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Burundi vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 144th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Latvia
Population
14662443
1844219
Population rank 78/197 149/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Burundi and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Latvia
Year GDP
Burundi Latvia
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 -
1985 $1,149,979,286 -
1986 $1,201,725,497 -
1987 $1,131,466,494 -
1988 $1,082,403,219 -
1989 $1,113,924,130 -
1990 $1,132,101,253 -
1991 $1,167,398,478 -
1992 $1,083,037,671 -
1993 $938,632,612 -
1994 $925,030,590 -
1995 $1,000,428,394 $5,608,208,785
1996 $869,033,856 $5,799,465,288
1997 $972,896,268 $6,349,481,007
1998 $893,770,740 $6,974,112,951
1999 $808,077,223 $7,324,192,890
2000 $870,486,066 $7,761,252,607
2001 $876,794,723 $8,190,888,740
2002 $825,394,519 $9,249,030,241
2003 $784,654,424 $11,244,337,720
2004 $915,257,323 $13,827,070,379
2005 $1,117,113,080 $16,306,935,905
2006 $1,273,375,078 $20,434,922,247
2007 $1,356,199,387 $29,420,499,248
2008 $1,611,835,857 $34,135,200,994
2009 $1,781,455,140 $25,691,530,442
2010 $2,032,135,192 $23,468,324,572
2011 $2,235,820,809 $26,575,547,901
2012 $2,333,341,334 $27,116,149,949
2013 $2,451,606,632 $29,152,128,168
2014 $2,705,783,330 $30,277,203,767
2015 $3,104,003,546 $26,344,565,877
2016 $2,644,487,777 $27,117,105,060
2017 $2,723,586,963 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,667,182,200 $33,247,935,477
2019 $2,576,518,880 $33,099,503,951
2020 $2,649,680,261 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,775,798,697 $38,183,326,785
2022 $3,338,722,828 $38,014,713,596
2023 $2,629,391,600 $42,572,151,720
2024 $2,162,378,759 $43,520,773,851

Burundi and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Latvia
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 -
1985 $228.4 -
1986 $234.3 -
1987 $215.6 -
1988 $201.7 -
1989 $203.6 -
1990 $202.6 -
1991 $204.7 -
1992 $184.9 -
1993 $165.3 -
1994 $161.9 -
1995 $164.9 $2,257
1996 $143.2 $2,360
1997 $160.3 $2,610
1998 $144.5 $2,894
1999 $127.5 $3,064
2000 $134.5 $3,278
2001 $132.2 $3,505
2002 $121 $4,004
2003 $111.4 $4,915
2004 $125.2 $6,110
2005 $147.2 $7,284
2006 $161.9 $9,212
2007 $166.2 $13,371
2008 $189.5 $15,678
2009 $199.1 $11,996
2010 $216.7 $11,188
2011 $230.1 $12,903
2012 $231.7 $13,329
2013 $234.8 $14,484
2014 $250.5 $15,186
2015 $281 $13,322
2016 $235.3 $13,839
2017 $236.7 $15,132
2018 $224.9 $17,252
2019 $210.2 $17,295
2020 $210 $17,564
2021 $214.1 $20,262
2022 $250.6 $20,227
2023 $192.1 $22,676
2024 $153.9 $23,368

Burundi vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Latvia
1950 40.9 64.6
1951 41.2 65.2
1952 41.5 65.7
1953 41.7 66.2
1954 42 66.7
1955 42.2 67.1
1956 42.4 67.6
1957 42.6 68.3
1958 42.9 68.9
1959 43.1 69.5
1960 43.3 70.3
1961 43.4 70.5
1962 43.5 69.9
1963 43.6 70.3
1964 43.6 71.5
1965 41.8 71.2
1966 43.5 71.2
1967 43.3 70.9
1968 43.4 70.5
1969 43 70.2
1970 43.2 70.2
1971 43.2 70.6
1972 25.8 70.3
1973 37.4 70.2
1974 43.3 70.1
1975 43.4 69.3
1976 43.7 69.4
1977 44 69.4
1978 44.4 69.3
1979 45 68.8
1980 45.7 69.1
1981 46.4 69.1
1982 47 69.6
1983 47.4 69.4
1984 47.7 69.4
1985 47.7 69.6
1986 47.4 71
1987 47.1 71
1988 42.9 70.9
1989 45.7 70.4
1990 45.2 69.5
1991 44.7 69.2
1992 44.5 68.5
1993 37.2 66.6
1994 44.5 65.2
1995 44.6 66
1996 44.8 68.6
1997 45.7 69.2
1998 46.7 68.9
1999 47.6 69.6
2000 47.6 70.2
2001 48.5 69.9
2002 49.9 70.2
2003 51 70.6
2004 52.2 70.9
2005 53.1 70.6
2006 54 70.6
2007 54.8 70.8
2008 55.6 72
2009 56.4 72.7
2010 57.1 73
2011 57.8 73.7
2012 58.5 73.9
2013 59.2 74.2
2014 59.8 74.3
2015 60.1 74.7
2016 60.8 74.8
2017 61.3 74.8
2018 61.8 75
2019 62.2 75.6
2020 62.6 75.5
2021 62.1 73.2
2022 62.9 74.9
2023 63.7 76.2
2024 63.8 76.3
2025 64 76.5

