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Burundi vs Comoros statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 867K in Comoros (ranked 160/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 719 sq mi for Comoros (ranked 144th vs. 171st).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Comoros
Population
14662443
895828
Population rank 78/197 160/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$1.55B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 183/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$1,784
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 158/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$4,055
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$477M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
32.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$550
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 165/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,909
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
719 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.88
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Burundi and Comoros: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Comoros economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Comoros
Year GDP
Burundi Comoros
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 $212,218,262
1981 $969,046,667 $196,349,932
1982 $1,013,222,222 $184,009,014
1983 $1,082,926,304 $191,621,955
1984 $987,143,931 $184,697,226
1985 $1,149,979,286 $196,726,096
1986 $1,201,725,497 $279,197,722
1987 $1,131,466,494 $337,525,853
1988 $1,082,403,219 $356,500,033
1989 $1,113,924,130 $341,476,768
1990 $1,132,101,253 $429,622,178
1991 $1,167,398,478 $424,108,770
1992 $1,083,037,671 $457,388,652
1993 $938,632,612 $452,881,475
1994 $925,030,590 $319,189,184
1995 $1,000,428,394 $398,461,797
1996 $869,033,856 $396,053,806
1997 $972,896,268 $364,445,601
1998 $893,770,740 $370,106,746
1999 $808,077,223 $382,454,990
2000 $870,486,066 $351,136,580
2001 $876,794,723 $378,512,024
2002 $825,394,519 $425,964,681
2003 $784,654,424 $546,885,223
2004 $915,257,323 $633,706,111
2005 $1,117,113,080 $653,845,169
2006 $1,273,375,078 $698,431,794
2007 $1,356,199,387 $795,673,153
2008 $1,611,835,857 $915,659,108
2009 $1,781,455,140 $905,341,173
2010 $2,032,135,192 $907,979,446
2011 $2,235,820,809 $1,023,087,476
2012 $2,333,341,334 $1,015,842,907
2013 $2,451,606,632 $1,116,223,107
2014 $2,705,783,330 $1,149,587,624
2015 $3,104,003,546 $966,029,600
2016 $2,644,487,777 $1,012,835,493
2017 $2,723,586,963 $1,077,439,756
2018 $2,667,182,200 $1,188,797,450
2019 $2,576,518,880 $1,195,019,531
2020 $2,649,680,261 $1,225,039,196
2021 $2,775,798,697 $1,299,039,312
2022 $3,338,722,828 $1,279,542,248
2023 $2,629,391,600 $1,430,523,436
2024 $2,162,378,759 $1,546,164,420

Burundi and Comoros economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Comoros
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Comoros
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 $628
1981 $212.2 $565
1982 $216.4 $515
1983 $225.2 $522
1984 $200.4 $489
1985 $228.4 $507
1986 $234.3 $699
1987 $215.6 $822
1988 $201.7 $845
1989 $203.6 $788
1990 $202.6 $966
1991 $204.7 $931
1992 $184.9 $983
1993 $165.3 $956
1994 $161.9 $662
1995 $164.9 $812
1996 $143.2 $794
1997 $160.3 $718
1998 $144.5 $716
1999 $127.5 $727
2000 $134.5 $655
2001 $132.2 $692
2002 $121 $762
2003 $111.4 $960
2004 $125.2 $1,091
2005 $147.2 $1,103
2006 $161.9 $1,155
2007 $166.2 $1,290
2008 $189.5 $1,455
2009 $199.1 $1,410
2010 $216.7 $1,387
2011 $230.1 $1,531
2012 $231.7 $1,490
2013 $234.8 $1,603
2014 $250.5 $1,616
2015 $281 $1,329
2016 $235.3 $1,365
2017 $236.7 $1,424
2018 $224.9 $1,541
2019 $210.2 $1,519
2020 $210 $1,527
2021 $214.1 $1,588
2022 $250.6 $1,534
2023 $192.1 $1,682
2024 $153.9 $1,784

