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Burundi vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 144th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Laos
Population
14662443
7954155
Population rank 78/197 103/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Burundi and Laos: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Laos economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Laos
Year GDP
Burundi Laos
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 -
1971 $252,842,286 -
1972 $246,804,571 -
1973 $304,339,524 -
1974 $345,263,492 -
1975 $420,986,667 -
1976 $448,412,754 -
1977 $547,535,556 -
1978 $610,225,556 -
1979 $782,496,667 -
1980 $919,726,667 -
1981 $969,046,667 -
1982 $1,013,222,222 -
1983 $1,082,926,304 -
1984 $987,143,931 $1,757,142,856
1985 $1,149,979,286 $2,366,666,616
1986 $1,201,725,497 $1,776,842,097
1987 $1,131,466,494 $1,087,273,104
1988 $1,082,403,219 $598,961,269
1989 $1,113,924,130 $714,046,821
1990 $1,132,101,253 $865,559,879
1991 $1,167,398,478 $1,028,087,972
1992 $1,083,037,671 $1,127,806,945
1993 $938,632,612 $1,327,748,690
1994 $925,030,590 $1,543,606,345
1995 $1,000,428,394 $1,763,536,305
1996 $869,033,856 $1,873,671,550
1997 $972,896,268 $1,747,011,857
1998 $893,770,740 $1,280,177,839
1999 $808,077,223 $1,454,430,642
2000 $870,486,066 $1,731,198,022
2001 $876,794,723 $1,768,619,058
2002 $825,394,519 $1,758,176,653
2003 $784,654,424 $2,023,324,407
2004 $915,257,323 $2,366,398,120
2005 $1,117,113,080 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,273,375,078 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,356,199,387 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,611,835,857 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,781,455,140 $5,836,137,330
2010 $2,032,135,192 $7,131,771,015
2011 $2,235,820,809 $8,750,104,617
2012 $2,333,341,334 $10,192,846,339
2013 $2,451,606,632 $11,983,252,627
2014 $2,705,783,330 $13,279,245,886
2015 $3,104,003,546 $14,426,380,126
2016 $2,644,487,777 $15,912,501,723
2017 $2,723,586,963 $17,071,155,481
2018 $2,667,182,200 $18,141,641,090
2019 $2,576,518,880 $18,740,561,513
2020 $2,649,680,261 $18,981,805,250
2021 $2,775,798,697 $18,827,148,531
2022 $3,338,722,828 $15,468,785,204
2023 $2,629,391,600 $15,843,155,731
2024 $2,162,378,759 $16,502,933,121

Burundi and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Laos
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 -
1971 $69.9 -
1972 $68.2 -
1973 $84.3 -
1974 $93.2 -
1975 $110.9 -
1976 $115.5 -
1977 $137.4 -
1978 $148.8 -
1979 $186.2 -
1980 $209.8 -
1981 $212.2 -
1982 $216.4 -
1983 $225.2 -
1984 $200.4 $483
1985 $228.4 $633
1986 $234.3 $462
1987 $215.6 $274.7
1988 $201.7 $147.1
1989 $203.6 $170.4
1990 $202.6 $200.7
1991 $204.7 $231.8
1992 $184.9 $247.3
1993 $165.3 $283.4
1994 $161.9 $321
1995 $164.9 $358
1996 $143.2 $371
1997 $160.3 $339
1998 $144.5 $243.9
1999 $127.5 $272.3
2000 $134.5 $319
2001 $132.2 $320
2002 $121 $313
2003 $111.4 $355
2004 $125.2 $409
2005 $147.2 $466
2006 $161.9 $579
2007 $166.2 $697
2008 $189.5 $886
2009 $199.1 $935
2010 $216.7 $1,126
2011 $230.1 $1,362
2012 $231.7 $1,564
2013 $234.8 $1,813
2014 $250.5 $1,981
2015 $281 $2,121
2016 $235.3 $2,303
2017 $236.7 $2,432
2018 $224.9 $2,545
2019 $210.2 $2,589
2020 $210 $2,584
2021 $214.1 $2,526
2022 $250.6 $2,046
2023 $192.1 $2,067
2024 $153.9 $2,124

