Dar es Salaam

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#245

Global Rank

11.5

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

64.2%


Share

Tanzania • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam UTC+3

Population
6.4M
GDP
$10B
GDP per capita
$1,628
Land area
6,031 km² (2,329 mi²)
Density
1,059/km² (2,743/mi²)
GAWC class
8

Primary city Dar es Salaam

State / province Dar es Salaam

Language Swahili

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs size peers
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National Capital

National capital of Tanzania

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam metro area

-6.80, 39.28
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Young AfricansSimba SCFootball/SoccerCo-equal

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score, Cultural Events, Total Teams.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

6 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams5 teams

Football/Soccer • Tanzania

Azam FC

Dar es Salaam • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Tanzania

JKT Tanzania

Dar es Salaam • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Tanzania

KMC FC

Dar es Salaam • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Tanzania👑

Dar es Salaam • Level: 1

No titles

Football/Soccer • Tanzania👑

Young Africans

Dar es Salaam • Level: 1

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Dar City

Dar es Salaam

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Dar es Salaam Embassy Bombing (1998)

Dar es Salaam • Historical Event

Languages of Dar es Salaam

Swahili first in Dar es Salaam; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoSwahili
AdministrativeSwahili
NationalSwahili
NationalEnglish
SecondarySwahili
English reach, Dar es Salaam
69%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.59
Rank 39 of 43; 2 working languages in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1981

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Julius Nyerere International Airport

Dar es Salaam • 3 - International

Port1 entry

Port of Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam • Container

Suburban Rail (23 stations)1 entry

Dar es Salaam commuter rail

Dar es Salaam • 23 stations