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Burundi vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 144th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Cape Verde
Population
14662443
529186
Population rank 78/197 169/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Burundi and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Burundi Cape Verde
1960 $195,999,990 -
1961 $202,999,992 -
1962 $213,500,006 -
1963 $232,749,998 -
1964 $260,750,008 -
1965 $158,994,963 -
1966 $165,444,571 -
1967 $178,297,143 -
1968 $183,200,000 -
1969 $190,205,714 -
1970 $242,732,571 -
1971 $252,842,286 -
1972 $246,804,571 -
1973 $304,339,524 -
1974 $345,263,492 -
1975 $420,986,667 -
1976 $448,412,754 -
1977 $547,535,556 -
1978 $610,225,556 -
1979 $782,496,667 -
1980 $919,726,667 $142,246,815
1981 $969,046,667 $139,468,209
1982 $1,013,222,222 $140,630,679
1983 $1,082,926,304 $138,476,176
1984 $987,143,931 $132,019,039
1985 $1,149,979,286 $137,728,205
1986 $1,201,725,497 $190,651,168
1987 $1,131,466,494 $235,253,065
1988 $1,082,403,219 $264,308,140
1989 $1,113,924,130 $267,448,571
1990 $1,132,101,253 $306,890,963
1991 $1,167,398,478 $319,827,059
1992 $1,083,037,671 $357,160,985
1993 $938,632,612 $490,417,390
1994 $925,030,590 $406,580,652
1995 $1,000,428,394 $487,148,994
1996 $869,033,856 $501,979,270
1997 $972,896,268 $490,608,658
1998 $893,770,740 $521,910,561
1999 $808,077,223 $592,416,703
2000 $870,486,066 $539,227,278
2001 $876,794,723 $563,090,490
2002 $825,394,519 $620,507,387
2003 $784,654,424 $813,260,469
2004 $915,257,323 $924,940,012
2005 $1,117,113,080 $972,241,677
2006 $1,273,375,078 $1,107,571,458
2007 $1,356,199,387 $1,649,621,739
2008 $1,611,835,857 $1,959,620,648
2009 $1,781,455,140 $1,852,334,575
2010 $2,032,135,192 $1,824,751,468
2011 $2,235,820,809 $2,046,817,987
2012 $2,333,341,334 $1,913,081,210
2013 $2,451,606,632 $2,028,910,915
2014 $2,705,783,330 $2,041,930,125
2015 $3,104,003,546 $1,749,857,620
2016 $2,644,487,777 $1,849,789,986
2017 $2,723,586,963 $1,996,741,540
2018 $2,667,182,200 $2,205,099,507
2019 $2,576,518,880 $2,252,177,124
2020 $2,649,680,261 $1,821,565,614
2021 $2,775,798,697 $2,051,842,619
2022 $3,338,722,828 $2,247,003,344
2023 $2,629,391,600 $2,539,203,429
2024 $2,162,378,759 $2,767,599,017

Burundi and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Cape Verde
1960 $70.9 -
1961 $71.6 -
1962 $73.4 -
1963 $78.4 -
1964 $85.3 -
1965 $50.6 -
1966 $51.4 -
1967 $54 -
1968 $54.2 -
1969 $55.1 -
1970 $68.8 -
1971 $69.9 -
1972 $68.2 -
1973 $84.3 -
1974 $93.2 -
1975 $110.9 -
1976 $115.5 -
1977 $137.4 -
1978 $148.8 -
1979 $186.2 -
1980 $209.8 $440
1981 $212.2 $425
1982 $216.4 $423
1983 $225.2 $410
1984 $200.4 $385
1985 $228.4 $396
1986 $234.3 $541
1987 $215.6 $658
1988 $201.7 $729
1989 $203.6 $727
1990 $202.6 $817
1991 $204.7 $832
1992 $184.9 $908
1993 $165.3 $1,220
1994 $161.9 $991
1995 $164.9 $1,165
1996 $143.2 $1,180
1997 $160.3 $1,134
1998 $144.5 $1,187
1999 $127.5 $1,327
2000 $134.5 $1,190
2001 $132.2 $1,223
2002 $121 $1,329
2003 $111.4 $1,718
2004 $125.2 $1,929
2005 $147.2 $2,004
2006 $161.9 $2,257
2007 $166.2 $3,325
2008 $189.5 $3,909
2009 $199.1 $3,660
2010 $216.7 $3,579
2011 $230.1 $4,002
2012 $231.7 $3,737
2013 $234.8 $3,961
2014 $250.5 $3,986
2015 $281 $3,415
2016 $235.3 $3,609
2017 $236.7 $3,893
2018 $224.9 $4,295
2019 $210.2 $4,381
2020 $210 $3,539
2021 $214.1 $3,971
2022 $250.6 $4,323
2023 $192.1 $4,861
2024 $153.9 $5,273

