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Burundi vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 144th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Mauritania
Population
14662443
5432542
Population rank 78/197 123/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Burundi and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Mauritania
Year GDP
Burundi Mauritania
1960 $195,999,990 -
1961 $202,999,992 $159,213,430
1962 $213,500,006 $164,271,558
1963 $232,749,998 $168,186,297
1964 $260,750,008 $224,495,744
1965 $158,994,963 $255,340,475
1966 $165,444,571 $266,533,605
1967 $178,297,143 $282,615,310
1968 $183,200,000 $311,395,937
1969 $190,205,714 $295,062,308
1970 $242,732,571 $309,405,316
1971 $252,842,286 $335,568,907
1972 $246,804,571 $391,669,449
1973 $304,339,524 $493,237,876
1974 $345,263,492 $613,010,553
1975 $420,986,667 $703,377,837
1976 $448,412,754 $775,045,517
1977 $547,535,556 $799,030,017
1978 $610,225,556 $804,629,877
1979 $782,496,667 $951,900,945
1980 $919,726,667 $1,047,925,106
1981 $969,046,667 $1,105,494,682
1982 $1,013,222,222 $1,108,776,653
1983 $1,082,926,304 $1,165,171,263
1984 $987,143,931 $1,074,373,230
1985 $1,149,979,286 $1,009,723,326
1986 $1,201,725,497 $1,186,628,778
1987 $1,131,466,494 $1,344,664,725
1988 $1,082,403,219 $1,414,951,290
1989 $1,113,924,130 $1,450,647,019
1990 $1,132,101,253 $1,506,914,408
1991 $1,167,398,478 $2,133,692,697
1992 $1,083,037,671 $2,164,298,425
1993 $938,632,612 $1,847,353,211
1994 $925,030,590 $1,944,876,755
1995 $1,000,428,394 $2,091,726,101
1996 $869,033,856 $2,132,087,009
1997 $972,896,268 $2,071,996,564
1998 $893,770,740 $2,032,347,665
1999 $808,077,223 $1,985,922,776
2000 $870,486,066 $1,779,520,886
2001 $876,794,723 $1,746,063,558
2002 $825,394,519 $1,777,057,481
2003 $784,654,424 $2,051,147,607
2004 $915,257,323 $2,362,501,023
2005 $1,117,113,080 $2,936,019,526
2006 $1,273,375,078 $3,919,577,286
2007 $1,356,199,387 $4,346,212,355
2008 $1,611,835,857 $5,206,437,194
2009 $1,781,455,140 $4,714,595,548
2010 $2,032,135,192 $5,628,878,798
2011 $2,235,820,809 $6,764,627,746
2012 $2,333,341,334 $6,728,208,836
2013 $2,451,606,632 $7,223,071,097
2014 $2,705,783,330 $6,592,537,782
2015 $3,104,003,546 $6,166,863,897
2016 $2,644,487,777 $6,398,747,592
2017 $2,723,586,963 $6,800,135,898
2018 $2,667,182,200 $7,473,550,557
2019 $2,576,518,880 $7,894,764,886
2020 $2,649,680,261 $8,260,752,385
2021 $2,775,798,697 $9,222,536,364
2022 $3,338,722,828 $9,557,966,698
2023 $2,629,391,600 $10,651,709,314
2024 $2,162,378,759 $10,766,731,874

Burundi and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Mauritania
1960 $70.9 -
1961 $71.6 $188.2
1962 $73.4 $189
1963 $78.4 $188.2
1964 $85.3 $244.3
1965 $50.6 $270
1966 $51.4 $273.6
1967 $54 $281.5
1968 $54.2 $301
1969 $55.1 $276.6
1970 $68.8 $281.3
1971 $69.9 $296
1972 $68.2 $335
1973 $84.3 $410
1974 $93.2 $494
1975 $110.9 $551
1976 $115.5 $589
1977 $137.4 $590
1978 $148.8 $578
1979 $186.2 $664
1980 $209.8 $711
1981 $212.2 $729
1982 $216.4 $710
1983 $225.2 $725
1984 $200.4 $650
1985 $228.4 $593
1986 $234.3 $677
1987 $215.6 $746
1988 $201.7 $762
1989 $203.6 $762
1990 $202.6 $772
1991 $204.7 $1,062
1992 $184.9 $1,036
1993 $165.3 $850
1994 $161.9 $865
1995 $164.9 $905
1996 $143.2 $904
1997 $160.3 $859
1998 $144.5 $821
1999 $127.5 $781
2000 $134.5 $681
2001 $132.2 $652
2002 $121 $649
2003 $111.4 $732
2004 $125.2 $824
2005 $147.2 $999
2006 $161.9 $1,301
2007 $166.2 $1,405
2008 $189.5 $1,636
2009 $199.1 $1,435
2010 $216.7 $1,660
2011 $230.1 $1,931
2012 $231.7 $1,859
2013 $234.8 $1,934
2014 $250.5 $1,713
2015 $281 $1,555
2016 $235.3 $1,566
2017 $236.7 $1,615
2018 $224.9 $1,723
2019 $210.2 $1,767
2020 $210 $1,796
2021 $214.1 $1,948
2022 $250.6 $1,960
2023 $192.1 $2,121
2024 $153.9 $2,083

