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Burundi vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 144th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Ghana
Population
14662443
35572974
Population rank 78/197 47/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Burundi and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Ghana
Year GDP
Burundi Ghana
1960 $195,999,990 $1,217,230,095
1961 $202,999,992 $1,302,674,325
1962 $213,500,006 $1,382,515,654
1963 $232,749,998 $1,540,797,589
1964 $260,750,008 $1,731,296,200
1965 $158,994,963 $2,053,462,968
1966 $165,444,571 $2,126,300,672
1967 $178,297,143 $1,747,187,645
1968 $183,200,000 $1,666,909,518
1969 $190,205,714 $1,962,050,556
1970 $242,732,571 $2,215,028,588
1971 $252,842,286 $2,417,108,578
1972 $246,804,571 $2,112,293,280
1973 $304,339,524 $3,006,766,758
1974 $345,263,492 $2,894,409,938
1975 $420,986,667 $2,810,106,383
1976 $448,412,754 $2,765,254,237
1977 $547,535,556 $3,189,428,571
1978 $610,225,556 $3,662,478,185
1979 $782,496,667 $4,020,227,920
1980 $919,726,667 $4,445,228,216
1981 $969,046,667 $4,222,441,860
1982 $1,013,222,222 $4,035,994,398
1983 $1,082,926,304 $4,057,275,132
1984 $987,143,931 $4,412,279,843
1985 $1,149,979,286 $4,504,306,723
1986 $1,201,725,497 $5,735,677,434
1987 $1,131,466,494 $5,074,829,932
1988 $1,082,403,219 $5,197,765,032
1989 $1,113,924,130 $5,251,858,440
1990 $1,132,101,253 $5,889,106,573
1991 $1,167,398,478 $6,603,185,268
1992 $1,083,037,671 $6,416,103,926
1993 $938,632,612 $5,968,922,939
1994 $925,030,590 $5,446,383,727
1995 $1,000,428,394 $6,464,382,808
1996 $869,033,856 $6,932,991,739
1997 $972,896,268 $6,891,443,192
1998 $893,770,740 $7,482,069,162
1999 $808,077,223 $7,718,109,982
2000 $870,486,066 $4,982,850,662
2001 $876,794,723 $5,314,872,854
2002 $825,394,519 $6,166,197,848
2003 $784,654,424 $7,632,723,556
2004 $915,257,323 $8,881,417,907
2005 $1,117,113,080 $10,744,568,381
2006 $1,273,375,078 $20,885,037,597
2007 $1,356,199,387 $24,827,339,138
2008 $1,611,835,857 $28,679,383,241
2009 $1,781,455,140 $26,048,720,006
2010 $2,032,135,192 $32,197,655,567
2011 $2,235,820,809 $39,336,668,081
2012 $2,333,341,334 $41,271,701,061
2013 $2,451,606,632 $62,845,721,960
2014 $2,705,783,330 $54,678,533,806
2015 $3,104,003,546 $49,436,806,230
2016 $2,644,487,777 $56,144,179,398
2017 $2,723,586,963 $60,385,409,435
2018 $2,667,182,200 $67,259,353,966
2019 $2,576,518,880 $68,352,629,246
2020 $2,649,680,261 $70,008,243,860
2021 $2,775,798,697 $79,514,204,730
2022 $3,338,722,828 $73,919,003,210
2023 $2,629,391,600 $80,547,146,878
2024 $2,162,378,759 $82,825,288,889

Burundi and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Ghana
1960 $70.9 $174.9
1961 $71.6 $181.9
1962 $73.4 $188.4
1963 $78.4 $205
1964 $85.3 $225
1965 $50.6 $260.5
1966 $51.4 $263.3
1967 $54 $211.2
1968 $54.2 $196.7
1969 $55.1 $225.8
1970 $68.8 $248.2
1971 $69.9 $263.4
1972 $68.2 $223.8
1973 $84.3 $310
1974 $93.2 $289.4
1975 $110.9 $273
1976 $115.5 $261
1977 $137.4 $292.3
1978 $148.8 $326
1979 $186.2 $347
1980 $209.8 $372
1981 $212.2 $344
1982 $216.4 $319
1983 $225.2 $311
1984 $200.4 $330
1985 $228.4 $330
1986 $234.3 $411
1987 $215.6 $355
1988 $201.7 $355
1989 $203.6 $350
1990 $202.6 $383
1991 $204.7 $418
1992 $184.9 $396
1993 $165.3 $360
1994 $161.9 $321
1995 $164.9 $372
1996 $143.2 $389
1997 $160.3 $378
1998 $144.5 $400
1999 $127.5 $403
2000 $134.5 $253.7
2001 $132.2 $263.5
2002 $121 $297.5
2003 $111.4 $358
2004 $125.2 $406
2005 $147.2 $479
2006 $161.9 $906
2007 $166.2 $1,050
2008 $189.5 $1,183
2009 $199.1 $1,048
2010 $216.7 $1,264
2011 $230.1 $1,507
2012 $231.7 $1,544
2013 $234.8 $2,295
2014 $250.5 $1,950
2015 $281 $1,723
2016 $235.3 $1,912
2017 $236.7 $2,012
2018 $224.9 $2,195
2019 $210.2 $2,187
2020 $210 $2,195
2021 $214.1 $2,445
2022 $250.6 $2,230
2023 $192.1 $2,384
2024 $153.9 $2,406