Burundi vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Cape Verde
1950 40.9 44.9
1951 41.2 45.6
1952 41.5 46.2
1953 41.7 46.4
1954 42 46.6
1955 42.2 46.9
1956 42.4 47.1
1957 42.6 47.4
1958 42.9 47.7
1959 43.1 48.2
1960 43.3 48.7
1961 43.4 49.4
1962 43.5 50.2
1963 43.6 51.1
1964 43.6 52.1
1965 41.8 53
1966 43.5 53.9
1967 43.3 54.7
1968 43.4 55.4
1969 43 56
1970 43.2 56.6
1971 43.2 57
1972 25.8 57.5
1973 37.4 58
1974 43.3 58.4
1975 43.4 59
1976 43.7 59.4
1977 44 60
1978 44.4 60.4
1979 45 60.7
1980 45.7 61
1981 46.4 61.3
1982 47 61.5
1983 47.4 61.8
1984 47.7 61.8
1985 47.7 62.3
1986 47.4 62.6
1987 47.1 62.9
1988 42.9 63.2
1989 45.7 63.6
1990 45.2 63.9
1991 44.7 64.1
1992 44.5 64.3
1993 37.2 64.5
1994 44.5 64.6
1995 44.6 63.7
1996 44.8 65.5
1997 45.7 66.1
1998 46.7 66.7
1999 47.6 67.4
2000 47.6 68.1
2001 48.5 68.7
2002 49.9 69.4
2003 51 70
2004 52.2 70.5
2005 53.1 70.9
2006 54 71.3
2007 54.8 71.5
2008 55.6 71.9
2009 56.4 72.1
2010 57.1 72.5
2011 57.8 72.9
2012 58.5 73.3
2013 59.2 73.5
2014 59.8 73.8
2015 60.1 74.1
2016 60.8 74.4
2017 61.3 74.7
2018 61.8 74.8
2019 62.2 75.4
2020 62.6 73.8
2021 62.1 74.4
2022 62.9 75.9
2023 63.7 76.1
2024 63.8 76.2
2025 64 76.4

Burundi and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year Population
Burundi Cape Verde
1960 2,764,258 210,024
1961 2,835,119 215,087
1962 2,907,943 221,919
1963 2,969,841 229,373
1964 3,055,650 237,006
1965 3,141,367 244,856
1966 3,217,960 252,976
1967 3,300,690 261,404
1968 3,380,387 270,164
1969 3,454,590 279,248
1970 3,530,432 287,885
1971 3,617,289 294,046
1972 3,617,128 297,386
1973 3,611,991 299,881
1974 3,703,590 302,570
1975 3,796,612 305,847
1976 3,882,626 309,455
1977 3,983,582 312,834
1978 4,100,338 316,147
1979 4,203,530 319,480
1980 4,383,706 323,301
1981 4,566,014 327,846
1982 4,681,390 332,724
1983 4,808,528 337,654
1984 4,926,465 342,505
1985 5,034,042 347,365
1986 5,129,414 352,312
1987 5,247,787 357,302
1988 5,365,327 362,329
1989 5,471,706 367,803
1990 5,587,052 375,428
1991 5,703,857 384,586
1992 5,858,407 393,415
1993 5,676,843 401,965
1994 5,713,854 410,228
1995 6,066,316 418,104
1996 6,070,506 425,581
1997 6,070,042 432,798
1998 6,187,108 439,784
1999 6,337,155 446,519
2000 6,470,194 453,317
2001 6,634,365 460,293
2002 6,824,132 467,046
2003 7,043,154 473,383
2004 7,310,656 479,370
2005 7,587,299 485,115
2006 7,865,547 490,728
2007 8,161,874 496,190
2008 8,505,637 501,355
2009 8,947,646 506,141
2010 9,376,444 509,784
2011 9,717,978 511,447
2012 10,071,028 511,955
2013 10,439,341 512,225
2014 10,799,785 512,326
2015 11,047,580 512,394
2016 11,239,451 512,554
2017 11,506,762 512,893
2018 11,859,446 513,415
2019 12,255,336 514,104
2020 12,617,036 514,679
2021 12,965,481 516,649
2022 13,321,097 519,741
2023 13,689,450 522,331
2024 14,047,786 524,877

