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Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 144th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
Population
14662443
2288306
Population rank 78/197 146/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Burundi and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
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 $204,670,551
1971 $252,842,286 $204,167,297
1972 $246,804,571 $227,986,203
1973 $304,339,524 $232,331,281
1974 $345,263,492 $256,769,730
1975 $420,986,667 $283,311,997
1976 $448,412,754 $292,152,321
1977 $547,535,556 $298,871,675
1978 $610,225,556 $318,876,550
1979 $782,496,667 $308,143,183
1980 $919,726,667 $287,648,258
1981 $969,046,667 $402,230,865
1982 $1,013,222,222 $430,284,022
1983 $1,082,926,304 $425,225,177
1984 $987,143,931 $359,980,491
1985 $1,149,979,286 $373,959,151
1986 $1,201,725,497 $338,524,233
1987 $1,131,466,494 $451,893,375
1988 $1,082,403,219 $427,514,322
1989 $1,113,924,130 $554,072,303
1990 $1,132,101,253 $634,187,269
1991 $1,167,398,478 $668,470,891
1992 $1,083,037,671 $588,309,271
1993 $938,632,612 $615,779,519
1994 $925,030,590 $612,502,085
1995 $1,000,428,394 $660,195,402
1996 $869,033,856 $702,965,148
1997 $972,896,268 $698,107,222
1998 $893,770,740 $591,034,143
1999 $808,077,223 $579,365,780
2000 $870,486,066 $391,345,597
2001 $876,794,723 $412,610,872
2002 $825,394,519 $466,773,711
2003 $784,654,424 $553,614,800
2004 $915,257,323 $582,169,841
2005 $1,117,113,080 $639,776,041
2006 $1,273,375,078 $634,781,901
2007 $1,356,199,387 $753,162,998
2008 $1,611,835,857 $952,667,544
2009 $1,781,455,140 $890,167,833
2010 $2,032,135,192 $940,112,539
2011 $2,235,820,809 $1,157,074,319
2012 $2,333,341,334 $1,049,412,177
2013 $2,451,606,632 $1,109,682,824
2014 $2,705,783,330 $1,135,250,721
2015 $3,104,003,546 $1,152,384,167
2016 $2,644,487,777 $1,245,074,264
2017 $2,723,586,963 $1,469,978,606
2018 $2,667,182,200 $1,554,133,594
2019 $2,576,518,880 $1,588,767,976
2020 $2,649,680,261 $1,683,619,352
2021 $2,775,798,697 $1,878,659,687
2022 $3,338,722,828 $1,839,048,748
2023 $2,629,391,600 $2,077,816,135
2024 $2,162,378,759 $2,119,865,935

Burundi and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
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 $350
1971 $69.9 $348
1972 $68.2 $389
1973 $84.3 $392
1974 $93.2 $419
1975 $110.9 $435
1976 $115.5 $421
1977 $137.4 $403
1978 $148.8 $403
1979 $186.2 $376
1980 $209.8 $347
1981 $212.2 $477
1982 $216.4 $503
1983 $225.2 $489
1984 $200.4 $407
1985 $228.4 $417
1986 $234.3 $371
1987 $215.6 $488
1988 $201.7 $454
1989 $203.6 $578
1990 $202.6 $651
1991 $204.7 $672
1992 $184.9 $574
1993 $165.3 $582
1994 $161.9 $561
1995 $164.9 $589
1996 $143.2 $615
1997 $160.3 $599
1998 $144.5 $498
1999 $127.5 $479
2000 $134.5 $317
2001 $132.2 $327
2002 $121 $362
2003 $111.4 $420
2004 $125.2 $431
2005 $147.2 $463
2006 $161.9 $449
2007 $166.2 $519
2008 $189.5 $640
2009 $199.1 $583
2010 $216.7 $600
2011 $230.1 $720
2012 $231.7 $635
2013 $234.8 $654
2014 $250.5 $652
2015 $281 $645
2016 $235.3 $680
2017 $236.7 $783
2018 $224.9 $809
2019 $210.2 $807
2020 $210 $836
2021 $214.1 $912
2022 $250.6 $873
2023 $192.1 $965
2024 $153.9 $963

