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Burundi vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 144th vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi CAR
Population
14662443
5662456
Population rank 78/197 117/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$2.75B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 171/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$516
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 194/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$1,264
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$1.67B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
58.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$313
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 178/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,261
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
240,534 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
6.01
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
15.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Burundi and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year GDP
Burundi CAR
1960 $195,999,990 $112,155,598
1961 $202,999,992 $123,134,583
1962 $213,500,006 $124,482,774
1963 $232,749,998 $129,379,124
1964 $260,750,008 $142,025,079
1965 $158,994,963 $150,574,795
1966 $165,444,571 $157,930,018
1967 $178,297,143 $163,820,514
1968 $183,200,000 $191,767,442
1969 $190,205,714 $188,039,210
1970 $242,732,571 $189,106,529
1971 $252,842,286 $201,450,800
1972 $246,804,571 $230,317,883
1973 $304,339,524 $271,183,082
1974 $345,263,492 $281,398,706
1975 $420,986,667 $378,660,016
1976 $448,412,754 $451,152,461
1977 $547,535,556 $507,298,148
1978 $610,225,556 $610,578,632
1979 $782,496,667 $700,764,748
1980 $919,726,667 $797,048,199
1981 $969,046,667 $694,803,623
1982 $1,013,222,222 $748,312,391
1983 $1,082,926,304 $658,679,333
1984 $987,143,931 $637,820,670
1985 $1,149,979,286 $864,849,836
1986 $1,201,725,497 $1,122,265,013
1987 $1,131,466,494 $1,200,991,978
1988 $1,082,403,219 $1,264,899,288
1989 $1,113,924,130 $1,233,930,281
1990 $1,132,101,253 $1,440,711,459
1991 $1,167,398,478 $1,377,374,987
1992 $1,083,037,671 $1,411,917,553
1993 $938,632,612 $1,278,781,262
1994 $925,030,590 $851,174,357
1995 $1,000,428,394 $1,115,389,674
1996 $869,033,856 $1,007,791,127
1997 $972,896,268 $937,741,513
1998 $893,770,740 $967,338,390
1999 $808,077,223 $999,477,511
2000 $870,486,066 $916,777,283
2001 $876,794,723 $932,648,605
2002 $825,394,519 $996,068,145
2003 $784,654,424 $1,142,315,523
2004 $915,257,323 $1,272,360,517
2005 $1,117,113,080 $1,337,894,379
2006 $1,273,375,078 $1,461,859,762
2007 $1,356,199,387 $1,699,811,295
2008 $1,611,835,857 $1,993,407,888
2009 $1,781,455,140 $2,067,381,665
2010 $2,032,135,192 $2,142,591,540
2011 $2,235,820,809 $2,437,982,705
2012 $2,333,341,334 $2,510,126,512
2013 $2,451,606,632 $1,691,544,110
2014 $2,705,783,330 $1,894,813,389
2015 $3,104,003,546 $1,695,825,714
2016 $2,644,487,777 $1,825,018,145
2017 $2,723,586,963 $2,072,349,973
2018 $2,667,182,200 $2,220,979,146
2019 $2,576,518,880 $2,221,301,351
2020 $2,649,680,261 $2,326,720,900
2021 $2,775,798,697 $2,516,498,412
2022 $3,338,722,828 $2,382,618,615
2023 $2,629,391,600 $2,555,492,086
2024 $2,162,378,759 $2,751,544,520

Burundi and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year GDP per capita
Burundi CAR
1960 $70.9 $65.9
1961 $71.6 $71
1962 $73.4 $70.4
1963 $78.4 $71.8
1964 $85.3 $77.2
1965 $50.6 $80.2
1966 $51.4 $82.3
1967 $54 $83.6
1968 $54.2 $95.6
1969 $55.1 $91.7
1970 $68.8 $90.2
1971 $69.9 $94.1
1972 $68.2 $105.5
1973 $84.3 $121.8
1974 $93.2 $124
1975 $110.9 $163.6
1976 $115.5 $192.1
1977 $137.4 $213.8
1978 $148.8 $254.6
1979 $186.2 $289.1
1980 $209.8 $325
1981 $212.2 $280.3
1982 $216.4 $298.4
1983 $225.2 $259.6
1984 $200.4 $248.3
1985 $228.4 $333
1986 $234.3 $426
1987 $215.6 $450
1988 $201.7 $466
1989 $203.6 $443
1990 $202.6 $502
1991 $204.7 $465
1992 $184.9 $462
1993 $165.3 $405
1994 $161.9 $261.3
1995 $164.9 $333
1996 $143.2 $293.3
1997 $160.3 $265.5
1998 $144.5 $266.6
1999 $127.5 $268
2000 $134.5 $239.2
2001 $132.2 $238
2002 $121 $248.6
2003 $111.4 $278.4
2004 $125.2 $303
2005 $147.2 $312
2006 $161.9 $334
2007 $166.2 $381
2008 $189.5 $437
2009 $199.1 $456
2010 $216.7 $477
2011 $230.1 $534
2012 $231.7 $544
2013 $234.8 $364
2014 $250.5 $410
2015 $281 $366
2016 $235.3 $387
2017 $236.7 $432
2018 $224.9 $455
2019 $210.2 $449
2020 $210 $463
2021 $214.1 $492
2022 $250.6 $467
2023 $192.1 $496
2024 $153.9 $516

