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Burundi vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 144th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Kuwait
Population
14662443
5128257
Population rank 78/197 127/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Burundi and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Kuwait
Year GDP
Burundi Kuwait
1960 $195,999,990 -
1961 $202,999,992 -
1962 $213,500,006 $1,828,107,503
1963 $232,749,998 $1,900,895,857
1964 $260,750,008 $2,071,668,533
1965 $158,994,963 $2,097,199,161
1966 $165,444,571 $2,391,199,044
1967 $178,297,143 $2,441,599,023
1968 $183,200,000 $2,662,798,935
1969 $190,205,714 $2,769,198,892
1970 $242,732,571 $2,873,638,851
1971 $252,842,286 $3,880,392,195
1972 $246,804,571 $4,450,537,925
1973 $304,339,524 $5,408,804,607
1974 $345,263,492 $13,006,948,296
1975 $420,986,667 $12,022,811,621
1976 $448,412,754 $13,132,252,802
1977 $547,535,556 $14,137,406,741
1978 $610,225,556 $15,503,557,496
1979 $782,496,667 $24,749,063,922
1980 $919,726,667 $28,638,868,356
1981 $969,046,667 $25,058,020,338
1982 $1,013,222,222 $21,577,153,356
1983 $1,082,926,304 $20,871,081,080
1984 $987,143,931 $21,700,082,753
1985 $1,149,979,286 $21,445,970,614
1986 $1,201,725,497 $17,903,989,745
1987 $1,131,466,494 $22,368,704,134
1988 $1,082,403,219 $20,690,322,153
1989 $1,113,924,130 $24,313,855,653
1990 $1,132,101,253 $18,427,777,778
1991 $1,167,398,478 $11,009,993,703
1992 $1,083,037,671 $19,858,555,215
1993 $938,632,612 $23,941,391,391
1994 $925,030,590 $24,848,483,838
1995 $1,000,428,394 $27,186,980,647
1996 $869,033,856 $31,492,373,309
1997 $972,896,268 $30,350,190,704
1998 $893,770,740 $25,943,705,784
1999 $808,077,223 $30,122,365,849
2000 $870,486,066 $37,718,743,480
2001 $876,794,723 $34,889,559,870
2002 $825,394,519 $38,135,788,414
2003 $784,654,424 $47,874,582,232
2004 $915,257,323 $59,439,090,601
2005 $1,117,113,080 $80,798,630,137
2006 $1,273,375,078 $101,557,330,723
2007 $1,356,199,387 $114,634,043,362
2008 $1,611,835,857 $147,379,737,230
2009 $1,781,455,140 $105,968,691,905
2010 $2,032,135,192 $115,416,245,238
2011 $2,235,820,809 $154,039,231,299
2012 $2,333,341,334 $174,047,662,555
2013 $2,451,606,632 $174,168,116,687
2014 $2,705,783,330 $162,650,450,785
2015 $3,104,003,546 $114,585,555,831
2016 $2,644,487,777 $109,406,674,088
2017 $2,723,586,963 $120,687,539,676
2018 $2,667,182,200 $138,646,316,322
2019 $2,576,518,880 $140,856,394,870
2020 $2,649,680,261 $111,045,470,461
2021 $2,775,798,697 $148,350,671,614
2022 $3,338,722,828 $183,502,046,669
2023 $2,629,391,600 $165,384,407,267
2024 $2,162,378,759 $160,227,273,001

Burundi and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Kuwait
1960 $70.9 -
1961 $71.6 -
1962 $73.4 $4,748
1963 $78.4 $4,445
1964 $85.3 $4,379
1965 $50.6 $4,024
1966 $51.4 $4,176
1967 $54 $3,887
1968 $54.2 $3,872
1969 $55.1 $3,695
1970 $68.8 $3,552
1971 $69.9 $4,486
1972 $68.2 $4,836
1973 $84.3 $5,532
1974 $93.2 $12,527
1975 $110.9 $10,882
1976 $115.5 $11,141
1977 $137.4 $11,238
1978 $148.8 $11,567
1979 $186.2 $17,386
1980 $209.8 $19,032
1981 $212.2 $15,825
1982 $216.4 $12,979
1983 $225.2 $11,965
1984 $200.4 $11,919
1985 $228.4 $11,322
1986 $234.3 $9,077
1987 $215.6 $10,896
1988 $201.7 $9,692
1989 $203.6 $10,965
1990 $202.6 $10,938
1991 $204.7 $8,147
1992 $184.9 $12,146
1993 $165.3 $14,318
1994 $161.9 $14,930
1995 $164.9 $16,168
1996 $143.2 $18,201
1997 $160.3 $16,977
1998 $144.5 $14,067
1999 $127.5 $15,854
2000 $134.5 $19,296
2001 $132.2 $17,374
2002 $121 $18,513
2003 $111.4 $22,691
2004 $125.2 $27,552
2005 $147.2 $36,123
2006 $161.9 $42,947
2007 $166.2 $45,709
2008 $189.5 $55,585
2009 $199.1 $37,907
2010 $216.7 $39,212
2011 $230.1 $49,170
2012 $231.7 $52,155
2013 $234.8 $49,651
2014 $250.5 $44,369
2015 $281 $29,882
2016 $235.3 $27,324
2017 $236.7 $29,048
2018 $224.9 $32,068
2019 $210.2 $31,708
2020 $210 $25,236
2021 $214.1 $34,019
2022 $250.6 $39,982
2023 $192.1 $34,076
2024 $153.9 $32,214