Burundi vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
1950 40.9 35.7
1951 41.2 35.9
1952 41.5 36.1
1953 41.7 36.3
1954 42 36.4
1955 42.2 36.6
1956 42.4 36.8
1957 42.6 37
1958 42.9 37.1
1959 43.1 37.3
1960 43.3 37.6
1961 43.4 37.8
1962 43.5 38
1963 43.6 35.6
1964 43.6 35.8
1965 41.8 35.9
1966 43.5 36.1
1967 43.3 36.3
1968 43.4 36.7
1969 43 37
1970 43.2 37.3
1971 43.2 37.5
1972 25.8 37.8
1973 37.4 38.2
1974 43.3 41.6
1975 43.4 41.9
1976 43.7 42.3
1977 44 42.6
1978 44.4 42.9
1979 45 43.2
1980 45.7 43.6
1981 46.4 43.9
1982 47 44.3
1983 47.4 44.6
1984 47.7 44.9
1985 47.7 45.3
1986 47.4 45.5
1987 47.1 45.8
1988 42.9 46.3
1989 45.7 46.6
1990 45.2 46.9
1991 44.7 47.2
1992 44.5 47.5
1993 37.2 47.8
1994 44.5 47.8
1995 44.6 48.5
1996 44.8 48.8
1997 45.7 48
1998 46.7 48.1
1999 47.6 48.5
2000 47.6 50.6
2001 48.5 51.1
2002 49.9 51.6
2003 51 52.2
2004 52.2 52.8
2005 53.1 52.9
2006 54 54.1
2007 54.8 54.9
2008 55.6 55.3
2009 56.4 56.3
2010 57.1 57
2011 57.8 57.7
2012 58.5 58.3
2013 59.2 58.9
2014 59.8 59.5
2015 60.1 60.1
2016 60.8 60.6
2017 61.3 61.1
2018 61.8 61.7
2019 62.2 62.2
2020 62.6 61.3
2021 62.1 61.7
2022 62.9 63.6
2023 63.7 64.1
2024 63.8 64.3
2025 64 64.4

