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Burkina Faso vs Burundi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 14M in Burundi (ranked 78/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 9,915 sq mi for Burundi (ranked 73rd vs. 144th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Burundi
Population
24497999
14662443
Population rank 59/197 78/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$2.16B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 177/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$153.9
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 197/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$950
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$934M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
35.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$66.5
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 184/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$1,071
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
9,915 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
4.88
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
17.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
64 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Burundi: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Burundi economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Burundi
1960 $330,442,816 $195,999,990
1961 $350,247,234 $202,999,992
1962 $379,567,099 $213,500,006
1963 $394,040,667 $232,749,998
1964 $410,321,645 $260,750,008
1965 $422,916,790 $158,994,963
1966 $433,889,766 $165,444,571
1967 $450,753,924 $178,297,143
1968 $460,442,689 $183,200,000
1969 $478,298,645 $190,205,714
1970 $458,404,269 $242,732,571
1971 $482,411,179 $252,842,286
1972 $578,595,522 $246,804,571
1973 $674,773,570 $304,339,524
1974 $751,133,430 $345,263,492
1975 $939,972,703 $420,986,667
1976 $976,547,188 $448,412,754
1977 $1,131,224,878 $547,535,556
1978 $1,475,583,645 $610,225,556
1979 $1,748,480,621 $782,496,667
1980 $1,928,719,888 $919,726,667
1981 $1,775,842,334 $969,046,667
1982 $1,754,450,096 $1,013,222,222
1983 $1,600,278,605 $1,082,926,304
1984 $1,459,880,132 $987,143,931
1985 $1,552,493,196 $1,149,979,286
1986 $2,036,303,358 $1,201,725,497
1987 $2,369,834,950 $1,131,466,494
1988 $2,616,040,479 $1,082,403,219
1989 $2,615,587,734 $1,113,924,130
1990 $3,101,300,779 $1,132,101,253
1991 $3,135,045,584 $1,167,398,478
1992 $3,356,692,505 $1,083,037,671
1993 $3,199,536,465 $938,632,612
1994 $1,895,290,637 $925,030,590
1995 $2,379,517,975 $1,000,428,394
1996 $2,586,550,595 $869,033,856
1997 $2,447,669,102 $972,896,268
1998 $2,804,902,367 $893,770,740
1999 $3,389,566,713 $808,077,223
2000 $2,968,370,088 $870,486,066
2001 $3,190,371,081 $876,794,723
2002 $3,622,350,063 $825,394,519
2003 $4,740,768,143 $784,654,424
2004 $5,451,688,538 $915,257,323
2005 $6,146,353,173 $1,117,113,080
2006 $6,547,419,820 $1,273,375,078
2007 $7,625,722,837 $1,356,199,387
2008 $9,451,435,490 $1,611,835,857
2009 $9,450,696,873 $1,781,455,140
2010 $10,109,619,741 $2,032,135,192
2011 $12,080,295,978 $2,235,820,809
2012 $12,561,015,157 $2,333,341,334
2013 $13,444,300,486 $2,451,606,632
2014 $13,943,016,077 $2,705,783,330
2015 $11,832,159,316 $3,104,003,546
2016 $12,833,363,045 $2,644,487,777
2017 $14,106,955,615 $2,723,586,963
2018 $15,890,066,221 $2,667,182,200
2019 $16,032,813,503 $2,576,518,880
2020 $17,725,010,533 $2,649,680,261
2021 $19,697,516,284 $2,775,798,697
2022 $18,820,218,691 $3,338,722,828
2023 $20,324,617,845 $2,629,391,600
2024 $23,250,214,910 $2,162,378,759

Burkina Faso and Burundi economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Burundi
1960 $69.2 $70.9
1961 $72.2 $71.6
1962 $77.2 $73.4
1963 $78.9 $78.4
1964 $80.9 $85.3
1965 $82.1 $50.6
1966 $82.8 $51.4
1967 $84.6 $54
1968 $85 $54.2
1969 $86.8 $55.1
1970 $81.7 $68.8
1971 $84.5 $69.9
1972 $99.6 $68.2
1973 $114.1 $84.3
1974 $124.7 $93.2
1975 $152.9 $110.9
1976 $155.5 $115.5
1977 $176 $137.4
1978 $223.9 $148.8
1979 $258.5 $186.2
1980 $277.6 $209.8
1981 $248.7 $212.2
1982 $239 $216.4
1983 $211.9 $225.2
1984 $187.8 $200.4
1985 $194.1 $228.4
1986 $247.5 $234.3
1987 $280.2 $215.6
1988 $301 $201.7
1989 $293.2 $203.6
1990 $339 $202.6
1991 $334 $204.7
1992 $349 $184.9
1993 $324 $165.3
1994 $187.2 $161.9
1995 $229.1 $164.9
1996 $242.7 $143.2
1997 $223.9 $160.3
1998 $249.5 $144.5
1999 $292.8 $127.5
2000 $248.9 $134.5
2001 $259.5 $132.2
2002 $285.7 $121
2003 $362 $111.4
2004 $404 $125.2
2005 $441 $147.2
2006 $456 $161.9
2007 $515 $166.2
2008 $619 $189.5
2009 $602 $199.1
2010 $625 $216.7
2011 $725 $230.1
2012 $731 $231.7
2013 $760 $234.8
2014 $765 $250.5
2015 $630 $281
2016 $664 $235.3
2017 $709 $236.7
2018 $777 $224.9
2019 $765 $210.2
2020 $825 $210
2021 $896 $214.1
2022 $836 $250.6
2023 $883 $192.1
2024 $987 $153.9

