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Burundi vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 144th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Eritrea
Population
14662443
3667774
Population rank 78/197 131/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 177/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 197/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$934M
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 184/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Burundi and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Eritrea
Year GDP
Burundi Eritrea
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 -
1981 $969,046,667 -
1982 $1,013,222,222 -
1983 $1,082,926,304 -
1984 $987,143,931 -
1985 $1,149,979,286 -
1986 $1,201,725,497 -
1987 $1,131,466,494 -
1988 $1,082,403,219 -
1989 $1,113,924,130 -
1990 $1,132,101,253 -
1991 $1,167,398,478 -
1992 $1,083,037,671 $477,101,652
1993 $938,632,612 $467,872,715
1994 $925,030,590 $531,688,312
1995 $1,000,428,394 $578,015,625
1996 $869,033,856 $693,535,954
1997 $972,896,268 $686,490,090
1998 $893,770,740 $745,523,117
1999 $808,077,223 $688,918,537
2000 $870,486,066 $706,370,816
2001 $876,794,723 $752,371,689
2002 $825,394,519 $729,321,680
2003 $784,654,424 $870,248,268
2004 $915,257,323 $1,109,054,005
2005 $1,117,113,080 $1,098,424,686
2006 $1,273,375,078 $1,211,161,880
2007 $1,356,199,387 $1,317,974,491
2008 $1,611,835,857 $1,380,188,800
2009 $1,781,455,140 $1,856,695,551
2010 $2,032,135,192 $1,589,515,447
2011 $2,235,820,809 $2,065,001,626
2012 $2,333,341,334 -
2013 $2,451,606,632 -
2014 $2,705,783,330 -
2015 $3,104,003,546 -
2016 $2,644,487,777 -
2017 $2,723,586,963 -
2018 $2,667,182,200 -
2019 $2,576,518,880 -
2020 $2,649,680,261 -
2021 $2,775,798,697 -
2022 $3,338,722,828 -
2023 $2,629,391,600 -
2024 $2,162,378,759 -

Burundi and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Eritrea
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 -
1981 $212.2 -
1982 $216.4 -
1983 $225.2 -
1984 $200.4 -
1985 $228.4 -
1986 $234.3 -
1987 $215.6 -
1988 $201.7 -
1989 $203.6 -
1990 $202.6 -
1991 $204.7 -
1992 $184.9 $265.2
1993 $165.3 $252.1
1994 $161.9 $277.8
1995 $164.9 $285.4
1996 $143.2 $326
1997 $160.3 $319
1998 $144.5 $342
1999 $127.5 $311
2000 $134.5 $314
2001 $132.2 $325
2002 $121 $305
2003 $111.4 $349
2004 $125.2 $427
2005 $147.2 $413
2006 $161.9 $448
2007 $166.2 $480
2008 $189.5 $490
2009 $199.1 $643
2010 $216.7 $540
2011 $230.1 $689
2012 $231.7 -
2013 $234.8 -
2014 $250.5 -
2015 $281 -
2016 $235.3 -
2017 $236.7 -
2018 $224.9 -
2019 $210.2 -
2020 $210 -
2021 $214.1 -
2022 $250.6 -
2023 $192.1 -
2024 $153.9 -

Burundi vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Eritrea
1950 40.9 33.3
1951 41.2 33.6
1952 41.5 34
1953 41.7 34.4
1954 42 34.8
1955 42.2 35.2
1956 42.4 35.6
1957 42.6 30.4
1958 42.9 30.9
1959 43.1 37
1960 43.3 37.4
1961 43.4 37.9
1962 43.5 38.3
1963 43.6 38.8
1964 43.6 39.2
1965 41.8 39.6
1966 43.5 37.6
1967 43.3 40.2
1968 43.4 40.5
1969 43 40.8
1970 43.2 41.2
1971 43.2 41.5
1972 25.8 40.7
1973 37.4 41.1
1974 43.3 39
1975 43.4 39
1976 43.7 42.6
1977 44 43
1978 44.4 43.4
1979 45 43.8
1980 45.7 44.6
1981 46.4 45
1982 47 44.9
1983 47.4 37.2
1984 47.7 37.7
1985 47.7 38.6
1986 47.4 39.5
1987 47.1 47.4
1988 42.9 48.1
1989 45.7 47.8
1990 45.2 49.7
1991 44.7 50.5
1992 44.5 52.4
1993 37.2 53.2
1994 44.5 54
1995 44.6 54.8
1996 44.8 55.5
1997 45.7 56.2
1998 46.7 50
1999 47.6 44.5
2000 47.6 56.3
2001 48.5 58.4
2002 49.9 58.9
2003 51 59.5
2004 52.2 60.1
2005 53.1 60.6
2006 54 61.5
2007 54.8 62
2008 55.6 62.4
2009 56.4 63.2
2010 57.1 63.7
2011 57.8 64.2
2012 58.5 64.7
2013 59.2 65
2014 59.8 65.5
2015 60.1 65.9
2016 60.8 66.2
2017 61.3 66.6
2018 61.8 67
2019 62.2 67.3
2020 62.6 67
2021 62.1 66.9
2022 62.9 67.8
2023 63.7 68.6
2024 63.8 68.9
2025 64 69.2