Burundi vs. Comoros life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Comoros
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Comoros
1950 40.9 37.4
1951 41.2 34.3
1952 41.5 38
1953 41.7 38.4
1954 42 38.7
1955 42.2 39
1956 42.4 39.4
1957 42.6 39.7
1958 42.9 40.1
1959 43.1 40.5
1960 43.3 40.8
1961 43.4 41.2
1962 43.5 41.5
1963 43.6 41.9
1964 43.6 42.3
1965 41.8 42.7
1966 43.5 43.2
1967 43.3 43.6
1968 43.4 44.1
1969 43 44.6
1970 43.2 45.2
1971 43.2 45.8
1972 25.8 46.5
1973 37.4 47
1974 43.3 47.6
1975 43.4 46.9
1976 43.7 48.6
1977 44 49.2
1978 44.4 49.7
1979 45 50.1
1980 45.7 50.7
1981 46.4 51.2
1982 47 51.7
1983 47.4 52.1
1984 47.7 52.8
1985 47.7 53.3
1986 47.4 53.8
1987 47.1 54.1
1988 42.9 54.7
1989 45.7 55
1990 45.2 55.6
1991 44.7 56.1
1992 44.5 56.6
1993 37.2 57
1994 44.5 57.5
1995 44.6 57.8
1996 44.8 58.2
1997 45.7 58.2
1998 46.7 58.3
1999 47.6 58.9
2000 47.6 58.9
2001 48.5 59.6
2002 49.9 59.7
2003 51 60.2
2004 52.2 60.6
2005 53.1 60.9
2006 54 61.2
2007 54.8 61.5
2008 55.6 62
2009 56.4 62.3
2010 57.1 62.7
2011 57.8 63.1
2012 58.5 63.5
2013 59.2 63.8
2014 59.8 64.1
2015 60.1 64.5
2016 60.8 64.8
2017 61.3 65.1
2018 61.8 65.4
2019 62.2 65.7
2020 62.6 65.8
2021 62.1 65.2
2022 62.9 66.5
2023 63.7 66.8
2024 63.8 67
2025 64 67.2

Burundi and Comoros population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Comoros
Year Population
Burundi Comoros
1960 2,764,258 197,700
1961 2,835,119 201,201
1962 2,907,943 204,702
1963 2,969,841 208,185
1964 3,055,650 211,644
1965 3,141,367 214,967
1966 3,217,960 218,663
1967 3,300,690 223,859
1968 3,380,387 230,244
1969 3,454,590 237,001
1970 3,530,432 244,185
1971 3,617,289 251,865
1972 3,617,128 260,077
1973 3,611,991 268,820
1974 3,703,590 278,075
1975 3,796,612 287,692
1976 3,882,626 297,538
1977 3,983,582 307,579
1978 4,100,338 317,688
1979 4,203,530 327,791
1980 4,383,706 337,721
1981 4,566,014 347,382
1982 4,681,390 357,139
1983 4,808,528 367,233
1984 4,926,465 377,637
1985 5,034,042 388,352
1986 5,129,414 399,318
1987 5,247,787 410,439
1988 5,365,327 421,687
1989 5,471,706 433,103
1990 5,587,052 444,596
1991 5,703,857 455,556
1992 5,858,407 465,113
1993 5,676,843 473,682
1994 5,713,854 482,142
1995 6,066,316 490,586
1996 6,070,506 499,107
1997 6,070,042 507,777
1998 6,187,108 516,597
1999 6,337,155 525,886
2000 6,470,194 536,080
2001 6,634,365 547,220
2002 6,824,132 558,923
2003 7,043,154 569,798
2004 7,310,656 580,704
2005 7,587,299 592,677
2006 7,865,547 604,753
2007 8,161,874 616,927
2008 8,505,637 629,307
2009 8,947,646 641,947
2010 9,376,444 654,836
2011 9,717,978 668,056
2012 10,071,028 681,630
2013 10,439,341 696,192
2014 10,799,785 711,503
2015 11,047,580 726,682
2016 11,239,451 741,741
2017 11,506,762 756,669
2018 11,859,446 771,590
2019 12,255,336 786,578
2020 12,617,036 802,163
2021 12,965,481 818,174
2022 13,321,097 834,188
2023 13,689,450 850,387
2024 14,047,786 866,628

