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Burundi vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 144th vs. 17th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Iran
Population
14662443
93020793
Population rank 78/197 17/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Burundi and Iran: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Iran economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Iran
Year GDP
Burundi Iran
1960 $195,999,990 $4,199,134,390
1961 $202,999,992 $4,426,949,095
1962 $213,500,006 $4,693,566,416
1963 $232,749,998 $4,928,628,018
1964 $260,750,008 $5,379,845,648
1965 $158,994,963 $6,197,319,929
1966 $165,444,571 $6,789,938,672
1967 $178,297,143 $7,555,383,690
1968 $183,200,000 $8,623,172,960
1969 $190,205,714 $9,743,089,607
1970 $242,732,571 $10,976,245,154
1971 $252,842,286 $13,731,802,833
1972 $246,804,571 $17,153,463,263
1973 $304,339,524 $27,081,698,250
1974 $345,263,492 $46,209,092,072
1975 $420,986,667 $51,776,222,350
1976 $448,412,754 $68,055,295,081
1977 $547,535,556 $80,600,122,702
1978 $610,225,556 $77,994,316,621
1979 $782,496,667 $90,391,877,326
1980 $919,726,667 $94,362,275,580
1981 $969,046,667 $100,499,312,750
1982 $1,013,222,222 $125,948,756,439
1983 $1,082,926,304 $156,365,156,618
1984 $987,143,931 $162,276,728,620
1985 $1,149,979,286 $180,183,629,600
1986 $1,201,725,497 $209,094,561,833
1987 $1,131,466,494 $134,009,995,923
1988 $1,082,403,219 $123,057,861,334
1989 $1,113,924,130 $120,496,362,916
1990 $1,132,101,253 $124,813,263,926
1991 $1,167,398,478 $131,637,664,958
1992 $1,083,037,671 $119,768,691,217
1993 $938,632,612 $63,743,623,231
1994 $925,030,590 $71,841,461,172
1995 $1,000,428,394 $96,419,225,745
1996 $869,033,856 $120,403,931,883
1997 $972,896,268 $113,919,163,421
1998 $893,770,740 $110,276,913,362
1999 $808,077,223 $113,848,450,089
2000 $870,486,066 $109,591,707,801
2001 $876,794,723 $126,878,750,296
2002 $825,394,519 $128,626,917,504
2003 $784,654,424 $151,911,222,120
2004 $915,257,323 $187,754,571,247
2005 $1,117,113,080 $224,970,371,329
2006 $1,273,375,078 $265,602,187,406
2007 $1,356,199,387 $349,736,591,836
2008 $1,611,835,857 $406,070,949,551
2009 $1,781,455,140 $414,059,094,950
2010 $2,032,135,192 $487,069,570,461
2011 $2,235,820,809 $629,082,257,472
2012 $2,333,341,334 $644,019,315,004
2013 $2,451,606,632 $500,399,839,840
2014 $2,705,783,330 $462,284,793,281
2015 $3,104,003,546 $409,191,686,497
2016 $2,644,487,777 $459,042,684,193
2017 $2,723,586,963 $489,168,731,811
2018 $2,667,182,200 $398,880,231,367
2019 $2,576,518,880 $333,519,146,339
2020 $2,649,680,261 $262,186,179,356
2021 $2,775,798,697 $383,436,202,447
2022 $3,338,722,828 $394,362,621,793
2023 $2,629,391,600 $404,625,655,076
2024 $2,162,378,759 $436,906,331,672

Burundi and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Iran
1960 $70.9 $195.6
1961 $71.6 $200.1
1962 $73.4 $205.8
1963 $78.4 $209.6
1964 $85.3 $221.7
1965 $50.6 $247.5
1966 $51.4 $262.9
1967 $54 $283.7
1968 $54.2 $314
1969 $55.1 $345
1970 $68.8 $377
1971 $69.9 $457
1972 $68.2 $555
1973 $84.3 $851
1974 $93.2 $1,409
1975 $110.9 $1,532
1976 $115.5 $1,954
1977 $137.4 $2,243
1978 $148.8 $2,101
1979 $186.2 $2,352
1980 $209.8 $2,368
1981 $212.2 $2,393
1982 $216.4 $2,845
1983 $225.2 $3,397
1984 $200.4 $3,395
1985 $228.4 $3,634
1986 $234.3 $4,064
1987 $215.6 $2,513
1988 $201.7 $2,234
1989 $203.6 $2,125
1990 $202.6 $2,138
1991 $204.7 $2,194
1992 $184.9 $1,957
1993 $165.3 $1,038
1994 $161.9 $1,168
1995 $164.9 $1,550
1996 $143.2 $1,915
1997 $160.3 $1,790
1998 $144.5 $1,709
1999 $127.5 $1,740
2000 $134.5 $1,650
2001 $132.2 $1,881
2002 $121 $1,891
2003 $111.4 $2,209
2004 $125.2 $2,672
2005 $147.2 $3,132
2006 $161.9 $3,619
2007 $166.2 $4,688
2008 $189.5 $5,377
2009 $199.1 $5,416
2010 $216.7 $6,291
2011 $230.1 $8,026
2012 $231.7 $8,114
2013 $234.8 $6,223
2014 $250.5 $5,672
2015 $281 $4,953
2016 $235.3 $5,477
2017 $236.7 $5,753
2018 $224.9 $4,632
2019 $210.2 $3,831
2020 $210 $2,989
2021 $214.1 $4,335
2022 $250.6 $4,405
2023 $192.1 $4,466
2024 $153.9 $4,771