Burundi vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi CAR
1950 40.9 35.4
1951 41.2 35.8
1952 41.5 36.2
1953 41.7 36.6
1954 42 37
1955 42.2 37.4
1956 42.4 37.8
1957 42.6 38.3
1958 42.9 38.7
1959 43.1 39.1
1960 43.3 39.6
1961 43.4 40.1
1962 43.5 40.6
1963 43.6 41.1
1964 43.6 41.6
1965 41.8 42.2
1966 43.5 42.8
1967 43.3 43.4
1968 43.4 44
1969 43 44.6
1970 43.2 45.2
1971 43.2 45.8
1972 25.8 46.3
1973 37.4 46.9
1974 43.3 47.4
1975 43.4 47.9
1976 43.7 48.4
1977 44 48.8
1978 44.4 49.2
1979 45 49.5
1980 45.7 49.8
1981 46.4 50
1982 47 50.2
1983 47.4 50.3
1984 47.7 50.4
1985 47.7 50.5
1986 47.4 50.4
1987 47.1 50.4
1988 42.9 50.2
1989 45.7 50.1
1990 45.2 49.9
1991 44.7 49.6
1992 44.5 49.2
1993 37.2 48.9
1994 44.5 48.5
1995 44.6 48.1
1996 44.8 47.7
1997 45.7 47.3
1998 46.7 47.1
1999 47.6 46.9
2000 47.6 46.6
2001 48.5 46.7
2002 49.9 46.8
2003 51 47.3
2004 52.2 47.7
2005 53.1 48.2
2006 54 48.7
2007 54.8 49.3
2008 55.6 49.9
2009 56.4 14.7
2010 57.1 46.9
2011 57.8 50.1
2012 58.5 51.3
2013 59.2 49.5
2014 59.8 40.3
2015 60.1 51.9
2016 60.8 51
2017 61.3 45.2
2018 61.8 52.3
2019 62.2 31.5
2020 62.6 50.6
2021 62.1 40.3
2022 62.9 18.8
2023 63.7 57.4
2024 63.8 57.7
2025 64 57.9

Burundi and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year Population
Burundi CAR
1960 2,764,258 1,702,346
1961 2,835,119 1,734,580
1962 2,907,943 1,768,115
1963 2,969,841 1,803,063
1964 3,055,650 1,839,583
1965 3,141,367 1,877,854
1966 3,217,960 1,918,082
1967 3,300,690 1,960,444
1968 3,380,387 2,005,100
1969 3,454,590 2,051,515
1970 3,530,432 2,097,505
1971 3,617,289 2,141,450
1972 3,617,128 2,183,769
1973 3,611,991 2,226,008
1974 3,703,590 2,269,338
1975 3,796,612 2,313,916
1976 3,882,626 2,348,566
1977 3,983,582 2,372,930
1978 4,100,338 2,397,961
1979 4,203,530 2,423,794
1980 4,383,706 2,450,535
1981 4,566,014 2,478,402
1982 4,681,390 2,507,375
1983 4,808,528 2,537,399
1984 4,926,465 2,568,610
1985 5,034,042 2,600,932
1986 5,129,414 2,634,258
1987 5,247,787 2,669,155
1988 5,365,327 2,713,965
1989 5,471,706 2,783,970
1990 5,587,052 2,871,910
1991 5,703,857 2,963,191
1992 5,858,407 3,058,831
1993 5,676,843 3,157,839
1994 5,713,854 3,257,954
1995 6,066,316 3,348,052
1996 6,070,506 3,435,965
1997 6,070,042 3,531,700
1998 6,187,108 3,628,827
1999 6,337,155 3,729,450
2000 6,470,194 3,833,416
2001 6,634,365 3,919,487
2002 6,824,132 4,006,077
2003 7,043,154 4,103,086
2004 7,310,656 4,192,826
2005 7,587,299 4,288,810
2006 7,865,547 4,377,579
2007 8,161,874 4,462,770
2008 8,505,637 4,558,984
2009 8,947,646 4,529,047
2010 9,376,444 4,492,995
2011 9,717,978 4,565,021
2012 10,071,028 4,610,848
2013 10,439,341 4,642,419
2014 10,799,785 4,623,182
2015 11,047,580 4,629,320
2016 11,239,451 4,713,663
2017 11,506,762 4,793,511
2018 11,859,446 4,878,657
2019 12,255,336 4,944,703
2020 12,617,036 5,026,628
2021 12,965,481 5,112,100
2022 13,321,097 5,098,039
2023 13,689,450 5,152,421
2024 14,047,786 5,330,690