Burundi and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
1960 2,764,258 577,633
1961 2,835,119 582,532
1962 2,907,943 589,474
1963 2,969,841 594,418
1964 3,055,650 588,543
1965 3,141,367 575,005
1966 3,217,960 566,908
1967 3,300,690 569,011
1968 3,380,387 578,170
1969 3,454,590 581,610
1970 3,530,432 584,403
1971 3,617,289 586,221
1972 3,617,128 586,620
1973 3,611,991 592,808
1974 3,703,590 613,338
1975 3,796,612 650,966
1976 3,882,626 694,191
1977 3,983,582 741,789
1978 4,100,338 791,694
1979 4,203,530 819,867
1980 4,383,706 829,303
1981 4,566,014 842,432
1982 4,681,390 855,891
1983 4,808,528 869,592
1984 4,926,465 883,519
1985 5,034,042 897,697
1986 5,129,414 912,126
1987 5,247,787 926,862
1988 5,365,327 942,061
1989 5,471,706 957,789
1990 5,587,052 973,669
1991 5,703,857 994,639
1992 5,858,407 1,024,356
1993 5,676,843 1,058,745
1994 5,713,854 1,092,031
1995 6,066,316 1,119,949
1996 6,070,506 1,143,535
1997 6,070,042 1,165,545
1998 6,187,108 1,187,473
1999 6,337,155 1,210,206
2000 6,470,194 1,234,741
2001 6,634,365 1,261,273
2002 6,824,132 1,289,307
2003 7,043,154 1,318,806
2004 7,310,656 1,349,563
2005 7,587,299 1,381,585
2006 7,865,547 1,415,303
2007 8,161,874 1,450,986
2008 8,505,637 1,488,054
2009 8,947,646 1,526,377
2010 9,376,444 1,566,347
2011 9,717,978 1,608,076
2012 10,071,028 1,651,417
2013 10,439,341 1,695,973
2014 10,799,785 1,741,122
2015 11,047,580 1,786,457
2016 11,239,451 1,831,893
2017 11,506,762 1,877,072
2018 11,859,446 1,922,168
2019 12,255,336 1,967,696
2020 12,617,036 2,013,255
2021 12,965,481 2,058,841
2022 13,321,097 2,105,529
2023 13,689,450 2,153,339
2024 14,047,786 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Burundi and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
1960 7 5.92
1961 7.02 5.93
1962 7.04 5.94
1963 7.07 5.95
1964 7.09 5.96
1965 7.11 5.97
1966 7.14 5.98
1967 7.16 5.99
1968 7.18 6.01
1969 7.22 6.02
1970 7.21 6.04
1971 7.21 6.06
1972 7.21 6.08
1973 7.22 6.1
1974 7.22 6.12
1975 7.24 6.15
1976 7.25 6.19
1977 7.25 6.25
1978 7.26 6.32
1979 7.31 6.4
1980 7.35 6.49
1981 7.33 6.57
1982 7.31 6.64
1983 7.3 6.69
1984 7.3 6.73
1985 7.29 6.74
1986 7.32 6.73
1987 7.38 6.72
1988 7.38 6.69
1989 7.39 6.66
1990 7.37 6.5
1991 7.34 6.47
1992 7.3 6.44
1993 7.27 6.37
1994 7.23 6.3
1995 7.18 6.22
1996 7.12 6.14
1997 7.04 6.06
1998 6.96 5.97
1999 6.9 5.87
2000 6.87 5.79
2001 6.85 5.69
2002 6.82 5.63
2003 6.79 5.58
2004 6.75 5.5
2005 6.71 5.46
2006 6.66 5.41
2007 6.59 5.37
2008 6.52 5.27
2009 6.41 5.18
2010 6.26 5.11
2011 6.11 5.07
2012 5.99 5
2013 5.89 4.93
2014 5.79 4.79
2015 5.7 4.66
2016 5.59 4.52
2017 5.48 4.35
2018 5.38 4.24
2019 5.27 4.15
2020 5.18 4.08
2021 5.08 4
2022 4.98 3.91
2023 4.88 3.84

Burundi and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Burundi Guinea-Bissau
1960 17.5 22.9
1961 17.4 22.9
1962 17.4 22.6
1963 17.3 22.3
1964 17.3 21.7
1965 17.3 20.7
1966 17.4 19.9
1967 17.4 19.6
1968 17.4 19.5
1969 17.3 19.3
1970 17.3 19.1
1971 17.3 19
1972 17.1 18.8
1973 16.8 18.9
1974 16.9 18.9
1975 17 18.8
1976 16.9 18.5
1977 17 18.2
1978 17 17.8
1979 17 17.6
1980 17.2 17.7
1981 17.3 17.6
1982 17.1 17.5
1983 17 17.3
1984 16.8 17.2
1985 16.6 17.2
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.1 17.1
1988 16 17
1989 15.8 17
1990 15.6 17.1
1991 15.5 17.1
1992 15.5 17.1
1993 14.7 17.1
1994 14.6 17.1
1995 15.4 17.2
1996 15.2 17.2
1997 15 17.3
1998 15.2 17.3
1999 15.5 17.4
2000 15.7 17.4
2001 15.9 17.5
2002 16.1 17.6
2003 16.3 17.6
2004 16.5 17.7
2005 16.7 17.8
2006 16.8 17.9
2007 16.9 17.9
2008 17 18
2009 17.2 18.1
2010 17.3 18.2
2011 17.2 18.3
2012 17.1 18.3
2013 17 18.4
2014 16.9 18.5
2015 16.6 18.6
2016 16.2 18.8
2017 16.1 18.9
2018 16.2 19.1
2019 16.3 19.2
2020 16.5 19.4
2021 16.7 19.6
2022 16.8 19.8
2023 17.1 19.9
2024 17.3 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
n/a

Energy

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
87.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
63.9%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
2,734 mi
2018

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