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Country

Tanzania

Scores

50.2/100
Overall
63.0/100
Governance and accountability
46.7/100
Prevention
45.0/100
Healing
47.6/100
Justice

Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa

4th

Overall

1st

Governance and accountability

2nd

Prevention

5th

Healing

14th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Pathfinding Global Alliance

19th

Overall

4th

Governance and accountability

9th

Prevention

21st

Healing

25th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

22nd

Overall

6th

Governance and accountability

15th

Prevention

28th

Healing

38th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Background indicators

GDP per capita
1185.75
Level of poverty
26.4
Gini coefficient
40.5
Rule of Law Index
0.47
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.5
Women in parliament
37.8
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.96
LGBTQ Equality Index
11.0
Birth registration
68.0
Internet penetration rate
29.06
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
3.0
Child marriage
29.0
Online child sexual abuse
6.5
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4th
within Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa
out of 16 countries
9th
in its lower income classification
out of 18 countries
33
million children in Tanzania
represents 7.3% of the region's total population under the age of 18

Just three countries have comprehensive, up-to-date National Action Plans to end violence against children and adolescents both online and offline: Albania, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania

 

See the data from Tanzania's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

 

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

We broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most countries represented at a childhood violence summit! With 120 governments attending, this first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children was the largest organized event to address this issue on a global scale. Most importantly, as a result, we also broke the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.