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Burundi vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 144th vs. 77th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Guinea
Population
14662443
15374667
Population rank 78/197 75/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Burundi and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Guinea
Year GDP
Burundi Guinea
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 $3,220,224,608
1971 $252,842,286 $3,594,302,908
1972 $246,804,571 $4,203,069,035
1973 $304,339,524 $5,152,080,388
1974 $345,263,492 $5,691,417,541
1975 $420,986,667 $6,102,769,605
1976 $448,412,754 $6,762,781,871
1977 $547,535,556 $6,914,381,291
1978 $610,225,556 $8,087,305,999
1979 $782,496,667 $8,877,094,497
1980 $919,726,667 $9,746,524,915
1981 $969,046,667 $9,646,440,667
1982 $1,013,222,222 $11,926,032,493
1983 $1,082,926,304 $15,129,893,722
1984 $987,143,931 $18,421,497,251
1985 $1,149,979,286 $22,787,644,566
1986 $1,201,725,497 $2,909,130,355
1987 $1,131,466,494 $2,976,714,019
1988 $1,082,403,219 $3,476,480,303
1989 $1,113,924,130 $3,546,079,263
1990 $1,132,101,253 $3,888,320,666
1991 $1,167,398,478 $4,396,178,694
1992 $1,083,037,671 $4,789,220,417
1993 $938,632,612 $4,781,166,117
1994 $925,030,590 $4,932,800,407
1995 $1,000,428,394 $5,385,704,166
1996 $869,033,856 $5,641,243,100
1997 $972,896,268 $5,516,916,163
1998 $893,770,740 $5,232,118,046
1999 $808,077,223 $5,046,806,783
2000 $870,486,066 $4,367,458,867
2001 $876,794,723 $4,125,527,603
2002 $825,394,519 $4,301,608,753
2003 $784,654,424 $5,025,167,975
2004 $915,257,323 $5,300,767,961
2005 $1,117,113,080 $4,282,468,637
2006 $1,273,375,078 $4,220,019,845
2007 $1,356,199,387 $6,281,918,226
2008 $1,611,835,857 $6,964,179,983
2009 $1,781,455,140 $6,716,905,340
2010 $2,032,135,192 $6,853,467,146
2011 $2,235,820,809 $6,785,137,203
2012 $2,333,341,334 $7,638,044,557
2013 $2,451,606,632 $8,376,613,539
2014 $2,705,783,330 $8,778,473,373
2015 $3,104,003,546 $8,794,201,743
2016 $2,644,487,777 $8,595,955,222
2017 $2,723,586,963 $10,324,668,271
2018 $2,667,182,200 $11,857,030,367
2019 $2,576,518,880 $13,442,861,496
2020 $2,649,680,261 $14,088,693,743
2021 $2,775,798,697 $17,069,115,738
2022 $3,338,722,828 $19,910,452,542
2023 $2,629,391,600 $22,407,615,556
2024 $2,162,378,759 $25,334,307,879

Burundi and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Guinea
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 $753
1971 $69.9 $825
1972 $68.2 $948
1973 $84.3 $1,143
1974 $93.2 $1,243
1975 $110.9 $1,311
1976 $115.5 $1,431
1977 $137.4 $1,440
1978 $148.8 $1,658
1979 $186.2 $1,790
1980 $209.8 $1,931
1981 $212.2 $1,876
1982 $216.4 $2,273
1983 $225.2 $2,823
1984 $200.4 $3,362
1985 $228.4 $4,062
1986 $234.3 $506
1987 $215.6 $505
1988 $201.7 $574
1989 $203.6 $570
1990 $202.6 $604
1991 $204.7 $656
1992 $184.9 $693
1993 $165.3 $671
1994 $161.9 $672
1995 $164.9 $713
1996 $143.2 $726
1997 $160.3 $696
1998 $144.5 $647
1999 $127.5 $611
2000 $134.5 $518
2001 $132.2 $483
2002 $121 $496
2003 $111.4 $566
2004 $125.2 $585
2005 $147.2 $463
2006 $161.9 $447
2007 $166.2 $650
2008 $189.5 $704
2009 $199.1 $662
2010 $216.7 $659
2011 $230.1 $637
2012 $231.7 $699
2013 $234.8 $748
2014 $250.5 $765
2015 $281 $747
2016 $235.3 $712
2017 $236.7 $834
2018 $224.9 $933
2019 $210.2 $1,031
2020 $210 $1,054
2021 $214.1 $1,245
2022 $250.6 $1,417
2023 $192.1 $1,555
2024 $153.9 $1,717