Burundi vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Kuwait
1950 40.9 49.7
1951 41.2 50.6
1952 41.5 51.4
1953 41.7 52.3
1954 42 53.1
1955 42.2 54
1956 42.4 54.9
1957 42.6 55.9
1958 42.9 56.9
1959 43.1 57.9
1960 43.3 58.9
1961 43.4 60
1962 43.5 61
1963 43.6 62
1964 43.6 63
1965 41.8 63.9
1966 43.5 64.9
1967 43.3 65.8
1968 43.4 66.6
1969 43 67.3
1970 43.2 68
1971 43.2 68.5
1972 25.8 68.9
1973 37.4 69.2
1974 43.3 69.4
1975 43.4 69.7
1976 43.7 69.9
1977 44 70.2
1978 44.4 70.5
1979 45 70.8
1980 45.7 71.1
1981 46.4 71.5
1982 47 71.9
1983 47.4 72.4
1984 47.7 72.9
1985 47.7 73.3
1986 47.4 73.8
1987 47.1 74.2
1988 42.9 74.6
1989 45.7 75
1990 45.2 72.9
1991 44.7 73.3
1992 44.5 75.7
1993 37.2 75.8
1994 44.5 75.7
1995 44.6 75.7
1996 44.8 75.6
1997 45.7 75.6
1998 46.7 75.6
1999 47.6 75.7
2000 47.6 75.9
2001 48.5 76
2002 49.9 76.2
2003 51 76.3
2004 52.2 76.4
2005 53.1 76.5
2006 54 76.6
2007 54.8 76.7
2008 55.6 76.9
2009 56.4 77.2
2010 57.1 77.5
2011 57.8 77.9
2012 58.5 78.2
2013 59.2 78.6
2014 59.8 78.9
2015 60.1 79.2
2016 60.8 79.5
2017 61.3 79.7
2018 61.8 79.9
2019 62.2 80
2020 62.6 78.2
2021 62.1 77.6
2022 62.9 78.8
2023 63.7 80.4
2024 63.8 80.6
2025 64 80.8

Burundi and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Kuwait
Year Population
Burundi Kuwait
1960 2,764,258 311,060
1961 2,835,119 345,945
1962 2,907,943 384,995
1963 2,969,841 427,694
1964 3,055,650 473,115
1965 3,141,367 521,174
1966 3,217,960 572,590
1967 3,300,690 628,089
1968 3,380,387 687,716
1969 3,454,590 749,452
1970 3,530,432 809,114
1971 3,617,289 865,076
1972 3,617,128 920,352
1973 3,611,991 977,654
1974 3,703,590 1,038,346
1975 3,796,612 1,104,863
1976 3,882,626 1,178,711
1977 3,983,582 1,258,023
1978 4,100,338 1,340,319
1979 4,203,530 1,423,514
1980 4,383,706 1,504,782
1981 4,566,014 1,583,426
1982 4,681,390 1,662,480
1983 4,808,528 1,744,295
1984 4,926,465 1,820,688
1985 5,034,042 1,894,242
1986 5,129,414 1,972,520
1987 5,247,787 2,052,994
1988 5,365,327 2,134,707
1989 5,471,706 2,217,468
1990 5,587,052 1,684,819
1991 5,703,857 1,351,399
1992 5,858,407 1,634,961
1993 5,676,843 1,672,151
1994 5,713,854 1,664,361
1995 6,066,316 1,681,513
1996 6,070,506 1,730,246
1997 6,070,042 1,787,683
1998 6,187,108 1,844,302
1999 6,337,155 1,900,030
2000 6,470,194 1,954,709
2001 6,634,365 2,008,121
2002 6,824,132 2,059,974
2003 7,043,154 2,109,881
2004 7,310,656 2,157,320
2005 7,587,299 2,236,788
2006 7,865,547 2,364,733
2007 8,161,874 2,507,887
2008 8,505,637 2,651,421
2009 8,947,646 2,795,484
2010 9,376,444 2,943,372
2011 9,717,978 3,132,814
2012 10,071,028 3,337,109
2013 10,439,341 3,507,844
2014 10,799,785 3,665,876
2015 11,047,580 3,834,574
2016 11,239,451 4,004,096
2017 11,506,762 4,154,812
2018 11,859,446 4,323,515
2019 12,255,336 4,442,316
2020 12,617,036 4,400,267
2021 12,965,481 4,360,865
2022 13,321,097 4,589,643
2023 13,689,450 4,853,420
2024 14,047,786 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Burundi and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Burundi

