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Burundi vs Chad statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 20.3M in Chad (ranked 65/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 486,180 sq mi for Chad (ranked 144th vs. 21st).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Chad
Population
14662443
21450865
Population rank 78/197 64/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$20.6B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 127/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$1,016
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 175/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$2,962
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$6.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
33.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$343
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 175/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,511
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
486,180 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
6.12
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
16.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
55.4 years
2025

Burundi and Chad: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Chad economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Chad
Year GDP
Burundi Chad
1960 $195,999,990 $313,582,728
1961 $202,999,992 $333,975,336
1962 $213,500,006 $357,635,713
1963 $232,749,998 $371,767,002
1964 $260,750,008 $392,247,518
1965 $158,994,963 $416,926,303
1966 $165,444,571 $432,794,922
1967 $178,297,143 $449,826,323
1968 $183,200,000 $453,980,096
1969 $190,205,714 $471,635,622
1970 $242,732,571 $469,266,737
1971 $252,842,286 $501,866,730
1972 $246,804,571 $585,427,547
1973 $304,339,524 $647,199,483
1974 $345,263,492 $652,532,795
1975 $420,986,667 $864,602,105
1976 $448,412,754 $866,044,962
1977 $547,535,556 $935,360,465
1978 $610,225,556 $1,113,920,124
1979 $782,496,667 $1,004,316,496
1980 $919,726,667 $1,033,002,404
1981 $969,046,667 $876,937,558
1982 $1,013,222,222 $834,369,860
1983 $1,082,926,304 $832,415,806
1984 $987,143,931 $919,103,735
1985 $1,149,979,286 $1,033,069,709
1986 $1,201,725,497 $1,067,828,246
1987 $1,131,466,494 $1,163,426,852
1988 $1,082,403,219 $1,482,597,298
1989 $1,113,924,130 $1,433,686,312
1990 $1,132,101,253 $1,738,605,558
1991 $1,167,398,478 $1,877,137,982
1992 $1,083,037,671 $1,881,847,670
1993 $938,632,612 $1,463,251,164
1994 $925,030,590 $1,179,837,963
1995 $1,000,428,394 $1,445,919,895
1996 $869,033,856 $1,607,345,356
1997 $972,896,268 $1,544,689,577
1998 $893,770,740 $1,744,794,531
1999 $808,077,223 $1,534,673,583
2000 $870,486,066 $1,388,506,772
2001 $876,794,723 $1,710,843,377
2002 $825,394,519 $1,997,005,709
2003 $784,654,424 $2,742,815,072
2004 $915,257,323 $4,422,855,661
2005 $1,117,113,080 $8,655,892,393
2006 $1,273,375,078 $9,709,626,596
2007 $1,356,199,387 $10,865,385,132
2008 $1,611,835,857 $13,385,593,990
2009 $1,781,455,140 $12,317,614,054
2010 $2,032,135,192 $14,058,506,664
2011 $2,235,820,809 $16,685,349,674
2012 $2,333,341,334 $17,892,228,570
2013 $2,451,606,632 $17,865,316,886
2014 $2,705,783,330 $18,144,336,904
2015 $3,104,003,546 $14,559,599,500
2016 $2,644,487,777 $13,026,289,836
2017 $2,723,586,963 $13,349,041,409
2018 $2,667,182,200 $15,327,000,249
2019 $2,576,518,880 $14,905,517,743
2020 $2,649,680,261 $14,932,897,821
2021 $2,775,798,697 $16,871,937,698
2022 $3,338,722,828 $17,828,508,290
2023 $2,629,391,600 $19,107,685,021
2024 $2,162,378,759 $20,625,711,665

Burundi and Chad economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Chad
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Chad
1960 $70.9 $102.8
1961 $71.6 $107.3
1962 $73.4 $112.6
1963 $78.4 $114.7
1964 $85.3 $118.6
1965 $50.6 $123.6
1966 $51.4 $125.8
1967 $54 $128.2
1968 $54.2 $126.9
1969 $55.1 $129.2
1970 $68.8 $125.9
1971 $69.9 $131.8
1972 $68.2 $150.4
1973 $84.3 $162.4
1974 $93.2 $160
1975 $110.9 $207.5
1976 $115.5 $203.7
1977 $137.4 $215.9
1978 $148.8 $252.5
1979 $186.2 $222.9
1980 $209.8 $228.8
1981 $212.2 $194
1982 $216.4 $176.1
1983 $225.2 $167.2
1984 $200.4 $182.2
1985 $228.4 $202.7
1986 $234.3 $203.4
1987 $215.6 $213.9
1988 $201.7 $263.5
1989 $203.6 $246.4
1990 $202.6 $290.6
1991 $204.7 $302
1992 $184.9 $290.6
1993 $165.3 $220.7
1994 $161.9 $173.9
1995 $164.9 $204
1996 $143.2 $216.9
1997 $160.3 $201.4
1998 $144.5 $219.8
1999 $127.5 $186.6
2000 $134.5 $163.1
2001 $132.2 $194.3
2002 $121 $219.1
2003 $111.4 $289.1
2004 $125.2 $446
2005 $147.2 $838
2006 $161.9 $907
2007 $166.2 $980
2008 $189.5 $1,166
2009 $199.1 $1,036
2010 $216.7 $1,142
2011 $230.1 $1,308
2012 $231.7 $1,354
2013 $234.8 $1,305
2014 $250.5 $1,279
2015 $281 $994
2016 $235.3 $862
2017 $236.7 $854
2018 $224.9 $949
2019 $210.2 $893
2020 $210 $867
2021 $214.1 $946
2022 $250.6 $966
2023 $192.1 $989
2024 $153.9 $1,016