Burundi vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Guinea
1950 40.9 35.6
1951 41.2 35.6
1952 41.5 35.7
1953 41.7 35.8
1954 42 35.9
1955 42.2 36
1956 42.4 36.1
1957 42.6 36.2
1958 42.9 36.4
1959 43.1 36.5
1960 43.3 36.6
1961 43.4 36.8
1962 43.5 37
1963 43.6 37.2
1964 43.6 37.4
1965 41.8 37.7
1966 43.5 38
1967 43.3 38.2
1968 43.4 38.5
1969 43 38.8
1970 43.2 39.1
1971 43.2 39.4
1972 25.8 39.7
1973 37.4 39.9
1974 43.3 40.2
1975 43.4 40.6
1976 43.7 41
1977 44 41.4
1978 44.4 41.9
1979 45 42.3
1980 45.7 42.8
1981 46.4 43.3
1982 47 43.9
1983 47.4 44.2
1984 47.7 44.9
1985 47.7 45.3
1986 47.4 45.7
1987 47.1 46.1
1988 42.9 46.5
1989 45.7 46.9
1990 45.2 47.3
1991 44.7 47.8
1992 44.5 48.3
1993 37.2 48.8
1994 44.5 49.2
1995 44.6 49.8
1996 44.8 50.5
1997 45.7 51.1
1998 46.7 51.6
1999 47.6 52
2000 47.6 52.4
2001 48.5 52.7
2002 49.9 53.2
2003 51 53.6
2004 52.2 54
2005 53.1 54.4
2006 54 54.9
2007 54.8 55.2
2008 55.6 55.7
2009 56.4 56.1
2010 57.1 56.4
2011 57.8 56.8
2012 58.5 57.1
2013 59.2 57.5
2014 59.8 57.6
2015 60.1 57.9
2016 60.8 58.5
2017 61.3 58.7
2018 61.8 59
2019 62.2 59.4
2020 62.6 59.3
2021 62.1 59.4
2022 62.9 60.4
2023 63.7 60.7
2024 63.8 60.9
2025 64 61.1

Burundi and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Guinea
Year Population
Burundi Guinea
1960 2,764,258 3,556,749
1961 2,835,119 3,619,551
1962 2,907,943 3,684,273
1963 2,969,841 3,750,954
1964 3,055,650 3,819,722
1965 3,141,367 3,890,716
1966 3,217,960 3,964,155
1967 3,300,690 4,040,153
1968 3,380,387 4,118,550
1969 3,454,590 4,198,300
1970 3,530,432 4,277,535
1971 3,617,289 4,355,200
1972 3,617,128 4,431,292
1973 3,611,991 4,506,324
1974 3,703,590 4,580,510
1975 3,796,612 4,653,876
1976 3,882,626 4,727,022
1977 3,983,582 4,801,128
1978 4,100,338 4,877,854
1979 4,203,530 4,959,283
1980 4,383,706 5,047,419
1981 4,566,014 5,143,288
1982 4,681,390 5,247,672
1983 4,808,528 5,359,814
1984 4,926,465 5,480,096
1985 5,034,042 5,610,373
1986 5,129,414 5,750,668
1987 5,247,787 5,900,198
1988 5,365,327 6,056,574
1989 5,471,706 6,215,811
1990 5,587,052 6,434,374
1991 5,703,857 6,697,166
1992 5,858,407 6,914,366
1993 5,676,843 7,128,177
1994 5,713,854 7,345,107
1995 6,066,316 7,553,249
1996 6,070,506 7,770,035
1997 6,070,042 7,931,370
1998 6,187,108 8,081,990
1999 6,337,155 8,265,123
2000 6,470,194 8,428,832
2001 6,634,365 8,539,960
2002 6,824,132 8,674,066
2003 7,043,154 8,870,781
2004 7,310,656 9,062,726
2005 7,587,299 9,245,844
2006 7,865,547 9,441,171
2007 8,161,874 9,662,281
2008 8,505,637 9,898,870
2009 8,947,646 10,143,534
2010 9,376,444 10,396,086
2011 9,717,978 10,656,810
2012 10,071,028 10,921,581
2013 10,439,341 11,191,873
2014 10,799,785 11,472,924
2015 11,047,580 11,767,070
2016 11,239,451 12,073,030
2017 11,506,762 12,385,659
2018 11,859,446 12,704,774
2019 12,255,336 13,034,346
2020 12,617,036 13,371,183
2021 12,965,481 13,710,513
2022 13,321,097 14,055,137
2023 13,689,450 14,405,468
2024 14,047,786 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Burundi and Guinea