Burundi vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Ghana
1950 40.9 43.1
1951 41.2 43.6
1952 41.5 44
1953 41.7 44.5
1954 42 45
1955 42.2 45.4
1956 42.4 45.7
1957 42.6 46.1
1958 42.9 46.4
1959 43.1 46.7
1960 43.3 46.9
1961 43.4 47.1
1962 43.5 47.3
1963 43.6 47.5
1964 43.6 47.6
1965 41.8 47.7
1966 43.5 47.7
1967 43.3 47.7
1968 43.4 47.8
1969 43 47.9
1970 43.2 47.9
1971 43.2 47.9
1972 25.8 48.3
1973 37.4 48.6
1974 43.3 48.9
1975 43.4 49.3
1976 43.7 49.7
1977 44 50.1
1978 44.4 50.5
1979 45 50.8
1980 45.7 51.1
1981 46.4 51.3
1982 47 51.4
1983 47.4 51.8
1984 47.7 52.2
1985 47.7 52.7
1986 47.4 53.3
1987 47.1 53.8
1988 42.9 54.4
1989 45.7 54.9
1990 45.2 55.4
1991 44.7 55.7
1992 44.5 56.1
1993 37.2 56.3
1994 44.5 56.2
1995 44.6 56.7
1996 44.8 57
1997 45.7 57.2
1998 46.7 57.5
1999 47.6 57.8
2000 47.6 58.1
2001 48.5 58.4
2002 49.9 58.7
2003 51 59
2004 52.2 59.3
2005 53.1 59.6
2006 54 60
2007 54.8 60.3
2008 55.6 60.6
2009 56.4 60.9
2010 57.1 61.3
2011 57.8 61.6
2012 58.5 62
2013 59.2 62.4
2014 59.8 62.8
2015 60.1 63.2
2016 60.8 63.5
2017 61.3 63.8
2018 61.8 64.1
2019 62.2 64.5
2020 62.6 64.3
2021 62.1 64.3
2022 62.9 65.2
2023 63.7 65.5
2024 63.8 65.7
2025 64 65.9

Burundi and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Ghana
Year Population
Burundi Ghana
1960 2,764,258 6,961,215
1961 2,835,119 7,162,667
1962 2,907,943 7,337,375
1963 2,969,841 7,514,714
1964 3,055,650 7,695,739
1965 3,141,367 7,882,606
1966 3,217,960 8,074,521
1967 3,300,690 8,271,913
1968 3,380,387 8,475,729
1969 3,454,590 8,690,383
1970 3,530,432 8,925,813
1971 3,617,289 9,176,264
1972 3,617,128 9,438,187
1973 3,611,991 9,714,617
1974 3,703,590 10,000,523
1975 3,796,612 10,294,308
1976 3,882,626 10,594,913
1977 3,983,582 10,911,871
1978 4,100,338 11,248,450
1979 4,203,530 11,597,255
1980 4,383,706 11,941,448
1981 4,566,014 12,281,712
1982 4,681,390 12,643,819
1983 4,808,528 13,029,836
1984 4,926,465 13,370,590
1985 5,034,042 13,661,229
1986 5,129,414 13,965,217
1987 5,247,787 14,289,108
1988 5,365,327 14,636,568
1989 5,471,706 15,006,813
1990 5,587,052 15,394,648
1991 5,703,857 15,787,496
1992 5,858,407 16,184,855
1993 5,676,843 16,589,519
1994 5,713,854 16,993,190
1995 6,066,316 17,399,017
1996 6,070,506 17,810,181
1997 6,070,042 18,238,958
1998 6,187,108 18,688,036
1999 6,337,155 19,149,864
2000 6,470,194 19,637,087
2001 6,634,365 20,167,069
2002 6,824,132 20,729,388
2003 7,043,154 21,296,705
2004 7,310,656 21,868,298
2005 7,587,299 22,449,438
2006 7,865,547 23,040,702
2007 8,161,874 23,642,279
2008 8,505,637 24,249,946
2009 8,947,646 24,862,664
2010 9,376,444 25,474,995
2011 9,717,978 26,095,088
2012 10,071,028 26,734,268
2013 10,439,341 27,386,193
2014 10,799,785 28,041,592
2015 11,047,580 28,696,068
2016 11,239,451 29,356,742
2017 11,506,762 30,008,354
2018 11,859,446 30,637,585
2019 12,255,336 31,258,945
2020 12,617,036 31,887,809
2021 12,965,481 32,518,665
2022 13,321,097 33,149,152
2023 13,689,450 33,787,914
2024 14,047,786 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Burundi and Ghana