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Kuwait
1960 7 7.22
1961 7.02 7.25
1962 7.04 7.25
1963 7.07 7.28
1964 7.09 7.29
1965 7.11 7.31
1966 7.14 7.34
1967 7.16 7.33
1968 7.18 7.28
1969 7.22 7.18
1970 7.21 7.03
1971 7.21 6.84
1972 7.21 6.64
1973 7.22 6.43
1974 7.22 6.23
1975 7.24 6.06
1976 7.25 5.9
1977 7.25 5.71
1978 7.26 5.52
1979 7.31 5.33
1980 7.35 5.18
1981 7.33 5.02
1982 7.31 4.85
1983 7.3 4.66
1984 7.3 4.45
1985 7.29 4.22
1986 7.32 4
1987 7.38 3.83
1988 7.38 3.7
1989 7.39 3.59
1990 7.37 3.49
1991 7.34 3.4
1992 7.3 3.35
1993 7.27 3.31
1994 7.23 3.27
1995 7.18 3.25
1996 7.12 3.22
1997 7.04 3.14
1998 6.96 3.04
1999 6.9 2.95
2000 6.87 2.89
2001 6.85 2.84
2002 6.82 2.8
2003 6.79 2.77
2004 6.75 2.76
2005 6.71 2.73
2006 6.66 2.59
2007 6.59 2.41
2008 6.52 2.27
2009 6.41 2.15
2010 6.26 2.04
2011 6.11 1.96
2012 5.99 1.99
2013 5.89 1.97
2014 5.79 2.06
2015 5.7 2.03
2016 5.59 2.06
2017 5.48 2.16
2018 5.38 2.12
2019 5.27 2.08
2020 5.18 2.03
2021 5.08 2.15
2022 4.98 1.55
2023 4.88 1.52

Burundi and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Burundi Kuwait
1960 17.5 22
1961 17.4 21.8
1962 17.4 21.5
1963 17.3 21
1964 17.3 20.7
1965 17.3 20.4
1966 17.4 20
1967 17.4 19.6
1968 17.4 19.2
1969 17.3 18.8
1970 17.3 18.5
1971 17.3 18.3
1972 17.1 18.3
1973 16.8 18.3
1974 16.9 18.4
1975 17 18.4
1976 16.9 18.7
1977 17 19.2
1978 17 19.6
1979 17 20.1
1980 17.2 20.5
1981 17.3 20.9
1982 17.1 21.3
1983 17 21.7
1984 16.8 22.1
1985 16.6 22.4
1986 16.3 22.7
1987 16.1 22.8
1988 16 23
1989 15.8 23.2
1990 15.6 23.4
1991 15.5 23.6
1992 15.5 23.8
1993 14.7 24.2
1994 14.6 25.1
1995 15.4 25.5
1996 15.2 25.5
1997 15 25.5
1998 15.2 25.5
1999 15.5 25.6
2000 15.7 25.9
2001 15.9 26.3
2002 16.1 26.8
2003 16.3 27.3
2004 16.5 27.9
2005 16.7 28.3
2006 16.8 28.5
2007 16.9 28.6
2008 17 28.8
2009 17.2 29.2
2010 17.3 29.6
2011 17.2 30.5
2012 17.1 31.5
2013 17 32.3
2014 16.9 33
2015 16.6 33.8
2016 16.2 34.7
2017 16.1 35.6
2018 16.2 36.4
2019 16.3 37.1
2020 16.5 37.7
2021 16.7 35.8
2022 16.8 34.4
2023 17.1 35.5
2024 17.3 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
74.5%
2024

Energy

Burundi Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burundi Kuwait
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
96.5%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Burundi Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Kuwait
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
3,572 mi
2018

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