Burundi and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Eritrea
Year Population
Burundi Eritrea
1960 2,764,258 972,547
1961 2,835,119 995,573
1962 2,907,943 1,019,788
1963 2,969,841 1,045,092
1964 3,055,650 1,071,287
1965 3,141,367 1,098,335
1966 3,217,960 1,124,957
1967 3,300,690 1,152,339
1968 3,380,387 1,181,737
1969 3,454,590 1,212,005
1970 3,530,432 1,243,453
1971 3,617,289 1,276,154
1972 3,617,128 1,309,235
1973 3,611,991 1,342,669
1974 3,703,590 1,375,688
1975 3,796,612 1,408,210
1976 3,882,626 1,443,807
1977 3,983,582 1,482,565
1978 4,100,338 1,522,378
1979 4,203,530 1,563,332
1980 4,383,706 1,605,797
1981 4,566,014 1,649,939
1982 4,681,390 1,695,461
1983 4,808,528 1,736,160
1984 4,926,465 1,771,730
1985 5,034,042 1,807,816
1986 5,129,414 1,845,164
1987 5,247,787 1,888,669
1988 5,365,327 1,938,255
1989 5,471,706 1,987,017
1990 5,587,052 2,032,737
1991 5,703,857 1,919,571
1992 5,858,407 1,798,748
1993 5,676,843 1,856,006
1994 5,713,854 1,913,915
1995 6,066,316 2,025,267
1996 6,070,506 2,128,464
1997 6,070,042 2,152,135
1998 6,187,108 2,180,419
1999 6,337,155 2,212,780
2000 6,470,194 2,247,031
2001 6,634,365 2,312,079
2002 6,824,132 2,392,978
2003 7,043,154 2,493,903
2004 7,310,656 2,598,284
2005 7,587,299 2,661,215
2006 7,865,547 2,703,502
2007 8,161,874 2,743,222
2008 8,505,637 2,816,327
2009 8,947,646 2,887,885
2010 9,376,444 2,945,186
2011 9,717,978 2,998,485
2012 10,071,028 3,036,988
2013 10,439,341 3,074,360
2014 10,799,785 3,095,173
2015 11,047,580 3,105,546
2016 11,239,451 3,124,698
2017 11,506,762 3,150,347
2018 11,859,446 3,192,760
2019 12,255,336 3,240,194
2020 12,617,036 3,291,271
2021 12,965,481 3,350,183
2022 13,321,097 3,409,447
2023 13,689,450 3,470,390
2024 14,047,786 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Burundi and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Burundi

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Eritrea
1960 7 6.48
1961 7.02 6.47
1962 7.04 6.5
1963 7.07 6.48
1964 7.09 6.49
1965 7.11 6.49
1966 7.14 6.5
1967 7.16 6.5
1968 7.18 6.5
1969 7.22 6.5
1970 7.21 6.54
1971 7.21 6.54
1972 7.21 6.54
1973 7.22 6.55
1974 7.22 6.57
1975 7.24 6.59
1976 7.25 6.6
1977 7.25 6.61
1978 7.26 6.61
1979 7.31 6.62
1980 7.35 6.61
1981 7.33 6.62
1982 7.31 6.63
1983 7.3 6.65
1984 7.3 6.62
1985 7.29 6.59
1986 7.32 6.56
1987 7.38 6.52
1988 7.38 6.47
1989 7.39 6.41
1990 7.37 6.34
1991 7.34 6.24
1992 7.3 6.16
1993 7.27 6.07
1994 7.23 6.01
1995 7.18 5.94
1996 7.12 5.84
1997 7.04 5.74
1998 6.96 5.63
1999 6.9 5.52
2000 6.87 5.4
2001 6.85 5.31
2002 6.82 5.23
2003 6.79 5.14
2004 6.75 5.04
2005 6.71 4.93
2006 6.66 4.88
2007 6.59 4.81
2008 6.52 4.74
2009 6.41 4.66
2010 6.26 4.57
2011 6.11 4.49
2012 5.99 4.41
2013 5.89 4.34
2014 5.79 4.27
2015 5.7 4.22
2016 5.59 4.16
2017 5.48 4.11
2018 5.38 4.06
2019 5.27 4
2020 5.18 3.93
2021 5.08 3.87
2022 4.98 3.79
2023 4.88 3.71

Burundi and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Burundi Eritrea
1960 17.5 18.8
1961 17.4 18.9
1962 17.4 18.9
1963 17.3 19
1964 17.3 19
1965 17.3 19
1966 17.4 19
1967 17.4 18.9
1968 17.4 18.9
1969 17.3 18.8
1970 17.3 18.6
1971 17.3 18.5
1972 17.1 18.3
1973 16.8 18.2
1974 16.9 18.2
1975 17 18.1
1976 16.9 18
1977 17 17.9
1978 17 17.8
1979 17 17.8
1980 17.2 17.8
1981 17.3 17.7
1982 17.1 17.7
1983 17 17.7
1984 16.8 17.8
1985 16.6 17.8
1986 16.3 17.9
1987 16.1 17.9
1988 16 17.8
1989 15.8 17.7
1990 15.6 17.6
1991 15.5 17.6
1992 15.5 17.5
1993 14.7 17.6
1994 14.6 17.6
1995 15.4 18.1
1996 15.2 18.4
1997 15 18
1998 15.2 17.8
1999 15.5 17.5
2000 15.7 17.4
2001 15.9 17.5
2002 16.1 17.7
2003 16.3 18
2004 16.5 18.3
2005 16.7 18.3
2006 16.8 18.2
2007 16.9 18.1
2008 17 18.2
2009 17.2 18.4
2010 17.3 18.4
2011 17.2 18.5
2012 17.1 18.5
2013 17 18.5
2014 16.9 18.5
2015 16.6 18.4
2016 16.2 18.4
2017 16.1 18.5
2018 16.2 18.7
2019 16.3 18.9
2020 16.5 19.1
2021 16.7 19.3
2022 16.8 19.5
2023 17.1 19.7
2024 17.3 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
n/a

Energy

Burundi Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Burundi Eritrea
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
76.6%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Burundi Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Eritrea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
9,942 mi
2018

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