Burkina Faso vs. Burundi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Burundi
1950 33 40.9
1951 33.4 41.2
1952 33.6 41.5
1953 33.9 41.7
1954 34.2 42
1955 34.5 42.2
1956 34.8 42.4
1957 35.1 42.6
1958 35.4 42.9
1959 35.7 43.1
1960 36.1 43.3
1961 36.4 43.4
1962 36.8 43.5
1963 37.1 43.6
1964 37.4 43.6
1965 37.8 41.8
1966 38.1 43.5
1967 38.4 43.3
1968 38.8 43.4
1969 39 43
1970 39.5 43.2
1971 39.9 43.2
1972 40.4 25.8
1973 40.9 37.4
1974 41.7 43.3
1975 42.5 43.4
1976 43.3 43.7
1977 44.2 44
1978 45 44.4
1979 45.7 45
1980 46.5 45.7
1981 46.9 46.4
1982 47.6 47
1983 48.1 47.4
1984 48.5 47.7
1985 48.7 47.7
1986 49 47.4
1987 49.1 47.1
1988 49.2 42.9
1989 49.3 45.7
1990 49.3 45.2
1991 49.3 44.7
1992 49.4 44.5
1993 49.4 37.2
1994 49.5 44.5
1995 49.6 44.6
1996 49.7 44.8
1997 49.6 45.7
1998 50.2 46.7
1999 50.5 47.6
2000 50.8 47.6
2001 51.2 48.5
2002 51.4 49.9
2003 52 51
2004 52.6 52.2
2005 53.3 53.1
2006 53.8 54
2007 54.4 54.8
2008 55.2 55.6
2009 55.8 56.4
2010 56.3 57.1
2011 57 57.8
2012 57.5 58.5
2013 57.9 59.2
2014 58.3 59.8
2015 58.8 60.1
2016 59.2 60.8
2017 59.6 61.3
2018 60 61.8
2019 60.2 62.2
2020 60.5 62.6
2021 60 62.1
2022 60.7 62.9
2023 61.1 63.7
2024 61.3 63.8
2025 61.5 64

Burkina Faso and Burundi population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year Population
Burkina Faso Burundi
1960 4,778,621 2,764,258
1961 4,848,224 2,835,119
1962 4,919,672 2,907,943
1963 4,993,623 2,969,841
1964 5,071,034 3,055,650
1965 5,152,833 3,141,367
1966 5,237,933 3,217,960
1967 5,326,348 3,300,690
1968 5,418,644 3,380,387
1969 5,513,177 3,454,590
1970 5,610,304 3,530,432
1971 5,707,999 3,617,289
1972 5,807,234 3,617,128
1973 5,911,927 3,611,991
1974 6,024,904 3,703,590
1975 6,147,569 3,796,612
1976 6,280,635 3,882,626
1977 6,428,734 3,983,582
1978 6,590,984 4,100,338
1979 6,763,903 4,203,530
1980 6,947,900 4,383,706
1981 7,140,271 4,566,014
1982 7,340,197 4,681,390
1983 7,551,129 4,808,528
1984 7,772,256 4,926,465
1985 7,999,935 5,034,042
1986 8,228,847 5,129,414
1987 8,457,109 5,247,787
1988 8,687,435 5,365,327
1989 8,921,175 5,471,706
1990 9,159,356 5,587,052
1991 9,394,632 5,703,857
1992 9,629,275 5,858,407
1993 9,871,713 5,676,843
1994 10,123,798 5,713,854
1995 10,386,722 6,066,316
1996 10,655,942 6,070,506
1997 10,934,223 6,070,042
1998 11,240,664 6,187,108
1999 11,574,928 6,337,155
2000 11,925,546 6,470,194
2001 12,295,001 6,634,365
2002 12,680,897 6,824,132
2003 13,082,532 7,043,154
2004 13,500,533 7,310,656
2005 13,932,123 7,587,299
2006 14,373,707 7,865,547
2007 14,816,307 8,161,874
2008 15,258,093 8,505,637
2009 15,710,066 8,947,646
2010 16,176,498 9,376,444
2011 16,661,908 9,717,978
2012 17,172,287 10,071,028
2013 17,695,409 10,439,341
2014 18,229,461 10,799,785
2015 18,777,487 11,047,580
2016 19,334,856 11,239,451
2017 19,894,407 11,506,762
2018 20,438,288 11,859,446
2019 20,961,952 12,255,336
2020 21,478,690 12,617,036
2021 21,995,243 12,965,481
2022 22,509,038 13,321,097
2023 23,025,776 13,689,450
2024 23,548,781 14,047,786