Burundi vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Mauritania
1950 40.9 38.4
1951 41.2 38.8
1952 41.5 39.2
1953 41.7 39.6
1954 42 40.1
1955 42.2 40.6
1956 42.4 41.1
1957 42.6 41.7
1958 42.9 42.3
1959 43.1 42.9
1960 43.3 43.6
1961 43.4 44.3
1962 43.5 45
1963 43.6 45.8
1964 43.6 46.6
1965 41.8 47.4
1966 43.5 48.1
1967 43.3 48.9
1968 43.4 49.5
1969 43 50.1
1970 43.2 50.5
1971 43.2 50.8
1972 25.8 51
1973 37.4 51.2
1974 43.3 51.4
1975 43.4 51.6
1976 43.7 51.8
1977 44 52
1978 44.4 52.3
1979 45 52.8
1980 45.7 53.2
1981 46.4 53.7
1982 47 54.2
1983 47.4 54.6
1984 47.7 55.2
1985 47.7 55.8
1986 47.4 56.3
1987 47.1 57
1988 42.9 57.5
1989 45.7 57.7
1990 45.2 58.1
1991 44.7 58.3
1992 44.5 58.6
1993 37.2 58.7
1994 44.5 58.8
1995 44.6 58.9
1996 44.8 58.9
1997 45.7 59.4
1998 46.7 59.9
1999 47.6 60.4
2000 47.6 61
2001 48.5 61.7
2002 49.9 62.2
2003 51 62.8
2004 52.2 63.4
2005 53.1 63.9
2006 54 64.5
2007 54.8 64.9
2008 55.6 65.2
2009 56.4 65.5
2010 57.1 65.7
2011 57.8 65.8
2012 58.5 65.8
2013 59.2 65.9
2014 59.8 66.2
2015 60.1 66.5
2016 60.8 66.8
2017 61.3 67.1
2018 61.8 67.4
2019 62.2 67.6
2020 62.6 66.8
2021 62.1 66.8
2022 62.9 68.3
2023 63.7 68.5
2024 63.8 68.7
2025 64 68.9

Burundi and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Mauritania
Year Population
Burundi Mauritania
1960 2,764,258 824,298
1961 2,835,119 846,167
1962 2,907,943 869,184
1963 2,969,841 893,423
1964 3,055,650 918,955
1965 3,141,367 945,838
1966 3,217,960 974,157
1967 3,300,690 1,003,843
1968 3,380,387 1,034,739
1969 3,454,590 1,066,754
1970 3,530,432 1,099,806
1971 3,617,289 1,133,702
1972 3,617,128 1,168,355
1973 3,611,991 1,203,838
1974 3,703,590 1,240,188
1975 3,796,612 1,277,330
1976 3,882,626 1,315,336
1977 3,983,582 1,353,768
1978 4,100,338 1,392,713
1979 4,203,530 1,432,758
1980 4,383,706 1,474,043
1981 4,566,014 1,516,877
1982 4,681,390 1,561,176
1983 4,808,528 1,606,746
1984 4,926,465 1,653,693
1985 5,034,042 1,702,107
1986 5,129,414 1,751,835
1987 5,247,787 1,803,014
1988 5,365,327 1,855,859
1989 5,471,706 1,903,048
1990 5,587,052 1,951,878
1991 5,703,857 2,009,738
1992 5,858,407 2,088,135
1993 5,676,843 2,174,328
1994 5,713,854 2,249,454
1995 6,066,316 2,312,017
1996 6,070,506 2,358,188
1997 6,070,042 2,411,306
1998 6,187,108 2,474,651
1999 6,337,155 2,541,698
2000 6,470,194 2,613,441
2001 6,634,365 2,678,760
2002 6,824,132 2,738,655
2003 7,043,154 2,802,046
2004 7,310,656 2,868,664
2005 7,587,299 2,939,059
2006 7,865,547 3,013,660
2007 8,161,874 3,093,059
2008 8,505,637 3,183,269
2009 8,947,646 3,284,448
2010 9,376,444 3,390,965
2011 9,717,978 3,502,811
2012 10,071,028 3,619,034
2013 10,439,341 3,734,318
2014 10,799,785 3,848,514
2015 11,047,580 3,965,959
2016 11,239,451 4,086,657
2017 11,506,762 4,210,600
2018 11,859,446 4,337,685
2019 12,255,336 4,467,708
2020 12,617,036 4,600,131
2021 12,965,481 4,734,874
2022 13,321,097 4,875,637
2023 13,689,450 5,022,441
2024 14,047,786 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Burundi and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Burundi