Fertility rates in Burundi and Central African Republic

Fertility rate
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year Fertility rate
Burundi CAR
1960 7 5.95
1961 7.02 5.96
1962 7.04 5.97
1963 7.07 5.99
1964 7.09 6.01
1965 7.11 6.03
1966 7.14 6.06
1967 7.16 6.08
1968 7.18 6.1
1969 7.22 6.06
1970 7.21 6.03
1971 7.21 5.99
1972 7.21 5.96
1973 7.22 5.93
1974 7.22 5.9
1975 7.24 5.88
1976 7.25 5.94
1977 7.25 5.99
1978 7.26 6.04
1979 7.31 6.09
1980 7.35 6.13
1981 7.33 6.17
1982 7.31 6.16
1983 7.3 6.15
1984 7.3 6.14
1985 7.29 6.12
1986 7.32 6.11
1987 7.38 6.12
1988 7.38 6.1
1989 7.39 6.07
1990 7.37 6.05
1991 7.34 6.03
1992 7.3 5.96
1993 7.27 5.93
1994 7.23 5.92
1995 7.18 5.94
1996 7.12 5.96
1997 7.04 5.92
1998 6.96 5.89
1999 6.9 5.88
2000 6.87 5.85
2001 6.85 5.81
2002 6.82 5.79
2003 6.79 5.8
2004 6.75 5.78
2005 6.71 5.81
2006 6.66 5.84
2007 6.59 5.87
2008 6.52 5.9
2009 6.41 5.94
2010 6.26 5.96
2011 6.11 6.01
2012 5.99 6.05
2013 5.89 6.08
2014 5.79 6.1
2015 5.7 6.13
2016 5.59 6.13
2017 5.48 6.13
2018 5.38 6.11
2019 5.27 6.09
2020 5.18 6.06
2021 5.08 6.05
2022 4.98 6.02
2023 4.88 6.01

Burundi and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Central African Republic
Year Median age, years
Burundi CAR
1960 17.5 20.3
1961 17.4 20.1
1962 17.4 19.9
1963 17.3 19.7
1964 17.3 19.6
1965 17.3 19.4
1966 17.4 19.3
1967 17.4 19.2
1968 17.4 19
1969 17.3 18.9
1970 17.3 18.9
1971 17.3 18.8
1972 17.1 18.7
1973 16.8 18.6
1974 16.9 18.6
1975 17 18.5
1976 16.9 18.5
1977 17 18.5
1978 17 18.5
1979 17 18.5
1980 17.2 18.5
1981 17.3 18.4
1982 17.1 18.4
1983 17 18.3
1984 16.8 18.3
1985 16.6 18.3
1986 16.3 18.2
1987 16.1 18.1
1988 16 18
1989 15.8 17.9
1990 15.6 17.8
1991 15.5 17.6
1992 15.5 17.5
1993 14.7 17.5
1994 14.6 17.4
1995 15.4 17.3
1996 15.2 17.2
1997 15 17.1
1998 15.2 17.1
1999 15.5 17.1
2000 15.7 17.1
2001 15.9 17.1
2002 16.1 17.1
2003 16.3 17.2
2004 16.5 17.2
2005 16.7 17.2
2006 16.8 17.1
2007 16.9 17.1
2008 17 17
2009 17.2 16.9
2010 17.3 16.7
2011 17.2 16.6
2012 17.1 16.3
2013 17 16
2014 16.9 15.6
2015 16.6 15.4
2016 16.2 15.4
2017 16.1 15.4
2018 16.2 15.4
2019 16.3 15.4
2020 16.5 15.4
2021 16.7 15.4
2022 16.8 15.3
2023 17.1 15.3
2024 17.3 15.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi CAR
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
6.9%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
40.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
42.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
33.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$480M
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
87,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
n/a
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
13.7%
2017

Energy

Burundi CAR
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
0.37 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.07 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
90.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
96.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
96.2%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
17.6%
2023

Society

Burundi CAR
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-15,357
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
44.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
0
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
20.1
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
37.7
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
37.5%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
3%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
7.51%
2019

Health

Burundi CAR
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$47.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$22.8
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
35.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.02
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
92.2
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
9.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
1.75 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi CAR
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
45,122 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
21,887 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
85,765 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
14,913 mi
2018

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