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Burundi vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 144th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Lebanon
Population
14662443
5888008
Population rank 78/197 115/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 177/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 197/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$934M
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 184/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Burundi and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Lebanon
Year GDP
Burundi Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $1,113,924,130 $2,717,998,688
1990 $1,132,101,253 $2,838,485,354
1991 $1,167,398,478 $4,690,415,093
1992 $1,083,037,671 $5,843,579,161
1993 $938,632,612 $7,941,744,492
1994 $925,030,590 $9,599,127,050
1995 $1,000,428,394 $11,718,795,529
1996 $869,033,856 $13,690,217,334
1997 $972,896,268 $15,751,867,489
1998 $893,770,740 $17,247,179,006
1999 $808,077,223 $17,391,056,369
2000 $870,486,066 $17,260,364,842
2001 $876,794,723 $17,649,751,244
2002 $825,394,519 $19,152,238,806
2003 $784,654,424 $20,082,918,740
2004 $915,257,323 $21,159,827,992
2005 $1,117,113,080 $21,497,336,499
2006 $1,273,375,078 $22,022,709,851
2007 $1,356,199,387 $24,827,355,015
2008 $1,611,835,857 $29,118,916,105
2009 $1,781,455,140 $35,399,582,929
2010 $2,032,135,192 $38,443,907,042
2011 $2,235,820,809 $39,927,125,962
2012 $2,333,341,334 $44,016,799,516
2013 $2,451,606,632 $46,880,103,081
2014 $2,705,783,330 $48,095,213,747
2015 $3,104,003,546 $49,929,337,837
2016 $2,644,487,777 $51,147,308,774
2017 $2,723,586,963 $53,027,680,686
2018 $2,667,182,200 $54,901,519,156
2019 $2,576,518,880 $51,605,959,131
2020 $2,649,680,261 $31,712,128,254
2021 $2,775,798,697 $23,131,941,557
2022 $3,338,722,828 $20,992,421,949
2023 $2,629,391,600 $20,078,620,357
2024 $2,162,378,759 -

Burundi and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $203.6 $771
1990 $202.6 $790
1991 $204.7 $1,278
1992 $184.9 $1,559
1993 $165.3 $2,079
1994 $161.9 $2,468
1995 $164.9 $2,959
1996 $143.2 $3,393
1997 $160.3 $3,834
1998 $144.5 $4,125
1999 $127.5 $4,087
2000 $134.5 $3,987
2001 $132.2 $4,010
2002 $121 $4,291
2003 $111.4 $4,438
2004 $125.2 $4,601
2005 $147.2 $4,602
2006 $161.9 $4,635
2007 $166.2 $5,125
2008 $189.5 $5,912
2009 $199.1 $7,091
2010 $216.7 $7,626
2011 $230.1 $7,835
2012 $231.7 $8,407
2013 $234.8 $8,162
2014 $250.5 $7,578
2015 $281 $7,714
2016 $235.3 $8,089
2017 $236.7 $8,608
2018 $224.9 $9,175
2019 $210.2 $8,906
2020 $210 $5,561
2021 $214.1 $4,045
2022 $250.6 $3,654
2023 $192.1 $3,478
2024 $153.9 -

Burundi vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Lebanon
1950 40.9 59.9
1951 41.2 60.3
1952 41.5 60.8
1953 41.7 61.2
1954 42 61.6
1955 42.2 61.5
1956 42.4 62.2
1957 42.6 62.8
1958 42.9 61.2
1959 43.1 63.6
1960 43.3 63.9
1961 43.4 64.3
1962 43.5 64.6
1963 43.6 64.9
1964 43.6 65.1
1965 41.8 65.3
1966 43.5 65.5
1967 43.3 65.7
1968 43.4 65.8
1969 43 65.9
1970 43.2 66
1971 43.2 66.1
1972 25.8 66.2
1973 37.4 66.3
1974 43.3 66.4
1975 43.4 57.7
1976 43.7 36.4
1977 44 60.3
1978 44.4 60
1979 45 59.6
1980 45.7 59.9
1981 46.4 60.3
1982 47 47.2
1983 47.4 60.8
1984 47.7 61.2
1985 47.7 61.6
1986 47.4 62
1987 47.1 62.5
1988 42.9 62.9
1989 45.7 65.1
1990 45.2 65.5
1991 44.7 70.9
1992 44.5 71.2
1993 37.2 71.6
1994 44.5 72
1995 44.6 72.4
1996 44.8 72.6
1997 45.7 72.9
1998 46.7 73.2
1999 47.6 73.5
2000 47.6 73.9
2001 48.5 74.4
2002 49.9 74.8
2003 51 75.3
2004 52.2 75.7
2005 53.1 76.1
2006 54 75.7
2007 54.8 76.7
2008 55.6 77
2009 56.4 77.3
2010 57.1 77.5
2011 57.8 77.8
2012 58.5 77.9
2013 59.2 78
2014 59.8 78.1
2015 60.1 78.3
2016 60.8 78.3
2017 61.3 78.2
2018 61.8 78.3
2019 62.2 78.2
2020 62.6 76.3
2021 62.1 73.6
2022 62.9 78
2023 63.7 77.8
2024 63.8 77.9
2025 64 78.1