Fertility rates in Burundi and Comoros

Fertility rate
Burundi

Comoros
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Comoros
1960 7 6.79
1961 7.02 6.85
1962 7.04 6.9
1963 7.07 6.92
1964 7.09 6.94
1965 7.11 6.97
1966 7.14 7
1967 7.16 7.02
1968 7.18 7.05
1969 7.22 7.07
1970 7.21 7.1
1971 7.21 7.12
1972 7.21 7.14
1973 7.22 7.17
1974 7.22 7.16
1975 7.24 7.16
1976 7.25 7.16
1977 7.25 7.15
1978 7.26 7.16
1979 7.31 7.16
1980 7.35 7.15
1981 7.33 7.14
1982 7.31 7.13
1983 7.3 7.11
1984 7.3 7.07
1985 7.29 7.02
1986 7.32 6.95
1987 7.38 6.87
1988 7.38 6.76
1989 7.39 6.65
1990 7.37 6.51
1991 7.34 6.35
1992 7.3 6.19
1993 7.27 6.02
1994 7.23 5.86
1995 7.18 5.73
1996 7.12 5.63
1997 7.04 5.51
1998 6.96 5.39
1999 6.9 5.28
2000 6.87 5.23
2001 6.85 5.2
2002 6.82 5.16
2003 6.79 5.12
2004 6.75 5.07
2005 6.71 5.01
2006 6.66 4.93
2007 6.59 4.86
2008 6.52 4.81
2009 6.41 4.78
2010 6.26 4.76
2011 6.11 4.72
2012 5.99 4.65
2013 5.89 4.57
2014 5.79 4.49
2015 5.7 4.42
2016 5.59 4.35
2017 5.48 4.28
2018 5.38 4.21
2019 5.27 4.14
2020 5.18 4.07
2021 5.08 4
2022 4.98 3.94
2023 4.88 3.88

Burundi and Comoros demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Comoros
Year Median age, years
Burundi Comoros
1960 17.5 19.7
1961 17.4 19.6
1962 17.4 19.5
1963 17.3 19.3
1964 17.3 19.2
1965 17.3 19
1966 17.4 18.7
1967 17.4 18.4
1968 17.4 18
1969 17.3 17.6
1970 17.3 17.4
1971 17.3 17.2
1972 17.1 17.1
1973 16.8 17
1974 16.9 16.9
1975 17 16.8
1976 16.9 16.8
1977 17 16.7
1978 17 16.6
1979 17 16.6
1980 17.2 16.5
1981 17.3 16.5
1982 17.1 16.5
1983 17 16.5
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.6 16.5
1986 16.3 16.4
1987 16.1 16.4
1988 16 16.4
1989 15.8 16.4
1990 15.6 16.5
1991 15.5 16.5
1992 15.5 16.4
1993 14.7 16.3
1994 14.6 16.1
1995 15.4 16
1996 15.2 16
1997 15 16
1998 15.2 16.1
1999 15.5 16.2
2000 15.7 16.3
2001 15.9 16.4
2002 16.1 16.5
2003 16.3 16.6
2004 16.5 16.8
2005 16.7 17.1
2006 16.8 17.4
2007 16.9 17.7
2008 17 18
2009 17.2 18.3
2010 17.3 18.6
2011 17.2 18.9
2012 17.1 19.1
2013 17 19.4
2014 16.9 19.6
2015 16.6 19.8
2016 16.2 19.9
2017 16.1 20
2018 16.2 20.3
2019 16.3 20.5
2020 16.5 20.8
2021 16.7 21
2022 16.8 21.2
2023 17.1 21.4
2024 17.3 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Comoros
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$1.47B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-2.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
4.39%
2021
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
50.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
9.56%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
51.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
33.6%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
1.6%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$324M
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
7,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
26.8%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
45.5%
2024

Energy

Burundi Comoros
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
66.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$30.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
0.32 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.37 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
39.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
0%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
89.8%
2023

Society

Burundi Comoros
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-2,051
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
30.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
13.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
7.7
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
26.6
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
61.7%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
35.7%
2023

Health

Burundi Comoros
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$122.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$54
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
42.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.44
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
179
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
39.8
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
16.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
10.8%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0.23 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Comoros
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
829 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
547 mi
2002

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