Tanzania by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Tanzania holds 34 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal (152 kg per animal), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories (31.8k thousand people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened fish species (219 species) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.72 tonnes per hectare). 30 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Tanzania holds 33 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year (469 thousand hectares per year), #4 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global deforestation (5.52 % of global total), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (32.6k thousand people) and #6 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste (1,716.4 thousand tonnes). 29 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Tanzania holds 28 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe (93 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths of children under five (86.32 thousand deaths), #10 of 50 in Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective (93 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest birth rate (34.8 per 1,000 people). 24 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Tanzania holds 22 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (82.4 %), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest age dependency ratio (83.09 % of working-age population), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (22.56 %) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most children born per woman (4.61 children per woman). 18 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Tanzania holds 14 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries receiving the most development aid (3,056.84 current US$ million), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day (51.3 % of population), #12 of 50 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (1.57 %) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (16.35 %). 10 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Tanzania holds 2 positions: #22 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (86.77 million subscriptions) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (21.36 million people).

Travel

In travel, Tanzania holds 1 position: #50 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (2.62 US$ bn).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Tanzania moved in 122 rankings:

Where Tanzania ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Tanzania's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (2.62 US$ bn), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest infant mortality rates (2.87 deaths per 100 live births) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (34.45 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Tanzania

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Tanzania's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Tanzania

What is Tanzania's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#4 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year, with 469 thousand hectares per year (Deforestation) as of 2026-10-29.

How many rankings include Tanzania?

134 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Tanzania in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 17 rankings, including #4 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year, #4 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios and #4 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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