Fertility rate
Burundi

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Guinea
1960 7 6.11
1961 7.02 6.13
1962 7.04 6.14
1963 7.07 6.15
1964 7.09 6.17
1965 7.11 6.18
1966 7.14 6.19
1967 7.16 6.2
1968 7.18 6.21
1969 7.22 6.23
1970 7.21 6.24
1971 7.21 6.26
1972 7.21 6.28
1973 7.22 6.31
1974 7.22 6.34
1975 7.24 6.37
1976 7.25 6.4
1977 7.25 6.43
1978 7.26 6.44
1979 7.31 6.45
1980 7.35 6.46
1981 7.33 6.46
1982 7.31 6.49
1983 7.3 6.49
1984 7.3 6.51
1985 7.29 6.53
1986 7.32 6.55
1987 7.38 6.57
1988 7.38 6.56
1989 7.39 6.55
1990 7.37 6.52
1991 7.34 6.48
1992 7.3 6.45
1993 7.27 6.41
1994 7.23 6.36
1995 7.18 6.29
1996 7.12 6.21
1997 7.04 6.12
1998 6.96 6.05
1999 6.9 5.99
2000 6.87 5.92
2001 6.85 5.83
2002 6.82 5.78
2003 6.79 5.74
2004 6.75 5.73
2005 6.71 5.73
2006 6.66 5.7
2007 6.59 5.66
2008 6.52 5.6
2009 6.41 5.53
2010 6.26 5.44
2011 6.11 5.34
2012 5.99 5.23
2013 5.89 5.15
2014 5.79 5.07
2015 5.7 5
2016 5.59 4.92
2017 5.48 4.79
2018 5.38 4.67
2019 5.27 4.58
2020 5.18 4.49
2021 5.08 4.4
2022 4.98 4.3
2023 4.88 4.22

Burundi and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Guinea
Year Median age, years
Burundi Guinea
1960 17.5 20.6
1961 17.4 20.5
1962 17.4 20.4
1963 17.3 20.4
1964 17.3 20.3
1965 17.3 20.2
1966 17.4 20.1
1967 17.4 20.1
1968 17.4 20
1969 17.3 20
1970 17.3 19.9
1971 17.3 19.8
1972 17.1 19.8
1973 16.8 19.7
1974 16.9 19.5
1975 17 19.4
1976 16.9 19.3
1977 17 19.2
1978 17 19
1979 17 18.9
1980 17.2 18.8
1981 17.3 18.7
1982 17.1 18.6
1983 17 18.5
1984 16.8 18.5
1985 16.6 18.4
1986 16.3 18.4
1987 16.1 18.4
1988 16 18.4
1989 15.8 18.3
1990 15.6 18.3
1991 15.5 18.3
1992 15.5 18.2
1993 14.7 18.2
1994 14.6 18.1
1995 15.4 18.1
1996 15.2 18
1997 15 17.9
1998 15.2 17.7
1999 15.5 17.6
2000 15.7 17.5
2001 15.9 17.3
2002 16.1 17.2
2003 16.3 17.2
2004 16.5 17.2
2005 16.7 17.2
2006 16.8 17.2
2007 16.9 17.2
2008 17 17.3
2009 17.2 17.3
2010 17.3 17.4
2011 17.2 17.5
2012 17.1 17.6
2013 17 17.7
2014 16.9 17.8
2015 16.6 18
2016 16.2 18.1
2017 16.1 18.2
2018 16.2 18.3
2019 16.3 18.5
2020 16.5 18.6
2021 16.7 18.8
2022 16.8 18.9
2023 17.1 19
2024 17.3 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
36%
2024

Energy

Burundi Guinea
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
66.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Burundi Guinea
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
38.5%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
45.3%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Burundi Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Guinea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
n/a

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