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Burundi

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Burundi
1960 6.25 7
1961 6.29 7.02
1962 6.32 7.04
1963 6.36 7.07
1964 6.42 7.09
1965 6.47 7.11
1966 6.53 7.14
1967 6.59 7.16
1968 6.65 7.18
1969 6.66 7.22
1970 6.69 7.21
1971 6.7 7.21
1972 6.72 7.21
1973 6.77 7.22
1974 6.84 7.22
1975 6.91 7.24
1976 6.95 7.25
1977 7.05 7.25
1978 7.15 7.26
1979 7.19 7.31
1980 7.22 7.35
1981 7.26 7.33
1982 7.25 7.31
1983 7.25 7.3
1984 7.25 7.3
1985 7.24 7.29
1986 7.22 7.32
1987 7.17 7.38
1988 7.11 7.38
1989 7.05 7.39
1990 7.01 7.37
1991 6.97 7.34
1992 6.94 7.3
1993 6.89 7.27
1994 6.84 7.23
1995 6.81 7.18
1996 6.78 7.12
1997 6.72 7.04
1998 6.66 6.96
1999 6.59 6.9
2000 6.52 6.87
2001 6.43 6.85
2002 6.34 6.82
2003 6.28 6.79
2004 6.22 6.75
2005 6.18 6.71
2006 6.17 6.66
2007 6.11 6.59
2008 6.05 6.52
2009 5.99 6.41
2010 5.94 6.26
2011 5.87 6.11
2012 5.79 5.99
2013 5.7 5.89
2014 5.6 5.79
2015 5.48 5.7
2016 5.33 5.59
2017 5.17 5.48
2018 4.92 5.38
2019 4.68 5.27
2020 4.44 5.18
2021 4.36 5.08
2022 4.28 4.98
2023 4.19 4.88

Burkina Faso and Burundi demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Burundi
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Burundi
1960 19.8 17.5
1961 19.7 17.4
1962 19.7 17.4
1963 19.7 17.3
1964 19.6 17.3
1965 19.6 17.3
1966 19.5 17.4
1967 19.5 17.4
1968 19.3 17.4
1969 19.1 17.3
1970 18.9 17.3
1971 18.8 17.3
1972 18.6 17.1
1973 18.5 16.8
1974 18.3 16.9
1975 18.2 17
1976 18.1 16.9
1977 17.9 17
1978 17.8 17
1979 17.7 17
1980 17.6 17.2
1981 17.5 17.3
1982 17.4 17.1
1983 17.3 17
1984 17.2 16.8
1985 17.1 16.6
1986 16.9 16.3
1987 16.8 16.1
1988 16.7 16
1989 16.6 15.8
1990 16.5 15.6
1991 16.4 15.5
1992 16.3 15.5
1993 16.3 14.7
1994 16.3 14.6
1995 16.3 15.4
1996 16.3 15.2
1997 16.3 15
1998 16.3 15.2
1999 16.4 15.5
2000 16.5 15.7
2001 16.6 15.9
2002 16.7 16.1
2003 16.8 16.3
2004 16.9 16.5
2005 17 16.7
2006 17.1 16.8
2007 17.1 16.9
2008 17.1 17
2009 17.1 17.2
2010 17.1 17.3
2011 17.1 17.2
2012 17.1 17.1
2013 17.1 17
2014 17.1 16.9
2015 17.1 16.6
2016 17.2 16.2
2017 17.3 16.1
2018 17.4 16.2
2019 17.6 16.3
2020 17.7 16.5
2021 18 16.7
2022 18.2 16.8
2023 18.4 17.1
2024 18.6 17.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Burundi
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$2.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
23.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
4.82%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
3.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
31,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
1.03%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
49%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
9.63%
2023
Economic freedom index
51
2025
39.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
29.9%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.9%
2020
Total reserves including gold n/a
$90.3M
2023
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$169M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
299,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
1.57%
2011
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
7.11%
2014

Energy

Burkina Faso Burundi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
0.84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.06 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
83%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
59.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
11.6%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Burundi
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.17%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-27,074
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
15.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
5.82
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
35.5
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
75.5%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
11.1%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Burundi
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$24.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$6.05
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
53.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.07
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
21.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
392
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
49.2
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
5.27%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
4.3%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
11.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
4.16 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Burundi
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
706 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
8,317 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
1,080 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
7,657 mi
2016

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