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Burundi vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 144th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Kenya
Population
14662443
58419239
Population rank 78/197 26/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64 years
2025

Burundi and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Kenya
Year GDP
Burundi Kenya
1960 $195,999,990 $791,265,459
1961 $202,999,992 $792,959,473
1962 $213,500,006 $868,111,401
1963 $232,749,998 $926,589,349
1964 $260,750,008 $998,759,334
1965 $158,994,963 $997,919,321
1966 $165,444,571 $1,164,519,674
1967 $178,297,143 $1,232,559,507
1968 $183,200,000 $1,353,295,459
1969 $190,205,714 $1,458,379,417
1970 $242,732,571 $1,603,447,359
1971 $252,842,286 $1,778,391,289
1972 $246,804,571 $2,107,279,157
1973 $304,339,524 $2,509,001,324
1974 $345,263,492 $2,969,958,812
1975 $420,986,667 $3,259,345,083
1976 $448,412,754 $3,474,542,392
1977 $547,535,556 $4,494,378,764
1978 $610,225,556 $5,303,735,111
1979 $782,496,667 $6,234,391,113
1980 $919,726,667 $7,265,315,820
1981 $969,046,667 $6,854,491,706
1982 $1,013,222,222 $6,431,579,357
1983 $1,082,926,304 $5,979,198,314
1984 $987,143,931 $6,191,437,070
1985 $1,149,979,286 $6,135,034,214
1986 $1,201,725,497 $7,239,126,568
1987 $1,131,466,494 $7,970,820,369
1988 $1,082,403,219 $8,355,380,879
1989 $1,113,924,130 $8,283,114,514
1990 $1,132,101,253 $8,572,359,038
1991 $1,167,398,478 $8,151,488,783
1992 $1,083,037,671 $8,209,120,763
1993 $938,632,612 $5,751,786,643
1994 $925,030,590 $7,148,148,564
1995 $1,000,428,394 $9,046,320,255
1996 $869,033,856 $12,045,865,396
1997 $972,896,268 $13,115,764,358
1998 $893,770,740 $14,093,998,844
1999 $808,077,223 $12,896,010,459
2000 $870,486,066 $12,705,350,098
2001 $876,794,723 $12,986,007,426
2002 $825,394,519 $13,147,736,899
2003 $784,654,424 $14,904,517,650
2004 $915,257,323 $16,095,337,094
2005 $1,117,113,080 $18,737,895,513
2006 $1,273,375,078 $25,825,512,284
2007 $1,356,199,387 $31,958,195,182
2008 $1,611,835,857 $35,895,153,328
2009 $1,781,455,140 $42,347,217,913
2010 $2,032,135,192 $45,405,615,064
2011 $2,235,820,809 $46,869,473,151
2012 $2,333,341,334 $56,396,704,672
2013 $2,451,606,632 $61,671,440,408
2014 $2,705,783,330 $68,285,796,514
2015 $3,104,003,546 $70,120,446,897
2016 $2,644,487,777 $74,815,144,164
2017 $2,723,586,963 $82,036,510,877
2018 $2,667,182,200 $92,202,979,985
2019 $2,576,518,880 $100,378,436,207
2020 $2,649,680,261 $100,657,505,751
2021 $2,775,798,697 $109,703,658,905
2022 $3,338,722,828 $114,448,978,153
2023 $2,629,391,600 $108,038,588,971
2024 $2,162,378,759 $124,498,691,699

Burundi and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Kenya
1960 $70.9 $102.8
1961 $71.6 $99.3
1962 $73.4 $104.6
1963 $78.4 $107.4
1964 $85.3 $111.3
1965 $50.6 $106.9
1966 $51.4 $119.8
1967 $54 $121.9
1968 $54.2 $128.7
1969 $55.1 $133.3
1970 $68.8 $141
1971 $69.9 $150.9
1972 $68.2 $172.6
1973 $84.3 $198.6
1974 $93.2 $227.2
1975 $110.9 $241.2
1976 $115.5 $248.9
1977 $137.4 $311
1978 $148.8 $355
1979 $186.2 $403
1980 $209.8 $454
1981 $212.2 $413
1982 $216.4 $374
1983 $225.2 $335
1984 $200.4 $334
1985 $228.4 $320
1986 $234.3 $364
1987 $215.6 $387
1988 $201.7 $391
1989 $203.6 $374
1990 $202.6 $374
1991 $204.7 $345
1992 $184.9 $337
1993 $165.3 $229
1994 $161.9 $276.4
1995 $164.9 $340
1996 $143.2 $441
1997 $160.3 $467
1998 $144.5 $488
1999 $127.5 $434
2000 $134.5 $415
2001 $132.2 $411
2002 $121 $403
2003 $111.4 $443
2004 $125.2 $464
2005 $147.2 $523
2006 $161.9 $700
2007 $166.2 $840
2008 $189.5 $916
2009 $199.1 $1,048
2010 $216.7 $1,092
2011 $230.1 $1,096
2012 $231.7 $1,285
2013 $234.8 $1,371
2014 $250.5 $1,483
2015 $281 $1,489
2016 $235.3 $1,554
2017 $236.7 $1,667
2018 $224.9 $1,836
2019 $210.2 $1,960
2020 $210 $1,928
2021 $214.1 $2,061
2022 $250.6 $2,110
2023 $192.1 $1,952
2024 $153.9 $2,206