Burundi and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Lebanon
Year Population
Burundi Lebanon
1960 2,764,258 1,794,406
1961 2,835,119 1,850,084
1962 2,907,943 1,909,578
1963 2,969,841 1,970,316
1964 3,055,650 2,030,543
1965 3,141,367 2,088,831
1966 3,217,960 2,148,260
1967 3,300,690 2,206,731
1968 3,380,387 2,266,368
1969 3,454,590 2,328,159
1970 3,530,432 2,386,114
1971 3,617,289 2,446,314
1972 3,617,128 2,509,729
1973 3,611,991 2,572,935
1974 3,703,590 2,635,185
1975 3,796,612 2,693,191
1976 3,882,626 2,726,469
1977 3,983,582 2,762,155
1978 4,100,338 2,822,682
1979 4,203,530 2,882,635
1980 4,383,706 2,944,763
1981 4,566,014 3,008,981
1982 4,681,390 3,054,931
1983 4,808,528 3,094,996
1984 4,926,465 3,152,744
1985 5,034,042 3,217,376
1986 5,129,414 3,300,365
1987 5,247,787 3,385,555
1988 5,365,327 3,454,649
1989 5,471,706 3,525,285
1990 5,587,052 3,595,175
1991 5,703,857 3,668,912
1992 5,858,407 3,747,371
1993 5,676,843 3,820,647
1994 5,713,854 3,889,799
1995 6,066,316 3,960,735
1996 6,070,506 4,034,781
1997 6,070,042 4,108,405
1998 6,187,108 4,181,281
1999 6,337,155 4,255,277
2000 6,470,194 4,329,340
2001 6,634,365 4,401,918
2002 6,824,132 4,463,504
2003 7,043,154 4,525,508
2004 7,310,656 4,599,279
2005 7,587,299 4,671,102
2006 7,865,547 4,751,136
2007 8,161,874 4,844,118
2008 8,505,637 4,925,354
2009 8,947,646 4,992,287
2010 9,376,444 5,041,288
2011 9,717,978 5,096,020
2012 10,071,028 5,235,742
2013 10,439,341 5,743,436
2014 10,799,785 6,346,990
2015 11,047,580 6,472,469
2016 11,239,451 6,323,060
2017 11,506,762 6,160,128
2018 11,859,446 5,984,119
2019 12,255,336 5,794,594
2020 12,617,036 5,702,398
2021 12,965,481 5,718,122
2022 13,321,097 5,744,489
2023 13,689,450 5,773,493
2024 14,047,786 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Burundi and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Burundi

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Lebanon
1960 7 5.88
1961 7.02 5.89
1962 7.04 5.9
1963 7.07 5.91
1964 7.09 5.85
1965 7.11 5.77
1966 7.14 5.68
1967 7.16 5.57
1968 7.18 5.45
1969 7.22 5.32
1970 7.21 5.19
1971 7.21 5.05
1972 7.21 4.91
1973 7.22 4.79
1974 7.22 4.65
1975 7.24 4.52
1976 7.25 4.39
1977 7.25 4.28
1978 7.26 4.18
1979 7.31 4.08
1980 7.35 4.01
1981 7.33 3.95
1982 7.31 3.86
1983 7.3 3.73
1984 7.3 3.66
1985 7.29 3.53
1986 7.32 3.47
1987 7.38 3.42
1988 7.38 3.39
1989 7.39 3.36
1990 7.37 3.27
1991 7.34 3.16
1992 7.3 3.05
1993 7.27 2.94
1994 7.23 2.82
1995 7.18 2.73
1996 7.12 2.7
1997 7.04 2.67
1998 6.96 2.65
1999 6.9 2.63
2000 6.87 2.6
2001 6.85 2.58
2002 6.82 2.52
2003 6.79 2.46
2004 6.75 2.38
2005 6.71 2.29
2006 6.66 2.24
2007 6.59 2.2
2008 6.52 2.17
2009 6.41 2.19
2010 6.26 2.26
2011 6.11 2.32
2012 5.99 2.35
2013 5.89 2.36
2014 5.79 2.38
2015 5.7 2.38
2016 5.59 2.39
2017 5.48 2.37
2018 5.38 2.35
2019 5.27 2.33
2020 5.18 2.31
2021 5.08 2.28
2022 4.98 2.26
2023 4.88 2.24

Burundi and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Burundi Lebanon
1960 17.5 19.9
1961 17.4 19.5
1962 17.4 19.1
1963 17.3 18.7
1964 17.3 18.4
1965 17.3 18.2
1966 17.4 18.1
1967 17.4 18
1968 17.4 18
1969 17.3 18.1
1970 17.3 18.2
1971 17.3 18.3
1972 17.1 18.5
1973 16.8 18.7
1974 16.9 18.9
1975 17 19
1976 16.9 19.1
1977 17 19.2
1978 17 19.4
1979 17 19.6
1980 17.2 19.8
1981 17.3 19.9
1982 17.1 20.1
1983 17 20.3
1984 16.8 20.5
1985 16.6 20.7
1986 16.3 20.8
1987 16.1 21
1988 16 21.2
1989 15.8 21.4
1990 15.6 21.6
1991 15.5 21.8
1992 15.5 22
1993 14.7 22.3
1994 14.6 22.5
1995 15.4 22.8
1996 15.2 23.1
1997 15 23.4
1998 15.2 23.7
1999 15.5 24
2000 15.7 24.3
2001 15.9 24.6
2002 16.1 24.9
2003 16.3 25.2
2004 16.5 25.6
2005 16.7 26
2006 16.8 26.3
2007 16.9 26.7
2008 17 27.1
2009 17.2 27.5
2010 17.3 27.9
2011 17.2 28.2
2012 17.1 28.6
2013 17 28.9
2014 16.9 29.2
2015 16.6 29.4
2016 16.2 29.5
2017 16.1 29.4
2018 16.2 29.3
2019 16.3 29
2020 16.5 28.9
2021 16.7 29
2022 16.8 29.2
2023 17.1 29.4
2024 17.3 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
27%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
23%
2024

Energy

Burundi Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burundi Lebanon
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
2%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Burundi Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Lebanon
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
13,487 mi
2017

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