press rank #116 · ~$957/mo

Can you live unwatched in Tanzania?

Mixed civil liberties, ranked #116 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living4/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #116 ~$957/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law7 in total

The Public Health Act of 2009 gives parents twelve months from birth to have the child immunised against seven named diseases, and the school checks before it admits.

If you skip them: No primary school place until the child is up to date.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Tanzania Public Health Act 2009, section 19

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

Extradition treaty with the US

ID required to buy a SIM card

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

21 real place in Tanzania

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Dar es Salaam

~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Dodoma

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Mwanza

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Mbeya

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Arusha

~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Pemba Island

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Morogoro

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Tanga

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Tabora

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Zanzibar City

~$1,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Moshi

~$1,050/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Iringa

~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.