Burundi vs. Chad life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Chad
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Chad
1950 40.9 35.2
1951 41.2 35.5
1952 41.5 35.9
1953 41.7 36.3
1954 42 36.8
1955 42.2 37.3
1956 42.4 37.9
1957 42.6 38.3
1958 42.9 38.7
1959 43.1 39
1960 43.3 39.2
1961 43.4 39.4
1962 43.5 39.6
1963 43.6 39.9
1964 43.6 40.1
1965 41.8 40.1
1966 43.5 40.1
1967 43.3 40.4
1968 43.4 40.7
1969 43 41
1970 43.2 41.4
1971 43.2 40.9
1972 25.8 41.9
1973 37.4 42.4
1974 43.3 42.6
1975 43.4 42.7
1976 43.7 42.7
1977 44 42.9
1978 44.4 43
1979 45 43.2
1980 45.7 43.5
1981 46.4 43.5
1982 47 43.9
1983 47.4 44.4
1984 47.7 44.7
1985 47.7 45.3
1986 47.4 45.6
1987 47.1 43.1
1988 42.9 46.4
1989 45.7 46.4
1990 45.2 45.1
1991 44.7 46.6
1992 44.5 46.8
1993 37.2 47
1994 44.5 47.1
1995 44.6 47.5
1996 44.8 47.6
1997 45.7 47.8
1998 46.7 47.8
1999 47.6 47.9
2000 47.6 47.9
2001 48.5 48.3
2002 49.9 48.4
2003 51 48.6
2004 52.2 48.7
2005 53.1 48.9
2006 54 48.7
2007 54.8 49.2
2008 55.6 49.5
2009 56.4 49.8
2010 57.1 50.1
2011 57.8 50.4
2012 58.5 50.8
2013 59.2 51.1
2014 59.8 51.1
2015 60.1 51.3
2016 60.8 51.6
2017 61.3 51.9
2018 61.8 52.4
2019 62.2 53
2020 62.6 53.1
2021 62.1 53.1
2022 62.9 54.5
2023 63.7 55.1
2024 63.8 55.2
2025 64 55.4

Burundi and Chad population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Chad
Year Population
Burundi Chad
1960 2,764,258 3,049,838
1961 2,835,119 3,111,947
1962 2,907,943 3,175,598
1963 2,969,841 3,240,905
1964 3,055,650 3,307,479
1965 3,141,367 3,374,220
1966 3,217,960 3,440,903
1967 3,300,690 3,508,512
1968 3,380,387 3,578,231
1969 3,454,590 3,651,113
1970 3,530,432 3,727,828
1971 3,617,289 3,807,316
1972 3,617,128 3,893,252
1973 3,611,991 3,985,909
1974 3,703,590 4,078,356
1975 3,796,612 4,167,234
1976 3,882,626 4,251,297
1977 3,983,582 4,331,667
1978 4,100,338 4,411,366
1979 4,203,530 4,505,384
1980 4,383,706 4,515,453
1981 4,566,014 4,520,959
1982 4,681,390 4,738,483
1983 4,808,528 4,979,130
1984 4,926,465 5,045,145
1985 5,034,042 5,096,269
1986 5,129,414 5,251,069
1987 5,247,787 5,438,309
1988 5,365,327 5,625,602
1989 5,471,706 5,819,586
1990 5,587,052 5,982,833
1991 5,703,857 6,205,676
1992 5,858,407 6,474,656
1993 5,676,843 6,629,146
1994 5,713,854 6,783,450
1995 6,066,316 7,089,064
1996 6,070,506 7,410,108
1997 6,070,042 7,670,366
1998 6,187,108 7,938,840
1999 6,337,155 8,222,705
2000 6,470,194 8,512,093
2001 6,634,365 8,804,124
2002 6,824,132 9,116,192
2003 7,043,154 9,487,833
2004 7,310,656 9,920,036
2005 7,587,299 10,328,092
2006 7,865,547 10,706,424
2007 8,161,874 11,081,660
2008 8,505,637 11,476,296
2009 8,947,646 11,893,754
2010 9,376,444 12,312,575
2011 9,717,978 12,754,997
2012 10,071,028 13,210,998
2013 10,439,341 13,691,079
2014 10,799,785 14,188,678
2015 11,047,580 14,647,621
2016 11,239,451 15,114,655
2017 11,506,762 15,622,759
2018 11,859,446 16,156,531
2019 12,255,336 16,685,223
2020 12,617,036 17,224,679
2021 12,965,481 17,828,273
2022 13,321,097 18,455,316
2023 13,689,450 19,319,064
2024 14,047,786 20,299,123