Fertility rates in Burundi and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Cape Verde
1960 7 6.89
1961 7.02 6.92
1962 7.04 6.95
1963 7.07 6.98
1964 7.09 6.99
1965 7.11 6.99
1966 7.14 6.99
1967 7.16 6.98
1968 7.18 6.97
1969 7.22 6.95
1970 7.21 6.94
1971 7.21 6.91
1972 7.21 6.89
1973 7.22 6.86
1974 7.22 6.82
1975 7.24 6.77
1976 7.25 6.71
1977 7.25 6.65
1978 7.26 6.56
1979 7.31 6.47
1980 7.35 6.38
1981 7.33 6.27
1982 7.31 6.17
1983 7.3 6.07
1984 7.3 5.97
1985 7.29 5.92
1986 7.32 5.81
1987 7.38 5.68
1988 7.38 5.55
1989 7.39 5.45
1990 7.37 5.36
1991 7.34 5.26
1992 7.3 5.12
1993 7.27 4.95
1994 7.23 4.72
1995 7.18 4.49
1996 7.12 4.26
1997 7.04 4.05
1998 6.96 3.9
1999 6.9 3.73
2000 6.87 3.55
2001 6.85 3.37
2002 6.82 3.19
2003 6.79 3.03
2004 6.75 2.9
2005 6.71 2.73
2006 6.66 2.56
2007 6.59 2.41
2008 6.52 2.3
2009 6.41 2.25
2010 6.26 2.33
2011 6.11 2.33
2012 5.99 2.15
2013 5.89 2.07
2014 5.79 2.03
2015 5.7 1.97
2016 5.59 1.97
2017 5.48 1.93
2018 5.38 1.8
2019 5.27 1.7
2020 5.18 1.59
2021 5.08 1.55
2022 4.98 1.53
2023 4.88 1.52

Burundi and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Burundi Cape Verde
1960 17.5 19
1961 17.4 18.6
1962 17.4 18.1
1963 17.3 17.7
1964 17.3 17.4
1965 17.3 17.2
1966 17.4 17.1
1967 17.4 17
1968 17.4 17
1969 17.3 17.1
1970 17.3 17.2
1971 17.3 17.2
1972 17.1 17.2
1973 16.8 17.2
1974 16.9 17.2
1975 17 17
1976 16.9 16.8
1977 17 16.6
1978 17 16.4
1979 17 16.2
1980 17.2 16.1
1981 17.3 16.1
1982 17.1 16.3
1983 17 16.4
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.6 16.6
1986 16.3 16.7
1987 16.1 16.8
1988 16 16.8
1989 15.8 16.9
1990 15.6 17
1991 15.5 17
1992 15.5 17.1
1993 14.7 17.2
1994 14.6 17.4
1995 15.4 17.5
1996 15.2 17.7
1997 15 17.9
1998 15.2 18.1
1999 15.5 18.3
2000 15.7 18.6
2001 15.9 18.9
2002 16.1 19.2
2003 16.3 19.6
2004 16.5 19.9
2005 16.7 20.4
2006 16.8 20.8
2007 16.9 21.3
2008 17 21.7
2009 17.2 22.1
2010 17.3 22.6
2011 17.2 23.1
2012 17.1 23.6
2013 17 24.2
2014 16.9 24.7
2015 16.6 25.2
2016 16.2 25.7
2017 16.1 26.2
2018 16.2 26.6
2019 16.3 27
2020 16.5 27.3
2021 16.7 27.8
2022 16.8 28.3
2023 17.1 28.8
2024 17.3 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.2%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
n/a

Energy

Burundi Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
21.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Burundi Cape Verde
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
88.5%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Burundi Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.79
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Cape Verde
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
839 mi
2013

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