Burundi and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Latvia
Year Population
Burundi Latvia
1960 2,764,258 2,120,979
1961 2,835,119 2,152,681
1962 2,907,943 2,181,586
1963 2,969,841 2,210,919
1964 3,055,650 2,240,623
1965 3,141,367 2,265,919
1966 3,217,960 2,283,217
1967 3,300,690 2,301,220
1968 3,380,387 2,323,619
1969 3,454,590 2,343,173
1970 3,530,432 2,359,164
1971 3,617,289 2,376,389
1972 3,617,128 2,395,674
1973 3,611,991 2,415,819
1974 3,703,590 2,437,186
1975 3,796,612 2,456,130
1976 3,882,626 2,470,989
1977 3,983,582 2,485,073
1978 4,100,338 2,497,921
1979 4,203,530 2,505,953
1980 4,383,706 2,511,701
1981 4,566,014 2,519,421
1982 4,681,390 2,531,080
1983 4,808,528 2,546,011
1984 4,926,465 2,562,047
1985 5,034,042 2,578,873
1986 5,129,414 2,599,892
1987 5,247,787 2,626,583
1988 5,365,327 2,653,434
1989 5,471,706 2,666,955
1990 5,587,052 2,663,151
1991 5,703,857 2,650,581
1992 5,858,407 2,614,338
1993 5,676,843 2,563,290
1994 5,713,854 2,520,742
1995 6,066,316 2,485,056
1996 6,070,506 2,457,222
1997 6,070,042 2,432,851
1998 6,187,108 2,410,019
1999 6,337,155 2,390,482
2000 6,470,194 2,367,550
2001 6,634,365 2,337,170
2002 6,824,132 2,310,173
2003 7,043,154 2,287,955
2004 7,310,656 2,263,122
2005 7,587,299 2,238,799
2006 7,865,547 2,218,357
2007 8,161,874 2,200,325
2008 8,505,637 2,177,322
2009 8,947,646 2,141,669
2010 9,376,444 2,097,555
2011 9,717,978 2,059,709
2012 10,071,028 2,034,319
2013 10,439,341 2,012,647
2014 10,799,785 1,993,782
2015 11,047,580 1,977,527
2016 11,239,451 1,959,537
2017 11,506,762 1,942,248
2018 11,859,446 1,927,174
2019 12,255,336 1,913,822
2020 12,617,036 1,900,449
2021 12,965,481 1,884,490
2022 13,321,097 1,879,383
2023 13,689,450 1,877,445
2024 14,047,786 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Burundi and Latvia

Fertility rate
Burundi

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Latvia
1960 7 1.94
1961 7.02 1.94
1962 7.04 1.91
1963 7.07 1.85
1964 7.09 1.79
1965 7.11 1.74
1966 7.14 1.76
1967 7.16 1.8
1968 7.18 1.83
1969 7.22 1.88
1970 7.21 1.96
1971 7.21 2
1972 7.21 2
1973 7.22 1.98
1974 7.22 1.97
1975 7.24 1.96
1976 7.25 1.93
1977 7.25 1.89
1978 7.26 1.87
1979 7.31 1.87
1980 7.35 1.86
1981 7.33 1.88
1982 7.31 1.97
1983 7.3 2.07
1984 7.3 2.09
1985 7.29 2.08
1986 7.32 2.12
1987 7.38 2.15
1988 7.38 2.11
1989 7.39 2.05
1990 7.37 2.02
1991 7.34 1.86
1992 7.3 1.73
1993 7.27 1.51
1994 7.23 1.39
1995 7.18 1.25
1996 7.12 1.16
1997 7.04 1.11
1998 6.96 1.09
1999 6.9 1.16
2000 6.87 1.25
2001 6.85 1.22
2002 6.82 1.26
2003 6.79 1.32
2004 6.75 1.29
2005 6.71 1.39
2006 6.66 1.46
2007 6.59 1.54
2008 6.52 1.58
2009 6.41 1.46
2010 6.26 1.36
2011 6.11 1.33
2012 5.99 1.44
2013 5.89 1.52
2014 5.79 1.65
2015 5.7 1.7
2016 5.59 1.74
2017 5.48 1.69
2018 5.38 1.6
2019 5.27 1.61
2020 5.18 1.55
2021 5.08 1.57
2022 4.98 1.47
2023 4.88 1.36

Burundi and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Burundi Latvia
1960 17.5 32.3
1961 17.4 32.4
1962 17.4 32.6
1963 17.3 32.8
1964 17.3 33
1965 17.3 33.2
1966 17.4 33.5
1967 17.4 33.8
1968 17.4 34
1969 17.3 34.1
1970 17.3 34.2
1971 17.3 34.3
1972 17.1 34.5
1973 16.8 34.6
1974 16.9 34.7
1975 17 34.9
1976 16.9 35
1977 17 35.1
1978 17 35.1
1979 17 35.1
1980 17.2 34.9
1981 17.3 34.8
1982 17.1 34.7
1983 17 34.6
1984 16.8 34.7
1985 16.6 34.7
1986 16.3 34.7
1987 16.1 34.6
1988 16 34.6
1989 15.8 34.5
1990 15.6 34.6
1991 15.5 34.8
1992 15.5 35.2
1993 14.7 35.6
1994 14.6 36
1995 15.4 36.2
1996 15.2 36.6
1997 15 36.9
1998 15.2 37.3
1999 15.5 37.6
2000 15.7 37.9
2001 15.9 38.3
2002 16.1 38.6
2003 16.3 38.9
2004 16.5 39.2
2005 16.7 39.4
2006 16.8 39.7
2007 16.9 39.9
2008 17 40.1
2009 17.2 40.5
2010 17.3 41.1
2011 17.2 41.6
2012 17.1 42
2013 17 42.3
2014 16.9 42.5
2015 16.6 42.8
2016 16.2 43
2017 16.1 43.2
2018 16.2 43.4
2019 16.3 43.6
2020 16.5 43.8
2021 16.7 43.9
2022 16.8 44
2023 17.1 44.1
2024 17.3 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
95%
2024

Energy

Burundi Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burundi Latvia
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Burundi Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Latvia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
n/a

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