Burundi vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Kenya
1950 40.9 36.9
1951 41.2 38
1952 41.5 38.6
1953 41.7 39.8
1954 42 41
1955 42.2 42.3
1956 42.4 43.5
1957 42.6 45.3
1958 42.9 46.5
1959 43.1 47.5
1960 43.3 48.5
1961 43.4 49.3
1962 43.5 50.1
1963 43.6 50.8
1964 43.6 51.3
1965 41.8 51.9
1966 43.5 52.4
1967 43.3 52.8
1968 43.4 53.3
1969 43 53.7
1970 43.2 54.1
1971 43.2 54.5
1972 25.8 55
1973 37.4 55.5
1974 43.3 56
1975 43.4 56.6
1976 43.7 57.2
1977 44 57.7
1978 44.4 58.2
1979 45 58.7
1980 45.7 59.2
1981 46.4 59.6
1982 47 59.9
1983 47.4 60.3
1984 47.7 60.6
1985 47.7 60.9
1986 47.4 60.8
1987 47.1 60.7
1988 42.9 60.3
1989 45.7 60
1990 45.2 58.3
1991 44.7 57.8
1992 44.5 57.1
1993 37.2 56.7
1994 44.5 56.1
1995 44.6 55.9
1996 44.8 55.6
1997 45.7 55.5
1998 46.7 55.6
1999 47.6 55.9
2000 47.6 56.1
2001 48.5 56.5
2002 49.9 56.8
2003 51 57.4
2004 52.2 57.9
2005 53.1 58.5
2006 54 59.1
2007 54.8 59.4
2008 55.6 60
2009 56.4 60.5
2010 57.1 60.9
2011 57.8 61.3
2012 58.5 61.5
2013 59.2 61.7
2014 59.8 62
2015 60.1 62.3
2016 60.8 62.5
2017 61.3 62.7
2018 61.8 62.8
2019 62.2 62.9
2020 62.6 61.6
2021 62.1 61.2
2022 62.9 63.5
2023 63.7 63.6
2024 63.8 63.8
2025 64 64

Burundi and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Kenya
Year Population
Burundi Kenya
1960 2,764,258 7,695,307
1961 2,835,119 7,987,770
1962 2,907,943 8,299,308
1963 2,969,841 8,627,971
1964 3,055,650 8,973,535
1965 3,141,367 9,338,078
1966 3,217,960 9,717,816
1967 3,300,690 10,111,057
1968 3,380,387 10,518,823
1969 3,454,590 10,939,695
1970 3,530,432 11,368,791
1971 3,617,289 11,788,904
1972 3,617,128 12,206,060
1973 3,611,991 12,634,835
1974 3,703,590 13,070,078
1975 3,796,612 13,511,671
1976 3,882,626 13,957,623
1977 3,983,582 14,428,819
1978 4,100,338 14,934,126
1979 4,203,530 15,460,666
1980 4,383,706 16,018,459
1981 4,566,014 16,601,507
1982 4,681,390 17,206,175
1983 4,808,528 17,846,374
1984 4,926,465 18,514,906
1985 5,034,042 19,201,768
1986 5,129,414 19,901,646
1987 5,247,787 20,616,096
1988 5,365,327 21,356,219
1989 5,471,706 22,118,434
1990 5,587,052 22,892,651
1991 5,703,857 23,646,514
1992 5,858,407 24,382,460
1993 5,676,843 25,117,188
1994 5,713,854 25,857,130
1995 6,066,316 26,601,751
1996 6,070,506 27,344,211
1997 6,070,042 28,101,768
1998 6,187,108 28,888,057
1999 6,337,155 29,733,408
2000 6,470,194 30,642,890
2001 6,634,365 31,619,170
2002 6,824,132 32,629,808
2003 7,043,154 33,652,223
2004 7,310,656 34,713,455
2005 7,587,299 35,796,484
2006 7,865,547 36,904,008
2007 8,161,874 38,036,349
2008 8,505,637 39,206,351
2009 8,947,646 40,408,891
2010 9,376,444 41,598,567
2011 9,717,978 42,758,461
2012 10,071,028 43,888,303
2013 10,439,341 44,986,791
2014 10,799,785 46,051,440
2015 11,047,580 47,088,526
2016 11,239,451 48,139,687
2017 11,506,762 49,197,766
2018 11,859,446 50,207,107
2019 12,255,336 51,202,827
2020 12,617,036 52,217,334
2021 12,965,481 53,219,166
2022 13,321,097 54,252,461
2023 13,689,450 55,339,003
2024 14,047,786 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Burundi and Kenya