Burundi vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Laos
1950 40.9 38.9
1951 41.2 39.2
1952 41.5 39.4
1953 41.7 39.7
1954 42 40
1955 42.2 40.3
1956 42.4 40.6
1957 42.6 40.9
1958 42.9 41.2
1959 43.1 40.7
1960 43.3 41
1961 43.4 41.3
1962 43.5 42.3
1963 43.6 41.5
1964 43.6 41.9
1965 41.8 42.2
1966 43.5 42.3
1967 43.3 42.9
1968 43.4 43.2
1969 43 43.5
1970 43.2 43.8
1971 43.2 44.1
1972 25.8 44.4
1973 37.4 44.7
1974 43.3 45.9
1975 43.4 46.1
1976 43.7 46
1977 44 46.4
1978 44.4 46.8
1979 45 47.5
1980 45.7 48.6
1981 46.4 49.2
1982 47 49.9
1983 47.4 50.5
1984 47.7 51
1985 47.7 51.6
1986 47.4 52.1
1987 47.1 52.6
1988 42.9 53.1
1989 45.7 53.6
1990 45.2 54
1991 44.7 54.7
1992 44.5 55.1
1993 37.2 55.6
1994 44.5 55.8
1995 44.6 56.3
1996 44.8 56.8
1997 45.7 57.3
1998 46.7 57.5
1999 47.6 57.9
2000 47.6 58.3
2001 48.5 58.9
2002 49.9 59.3
2003 51 59.6
2004 52.2 60.1
2005 53.1 60.7
2006 54 61.1
2007 54.8 61.7
2008 55.6 62.2
2009 56.4 63
2010 57.1 63.7
2011 57.8 64.5
2012 58.5 65.1
2013 59.2 65.7
2014 59.8 66.3
2015 60.1 66.7
2016 60.8 67
2017 61.3 67.3
2018 61.8 67.6
2019 62.2 67.9
2020 62.6 68.3
2021 62.1 67.8
2022 62.9 68.7
2023 63.7 69
2024 63.8 69.2
2025 64 69.5

Burundi and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Laos
Year Population
Burundi Laos
1960 2,764,258 2,121,514
1961 2,835,119 2,169,796
1962 2,907,943 2,219,910
1963 2,969,841 2,271,061
1964 3,055,650 2,322,826
1965 3,141,367 2,376,200
1966 3,217,960 2,431,084
1967 3,300,690 2,487,715
1968 3,380,387 2,546,377
1969 3,454,590 2,606,959
1970 3,530,432 2,669,702
1971 3,617,289 2,734,628
1972 3,617,128 2,801,660
1973 3,611,991 2,870,573
1974 3,703,590 2,939,761
1975 3,796,612 3,005,521
1976 3,882,626 3,064,876
1977 3,983,582 3,118,923
1978 4,100,338 3,171,740
1979 4,203,530 3,228,202
1980 4,383,706 3,292,573
1981 4,566,014 3,366,631
1982 4,681,390 3,450,026
1983 4,808,528 3,541,001
1984 4,926,465 3,637,843
1985 5,034,042 3,739,985
1986 5,129,414 3,846,715
1987 5,247,787 3,957,612
1988 5,365,327 4,072,601
1989 5,471,706 4,190,974
1990 5,587,052 4,311,955
1991 5,703,857 4,435,118
1992 5,858,407 4,559,646
1993 5,676,843 4,685,060
1994 5,713,854 4,809,220
1995 6,066,316 4,929,409
1996 6,070,506 5,045,678
1997 6,070,042 5,152,011
1998 6,187,108 5,248,266
1999 6,337,155 5,340,784
2000 6,470,194 5,431,212
2001 6,634,365 5,521,482
2002 6,824,132 5,610,889
2003 7,043,154 5,697,945
2004 7,310,656 5,781,626
2005 7,587,299 5,869,523
2006 7,865,547 5,963,200
2007 8,161,874 6,056,236
2008 8,505,637 6,148,969
2009 8,947,646 6,241,642
2010 9,376,444 6,334,194
2011 9,717,978 6,426,590
2012 10,071,028 6,518,978
2013 10,439,341 6,611,385
2014 10,799,785 6,703,172
2015 11,047,580 6,801,645
2016 11,239,451 6,908,802
2017 11,506,762 7,018,147
2018 11,859,446 7,128,045
2019 12,255,336 7,237,636
2020 12,617,036 7,346,533
2021 12,965,481 7,453,194
2022 13,321,097 7,559,007
2023 13,689,450 7,664,993
2024 14,047,786 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Burundi and Laos