Burundi vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Iran
1950 40.9 38.2
1951 41.2 38.7
1952 41.5 39.2
1953 41.7 39.5
1954 42 40
1955 42.2 40.6
1956 42.4 41.1
1957 42.6 41.3
1958 42.9 42.2
1959 43.1 42.8
1960 43.3 43.3
1961 43.4 43.9
1962 43.5 43.8
1963 43.6 45.1
1964 43.6 45.7
1965 41.8 46.4
1966 43.5 47.1
1967 43.3 47.8
1968 43.4 47.9
1969 43 49.4
1970 43.2 50.2
1971 43.2 51.1
1972 25.8 51.7
1973 37.4 52.9
1974 43.3 53.9
1975 43.4 54.8
1976 43.7 55.8
1977 44 56.7
1978 44.4 56
1979 45 58.5
1980 45.7 58.4
1981 46.4 56.6
1982 47 57.6
1983 47.4 58.5
1984 47.7 60.9
1985 47.7 61.5
1986 47.4 62.1
1987 47.1 62.7
1988 42.9 63.3
1989 45.7 65.3
1990 45.2 64.1
1991 44.7 66.2
1992 44.5 66.7
1993 37.2 67
1994 44.5 67.5
1995 44.6 67.9
1996 44.8 68.3
1997 45.7 68.6
1998 46.7 69.2
1999 47.6 69.7
2000 47.6 70.2
2001 48.5 70.6
2002 49.9 71.1
2003 51 70.5
2004 52.2 72
2005 53.1 72.4
2006 54 72.9
2007 54.8 73.3
2008 55.6 73.7
2009 56.4 74
2010 57.1 74.4
2011 57.8 74.7
2012 58.5 75
2013 59.2 75.3
2014 59.8 75.6
2015 60.1 75.9
2016 60.8 76.2
2017 61.3 76.4
2018 61.8 76.6
2019 62.2 76.9
2020 62.6 74.1
2021 62.1 73.8
2022 62.9 76.8
2023 63.7 77.7
2024 63.8 77.9
2025 64 78.1

Burundi and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Iran
Year Population
Burundi Iran
1960 2,764,258 21,470,434
1961 2,835,119 22,125,726
1962 2,907,943 22,807,907
1963 2,969,841 23,519,005
1964 3,055,650 24,262,859
1965 3,141,367 25,036,978
1966 3,217,960 25,829,270
1967 3,300,690 26,628,432
1968 3,380,387 27,437,391
1969 3,454,590 28,273,482
1970 3,530,432 29,145,100
1971 3,617,289 30,029,071
1972 3,617,128 30,921,179
1973 3,611,991 31,839,838
1974 3,703,590 32,796,463
1975 3,796,612 33,802,973
1976 3,882,626 34,837,271
1977 3,983,582 35,933,181
1978 4,100,338 37,126,535
1979 4,203,530 38,424,952
1980 4,383,706 39,842,324
1981 4,566,014 41,989,312
1982 4,681,390 44,272,141
1983 4,808,528 46,029,535
1984 4,926,465 47,793,998
1985 5,034,042 49,582,289
1986 5,129,414 51,446,045
1987 5,247,787 53,323,493
1988 5,365,327 55,072,694
1989 5,471,706 56,704,914
1990 5,587,052 58,380,092
1991 5,703,857 59,986,931
1992 5,858,407 61,184,983
1993 5,676,843 61,403,543
1994 5,713,854 61,520,598
1995 6,066,316 62,205,567
1996 6,070,506 62,881,300
1997 6,070,042 63,639,638
1998 6,187,108 64,519,859
1999 6,337,155 65,445,391
2000 6,470,194 66,418,659
2001 6,634,365 67,452,005
2002 6,824,132 68,011,317
2003 7,043,154 68,769,340
2004 7,310,656 70,256,316
2005 7,587,299 71,828,455
2006 7,865,547 73,392,747
2007 8,161,874 74,602,648
2008 8,505,637 75,514,204
2009 8,947,646 76,457,825
2010 9,376,444 77,420,842
2011 9,717,978 78,383,598
2012 10,071,028 79,370,580
2013 10,439,341 80,414,686
2014 10,799,785 81,502,045
2015 11,047,580 82,619,362
2016 11,239,451 83,812,228
2017 11,506,762 85,026,754
2018 11,859,446 86,117,998
2019 12,255,336 87,051,648
2020 12,617,036 87,723,443
2021 12,965,481 88,455,488
2022 13,321,097 89,524,246
2023 13,689,450 90,608,707
2024 14,047,786 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Burundi and Iran