Fertility rates in Burundi and Chad

Fertility rate
Burundi

Chad
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Chad
1960 7 6.25
1961 7.02 6.27
1962 7.04 6.29
1963 7.07 6.3
1964 7.09 6.32
1965 7.11 6.34
1966 7.14 6.36
1967 7.16 6.39
1968 7.18 6.43
1969 7.22 6.48
1970 7.21 6.53
1971 7.21 6.58
1972 7.21 6.85
1973 7.22 6.87
1974 7.22 6.86
1975 7.24 6.88
1976 7.25 6.89
1977 7.25 6.9
1978 7.26 6.89
1979 7.31 6.91
1980 7.35 6.91
1981 7.33 6.94
1982 7.31 6.96
1983 7.3 6.98
1984 7.3 7.02
1985 7.29 7.04
1986 7.32 7.07
1987 7.38 7.11
1988 7.38 7.15
1989 7.39 7.19
1990 7.37 7.22
1991 7.34 7.26
1992 7.3 7.3
1993 7.27 7.34
1994 7.23 7.31
1995 7.18 7.29
1996 7.12 7.29
1997 7.04 7.27
1998 6.96 7.27
1999 6.9 7.26
2000 6.87 7.25
2001 6.85 7.23
2002 6.82 7.2
2003 6.79 7.18
2004 6.75 7.16
2005 6.71 7.13
2006 6.66 7.12
2007 6.59 7.09
2008 6.52 7.06
2009 6.41 7.02
2010 6.26 6.99
2011 6.11 6.95
2012 5.99 6.91
2013 5.89 6.84
2014 5.79 6.78
2015 5.7 6.71
2016 5.59 6.62
2017 5.48 6.54
2018 5.38 6.46
2019 5.27 6.41
2020 5.18 6.35
2021 5.08 6.26
2022 4.98 6.22
2023 4.88 6.12

Burundi and Chad demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Chad
Year Median age, years
Burundi Chad
1960 17.5 19.9
1961 17.4 19.8
1962 17.4 19.6
1963 17.3 19.5
1964 17.3 19.4
1965 17.3 19.2
1966 17.4 19.1
1967 17.4 19
1968 17.4 18.8
1969 17.3 18.7
1970 17.3 18.6
1971 17.3 18.5
1972 17.1 18.3
1973 16.8 18.2
1974 16.9 18
1975 17 17.9
1976 16.9 17.7
1977 17 17.5
1978 17 17.3
1979 17 17.1
1980 17.2 16.7
1981 17.3 16.2
1982 17.1 16.6
1983 17 17
1984 16.8 16.7
1985 16.6 16.3
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.1 16.4
1988 16 16.5
1989 15.8 16.5
1990 15.6 16.3
1991 15.5 16.3
1992 15.5 16.4
1993 14.7 16.2
1994 14.6 15.9
1995 15.4 16
1996 15.2 16.1
1997 15 15.9
1998 15.2 15.8
1999 15.5 15.7
2000 15.7 15.6
2001 15.9 15.5
2002 16.1 15.4
2003 16.3 15.5
2004 16.5 15.7
2005 16.7 15.7
2006 16.8 15.7
2007 16.9 15.6
2008 17 15.6
2009 17.2 15.6
2010 17.3 15.6
2011 17.2 15.6
2012 17.1 15.6
2013 17 15.7
2014 16.9 15.7
2015 16.6 15.7
2016 16.2 15.7
2017 16.1 15.8
2018 16.2 15.8
2019 16.3 15.9
2020 16.5 16
2021 16.7 16.1
2022 16.8 16.2
2023 17.1 16.5
2024 17.3 16.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Chad
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$19.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
3.2%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
45,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-0.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
1.14%
2018
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
31.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
52.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
29.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$1.05B
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
10,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
n/a
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
20.9%
2024

Energy

Burundi Chad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
198.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
2.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
70%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.02%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-177.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
4.64%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
12%
2023

Society

Burundi Chad
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+204,040
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
24.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
9.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
32.4
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
27.3%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
13.2%
2023

Health

Burundi Chad
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$40.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$23.4
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
55.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
18.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.09
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
18.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
748
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
101.1
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
7.01%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
7.3%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
1
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
7.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Chad
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
23,951 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
194,353 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
15,368 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
24,855 mi
2018

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