Fertility rate
Burundi

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Laos
1960 7 6.29
1961 7.02 6.31
1962 7.04 6.31
1963 7.07 6.32
1964 7.09 6.31
1965 7.11 6.32
1966 7.14 6.31
1967 7.16 6.31
1968 7.18 6.3
1969 7.22 6.3
1970 7.21 6.31
1971 7.21 6.3
1972 7.21 6.28
1973 7.22 6.28
1974 7.22 6.29
1975 7.24 6.29
1976 7.25 6.29
1977 7.25 6.29
1978 7.26 6.3
1979 7.31 6.31
1980 7.35 6.33
1981 7.33 6.35
1982 7.31 6.37
1983 7.3 6.38
1984 7.3 6.37
1985 7.29 6.33
1986 7.32 6.26
1987 7.38 6.21
1988 7.38 6.16
1989 7.39 6.1
1990 7.37 6.06
1991 7.34 5.99
1992 7.3 5.9
1993 7.27 5.8
1994 7.23 5.6
1995 7.18 5.36
1996 7.12 5.15
1997 7.04 4.96
1998 6.96 4.79
1999 6.9 4.64
2000 6.87 4.43
2001 6.85 4.29
2002 6.82 4.13
2003 6.79 4.02
2004 6.75 3.9
2005 6.71 3.69
2006 6.66 3.56
2007 6.59 3.44
2008 6.52 3.33
2009 6.41 3.23
2010 6.26 3.14
2011 6.11 3.05
2012 5.99 2.95
2013 5.89 2.87
2014 5.79 2.8
2015 5.7 2.8
2016 5.59 2.74
2017 5.48 2.69
2018 5.38 2.63
2019 5.27 2.59
2020 5.18 2.54
2021 5.08 2.49
2022 4.98 2.46
2023 4.88 2.42

Burundi and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Laos
Year Median age, years
Burundi Laos
1960 17.5 19.2
1961 17.4 19.2
1962 17.4 19.1
1963 17.3 19
1964 17.3 19
1965 17.3 18.9
1966 17.4 18.9
1967 17.4 18.9
1968 17.4 18.8
1969 17.3 18.8
1970 17.3 18.7
1971 17.3 18.7
1972 17.1 18.7
1973 16.8 18.7
1974 16.9 18.6
1975 17 18.5
1976 16.9 18.4
1977 17 18.3
1978 17 18.1
1979 17 18
1980 17.2 17.9
1981 17.3 17.9
1982 17.1 17.8
1983 17 17.8
1984 16.8 17.8
1985 16.6 17.8
1986 16.3 17.8
1987 16.1 17.8
1988 16 17.9
1989 15.8 17.9
1990 15.6 17.9
1991 15.5 17.9
1992 15.5 17.9
1993 14.7 17.9
1994 14.6 17.9
1995 15.4 17.9
1996 15.2 17.9
1997 15 18
1998 15.2 18
1999 15.5 18
2000 15.7 18.1
2001 15.9 18.2
2002 16.1 18.4
2003 16.3 18.5
2004 16.5 18.7
2005 16.7 18.9
2006 16.8 19.2
2007 16.9 19.6
2008 17 20
2009 17.2 20.5
2010 17.3 21
2011 17.2 21.4
2012 17.1 21.9
2013 17 22.3
2014 16.9 22.7
2015 16.6 23
2016 16.2 23.3
2017 16.1 23.6
2018 16.2 23.8
2019 16.3 24.1
2020 16.5 24.4
2021 16.7 24.7
2022 16.8 25
2023 17.1 25.3
2024 17.3 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
37.7%
2024

Energy

Burundi Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Burundi Laos
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Burundi Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Laos
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
24,598 mi
2009

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