Fertility rate
Burundi

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Iran
1960 7 7.52
1961 7.02 7.46
1962 7.04 7.4
1963 7.07 7.32
1964 7.09 7.24
1965 7.11 7.22
1966 7.14 7.21
1967 7.16 7.19
1968 7.18 7.12
1969 7.22 7.01
1970 7.21 6.8
1971 7.21 6.55
1972 7.21 6.26
1973 7.22 6.06
1974 7.22 5.97
1975 7.24 5.95
1976 7.25 6.07
1977 7.25 6.18
1978 7.26 6.34
1979 7.31 6.55
1980 7.35 6.63
1981 7.33 6.62
1982 7.31 6.59
1983 7.3 6.53
1984 7.3 6.43
1985 7.29 6.24
1986 7.32 6.01
1987 7.38 5.72
1988 7.38 5.43
1989 7.39 5.17
1990 7.37 4.93
1991 7.34 4.57
1992 7.3 4.1
1993 7.27 3.67
1994 7.23 3.24
1995 7.18 2.85
1996 7.12 2.54
1997 7.04 2.32
1998 6.96 2.19
1999 6.9 2.09
2000 6.87 2
2001 6.85 1.92
2002 6.82 1.84
2003 6.79 1.8
2004 6.75 1.78
2005 6.71 1.76
2006 6.66 1.76
2007 6.59 1.75
2008 6.52 1.74
2009 6.41 1.74
2010 6.26 1.75
2011 6.11 1.79
2012 5.99 1.85
2013 5.89 1.91
2014 5.79 1.98
2015 5.7 2.02
2016 5.59 2.05
2017 5.48 2.02
2018 5.38 1.92
2019 5.27 1.77
2020 5.18 1.7
2021 5.08 1.71
2022 4.98 1.7
2023 4.88 1.7

Burundi and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Iran
Year Median age, years
Burundi Iran
1960 17.5 19.1
1961 17.4 18.7
1962 17.4 18.4
1963 17.3 18.1
1964 17.3 17.9
1965 17.3 17.8
1966 17.4 17.7
1967 17.4 17.7
1968 17.4 17.6
1969 17.3 17.6
1970 17.3 17.6
1971 17.3 17.7
1972 17.1 17.8
1973 16.8 17.9
1974 16.9 18
1975 17 18.1
1976 16.9 18.2
1977 17 18.3
1978 17 18.3
1979 17 18.3
1980 17.2 18.2
1981 17.3 18.4
1982 17.1 18.6
1983 17 18.5
1984 16.8 18.4
1985 16.6 18.3
1986 16.3 18.2
1987 16.1 18.2
1988 16 18.2
1989 15.8 18.1
1990 15.6 18.2
1991 15.5 18.3
1992 15.5 18.4
1993 14.7 18.3
1994 14.6 18.4
1995 15.4 18.7
1996 15.2 19.1
1997 15 19.5
1998 15.2 20
1999 15.5 20.7
2000 15.7 21.4
2001 15.9 22
2002 16.1 22.6
2003 16.3 23.1
2004 16.5 23.7
2005 16.7 24.3
2006 16.8 24.8
2007 16.9 25.5
2008 17 26.1
2009 17.2 26.6
2010 17.3 27.2
2011 17.2 27.7
2012 17.1 28.2
2013 17 28.7
2014 16.9 29.2
2015 16.6 29.7
2016 16.2 30.2
2017 16.1 30.7
2018 16.2 31.2
2019 16.3 31.7
2020 16.5 32.3
2021 16.7 32.8
2022 16.8 33.3
2023 17.1 33.8
2024 17.3 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
91.1%
2024

Energy

Burundi Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burundi Iran
% of world population
0.17%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
88.9%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
12%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Burundi Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Iran
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
138,867 mi
2018

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