Fertility rate
Burundi

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Ghana
1960 7 6.89
1961 7.02 6.91
1962 7.04 6.94
1963 7.07 6.94
1964 7.09 6.9
1965 7.11 6.88
1966 7.14 6.86
1967 7.16 6.89
1968 7.18 6.89
1969 7.22 6.95
1970 7.21 6.95
1971 7.21 6.95
1972 7.21 6.92
1973 7.22 6.87
1974 7.22 6.82
1975 7.24 6.76
1976 7.25 6.7
1977 7.25 6.64
1978 7.26 6.56
1979 7.31 6.51
1980 7.35 6.47
1981 7.33 6.42
1982 7.31 6.31
1983 7.3 6.23
1984 7.3 6.15
1985 7.29 6.12
1986 7.32 6.08
1987 7.38 6.02
1988 7.38 5.92
1989 7.39 5.82
1990 7.37 5.74
1991 7.34 5.63
1992 7.3 5.52
1993 7.27 5.41
1994 7.23 5.25
1995 7.18 5.11
1996 7.12 4.96
1997 7.04 4.88
1998 6.96 4.83
1999 6.9 4.82
2000 6.87 4.83
2001 6.85 4.77
2002 6.82 4.69
2003 6.79 4.6
2004 6.75 4.5
2005 6.71 4.5
2006 6.66 4.4
2007 6.59 4.29
2008 6.52 4.22
2009 6.41 4.18
2010 6.26 4.18
2011 6.11 4.18
2012 5.99 4.15
2013 5.89 4.11
2014 5.79 4.03
2015 5.7 3.98
2016 5.59 3.87
2017 5.48 3.72
2018 5.38 3.65
2019 5.27 3.59
2020 5.18 3.54
2021 5.08 3.49
2022 4.98 3.43
2023 4.88 3.4

Burundi and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Burundi Ghana
1960 17.5 17.7
1961 17.4 17.4
1962 17.4 17.2
1963 17.3 16.9
1964 17.3 16.7
1965 17.3 16.5
1966 17.4 16.4
1967 17.4 16.2
1968 17.4 16.1
1969 17.3 16
1970 17.3 15.9
1971 17.3 15.9
1972 17.1 15.8
1973 16.8 15.8
1974 16.9 15.8
1975 17 15.9
1976 16.9 16
1977 17 16.2
1978 17 16.4
1979 17 16.5
1980 17.2 16.7
1981 17.3 16.7
1982 17.1 16.9
1983 17 17
1984 16.8 17.1
1985 16.6 17.1
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.1 17.1
1988 16 17.1
1989 15.8 17.1
1990 15.6 17.2
1991 15.5 17.2
1992 15.5 17.3
1993 14.7 17.4
1994 14.6 17.5
1995 15.4 17.6
1996 15.2 17.7
1997 15 17.9
1998 15.2 18.1
1999 15.5 18.3
2000 15.7 18.4
2001 15.9 18.6
2002 16.1 18.8
2003 16.3 19
2004 16.5 19.1
2005 16.7 19.3
2006 16.8 19.5
2007 16.9 19.7
2008 17 19.9
2009 17.2 20
2010 17.3 20.2
2011 17.2 20.3
2012 17.1 20.5
2013 17 20.6
2014 16.9 20.7
2015 16.6 20.8
2016 16.2 20.9
2017 16.1 21
2018 16.2 21.2
2019 16.3 21.3
2020 16.5 21.5
2021 16.7 21.7
2022 16.8 21.8
2023 17.1 22
2024 17.3 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
81.2%
2024

Energy

Burundi Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Burundi Ghana
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Burundi Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Ghana
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
68,049 mi
2009

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