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Mauritania
1960 7 6.15
1961 7.02 6.2
1962 7.04 6.24
1963 7.07 6.31
1964 7.09 6.37
1965 7.11 6.44
1966 7.14 6.52
1967 7.16 6.57
1968 7.18 6.6
1969 7.22 6.64
1970 7.21 6.68
1971 7.21 6.7
1972 7.21 6.71
1973 7.22 6.72
1974 7.22 6.73
1975 7.24 6.71
1976 7.25 6.73
1977 7.25 6.74
1978 7.26 6.73
1979 7.31 6.7
1980 7.35 6.67
1981 7.33 6.64
1982 7.31 6.59
1983 7.3 6.54
1984 7.3 6.48
1985 7.29 6.42
1986 7.32 6.34
1987 7.38 6.27
1988 7.38 6.21
1989 7.39 6.2
1990 7.37 6.18
1991 7.34 6.16
1992 7.3 6.13
1993 7.27 6.09
1994 7.23 6.06
1995 7.18 5.96
1996 7.12 5.86
1997 7.04 5.74
1998 6.96 5.62
1999 6.9 5.52
2000 6.87 5.46
2001 6.85 5.41
2002 6.82 5.37
2003 6.79 5.36
2004 6.75 5.37
2005 6.71 5.38
2006 6.66 5.4
2007 6.59 5.43
2008 6.52 5.44
2009 6.41 5.41
2010 6.26 5.38
2011 6.11 5.38
2012 5.99 5.35
2013 5.89 5.32
2014 5.79 5.26
2015 5.7 5.21
2016 5.59 5.16
2017 5.48 5.11
2018 5.38 5.04
2019 5.27 4.98
2020 5.18 4.91
2021 5.08 4.85
2022 4.98 4.77
2023 4.88 4.7

Burundi and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Burundi Mauritania
1960 17.5 18.8
1961 17.4 18.8
1962 17.4 18.8
1963 17.3 18.8
1964 17.3 18.8
1965 17.3 18.7
1966 17.4 18.6
1967 17.4 18.5
1968 17.4 18.4
1969 17.3 18.3
1970 17.3 18.1
1971 17.3 17.9
1972 17.1 17.7
1973 16.8 17.6
1974 16.9 17.4
1975 17 17.3
1976 16.9 17.2
1977 17 17.1
1978 17 17.1
1979 17 17
1980 17.2 17
1981 17.3 17
1982 17.1 17
1983 17 17
1984 16.8 17
1985 16.6 17
1986 16.3 17
1987 16.1 17.1
1988 16 17.1
1989 15.8 17.1
1990 15.6 17.1
1991 15.5 17.2
1992 15.5 17.3
1993 14.7 17.6
1994 14.6 17.6
1995 15.4 17.6
1996 15.2 17.5
1997 15 17.5
1998 15.2 17.5
1999 15.5 17.6
2000 15.7 17.7
2001 15.9 17.7
2002 16.1 17.7
2003 16.3 17.7
2004 16.5 17.7
2005 16.7 17.7
2006 16.8 17.6
2007 16.9 17.6
2008 17 17.7
2009 17.2 17.8
2010 17.3 17.8
2011 17.2 17.9
2012 17.1 17.8
2013 17 17.8
2014 16.9 17.8
2015 16.6 17.8
2016 16.2 17.8
2017 16.1 17.8
2018 16.2 17.8
2019 16.3 17.9
2020 16.5 17.9
2021 16.7 18
2022 16.8 18.1
2023 17.1 18.2
2024 17.3 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
27.3%
2024

Energy

Burundi Mauritania
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Burundi Mauritania
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
67%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Burundi Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Mauritania
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
7,614 mi
2018

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