Fertility rate
Burundi

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Kenya
1960 7 7.65
1961 7.02 7.72
1962 7.04 7.77
1963 7.07 7.82
1964 7.09 7.87
1965 7.11 7.92
1966 7.14 7.96
1967 7.16 7.95
1968 7.18 7.95
1969 7.22 7.95
1970 7.21 7.94
1971 7.21 7.92
1972 7.21 7.89
1973 7.22 7.86
1974 7.22 7.82
1975 7.24 7.8
1976 7.25 7.77
1977 7.25 7.73
1978 7.26 7.67
1979 7.31 7.6
1980 7.35 7.53
1981 7.33 7.45
1982 7.31 7.35
1983 7.3 7.22
1984 7.3 7.08
1985 7.29 6.96
1986 7.32 6.84
1987 7.38 6.69
1988 7.38 6.52
1989 7.39 6.33
1990 7.37 6.14
1991 7.34 5.94
1992 7.3 5.74
1993 7.27 5.57
1994 7.23 5.44
1995 7.18 5.37
1996 7.12 5.31
1997 7.04 5.27
1998 6.96 5.24
1999 6.9 5.18
2000 6.87 5.14
2001 6.85 5.09
2002 6.82 5.03
2003 6.79 4.94
2004 6.75 4.86
2005 6.71 4.8
2006 6.66 4.75
2007 6.59 4.72
2008 6.52 4.66
2009 6.41 4.57
2010 6.26 4.45
2011 6.11 4.28
2012 5.99 4.12
2013 5.89 3.96
2014 5.79 3.84
2015 5.7 3.77
2016 5.59 3.69
2017 5.48 3.61
2018 5.38 3.54
2019 5.27 3.43
2020 5.18 3.36
2021 5.08 3.31
2022 4.98 3.26
2023 4.88 3.21

Burundi and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Burundi Kenya
1960 17.5 15.7
1961 17.4 15.5
1962 17.4 15.3
1963 17.3 15.2
1964 17.3 15.1
1965 17.3 14.9
1966 17.4 14.8
1967 17.4 14.6
1968 17.4 14.5
1969 17.3 14.5
1970 17.3 14.4
1971 17.3 14.4
1972 17.1 14.3
1973 16.8 14.3
1974 16.9 14.3
1975 17 14.3
1976 16.9 14.3
1977 17 14.3
1978 17 14.3
1979 17 14.4
1980 17.2 14.5
1981 17.3 14.5
1982 17.1 14.6
1983 17 14.7
1984 16.8 14.8
1985 16.6 14.9
1986 16.3 15
1987 16.1 15
1988 16 15.1
1989 15.8 15.2
1990 15.6 15.3
1991 15.5 15.5
1992 15.5 15.6
1993 14.7 15.7
1994 14.6 15.9
1995 15.4 16
1996 15.2 16.1
1997 15 16.2
1998 15.2 16.4
1999 15.5 16.5
2000 15.7 16.7
2001 15.9 16.8
2002 16.1 17
2003 16.3 17.1
2004 16.5 17.3
2005 16.7 17.4
2006 16.8 17.5
2007 16.9 17.6
2008 17 17.7
2009 17.2 17.8
2010 17.3 17.9
2011 17.2 18.1
2012 17.1 18.2
2013 17 18.4
2014 16.9 18.5
2015 16.6 18.7
2016 16.2 18.9
2017 16.1 19.1
2018 16.2 19.3
2019 16.3 19.6
2020 16.5 19.8
2021 16.7 20
2022 16.8 20.3
2023 17.1 20.6
2024 17.3 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
90.1%
2024

Energy

Burundi Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Burundi Kenya
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
30%
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
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
82.9%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Burundi Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Kenya
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
110,480 mi
2018

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