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Burundi vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 144th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Namibia
Population
14662443
3141364
Population rank 78/197 134/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Burundi and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Namibia
Year GDP
Burundi Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $969,046,667 $2,249,908,578
1982 $1,013,222,222 $2,118,710,248
1983 $1,082,926,304 $2,297,400,688
1984 $987,143,931 $1,951,260,038
1985 $1,149,979,286 $1,608,237,350
1986 $1,201,725,497 $1,809,048,527
1987 $1,131,466,494 $2,300,068,217
1988 $1,082,403,219 $2,495,094,746
1989 $1,113,924,130 $2,535,135,798
1990 $1,132,101,253 $2,789,921,854
1991 $1,167,398,478 $2,996,869,281
1992 $1,083,037,671 $3,429,521,699
1993 $938,632,612 $3,251,188,833
1994 $925,030,590 $3,666,503,530
1995 $1,000,428,394 $3,978,514,206
1996 $869,033,856 $3,989,163,197
1997 $972,896,268 $4,154,989,950
1998 $893,770,740 $3,873,109,866
1999 $808,077,223 $3,868,551,730
2000 $870,486,066 $3,922,232,165
2001 $876,794,723 $3,557,341,215
2002 $825,394,519 $3,349,169,826
2003 $784,654,424 $4,926,439,384
2004 $915,257,323 $6,609,205,995
2005 $1,117,113,080 $7,248,374,838
2006 $1,273,375,078 $8,001,779,551
2007 $1,356,199,387 $8,839,536,476
2008 $1,611,835,857 $8,607,431,497
2009 $1,781,455,140 $8,938,847,189
2010 $2,032,135,192 $11,431,412,421
2011 $2,235,820,809 $12,523,359,441
2012 $2,333,341,334 $13,042,053,592
2013 $2,451,606,632 $12,043,307,277
2014 $2,705,783,330 $12,435,430,970
2015 $3,104,003,546 $11,335,161,084
2016 $2,644,487,777 $10,722,018,732
2017 $2,723,586,963 $12,895,153,371
2018 $2,667,182,200 $13,682,019,076
2019 $2,576,518,880 $12,541,928,303
2020 $2,649,680,261 $10,583,748,542
2021 $2,775,798,697 $12,402,486,184
2022 $3,338,722,828 $12,569,449,123
2023 $2,629,391,600 $12,408,271,448
2024 $2,162,378,759 $13,372,354,269

Burundi and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $212.2 $2,267
1982 $216.4 $2,097
1983 $225.2 $2,214
1984 $200.4 $1,830
1985 $228.4 $1,466
1986 $234.3 $1,599
1987 $215.6 $1,969
1988 $201.7 $2,063
1989 $203.6 $1,967
1990 $202.6 $2,037
1991 $204.7 $2,117
1992 $184.9 $2,347
1993 $165.3 $2,155
1994 $161.9 $2,356
1995 $164.9 $2,483
1996 $143.2 $2,423
1997 $160.3 $2,460
1998 $144.5 $2,235
1999 $127.5 $2,178
2000 $134.5 $2,157
2001 $132.2 $1,916
2002 $121 $1,772
2003 $111.4 $2,569
2004 $125.2 $3,403
2005 $147.2 $3,686
2006 $161.9 $4,017
2007 $166.2 $4,379
2008 $189.5 $4,205
2009 $199.1 $4,303
2010 $216.7 $5,418
2011 $230.1 $5,835
2012 $231.7 $5,943
2013 $234.8 $5,347
2014 $250.5 $5,378
2015 $281 $4,774
2016 $235.3 $4,396
2017 $236.7 $5,144
2018 $224.9 $5,309
2019 $210.2 $4,732
2020 $210 $3,879
2021 $214.1 $4,413
2022 $250.6 $4,350
2023 $192.1 $4,188
2024 $153.9 $4,413

Burundi vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Namibia
1950 40.9 41.9
1951 41.2 42.5
1952 41.5 43.1
1953 41.7 43.8
1954 42 44.4
1955 42.2 45
1956 42.4 45.7
1957 42.6 46.4
1958 42.9 47.1
1959 43.1 47.8
1960 43.3 48.5
1961 43.4 49.2
1962 43.5 50
1963 43.6 50.6
1964 43.6 51.3
1965 41.8 52
1966 43.5 52.3
1967 43.3 52.9
1968 43.4 53.6
1969 43 54.1
1970 43.2 54.7
1971 43.2 55.3
1972 25.8 55.8
1973 37.4 56.4
1974 43.3 56.9
1975 43.4 57.6
1976 43.7 58
1977 44 58.6
1978 44.4 59.1
1979 45 59.5
1980 45.7 56.6
1981 46.4 56.9
1982 47 57.3
1983 47.4 57.6
1984 47.7 58.1
1985 47.7 58.5
1986 47.4 58.7
1987 47.1 59.1
1988 42.9 59
1989 45.7 60.8
1990 45.2 61.4
1991 44.7 60.8
1992 44.5 60.2
1993 37.2 59.3
1994 44.5 58.4
1995 44.6 57.5
1996 44.8 56.6
1997 45.7 55.8
1998 46.7 54.8
1999 47.6 54
2000 47.6 52.9
2001 48.5 52
2002 49.9 52
2003 51 51.9
2004 52.2 52.2
2005 53.1 52.6
2006 54 53.2
2007 54.8 54
2008 55.6 54.7
2009 56.4 55.3
2010 57.1 56.1
2011 57.8 56.6
2012 58.5 57.7
2013 59.2 58.5
2014 59.8 59.3
2015 60.1 60
2016 60.8 60.8
2017 61.3 61.7
2018 61.8 62.6
2019 62.2 63.5
2020 62.6 64.1
2021 62.1 60.8
2022 62.9 64.2
2023 63.7 67.4
2024 63.8 67.5
2025 64 67.7

Burundi and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Namibia
Year Population
Burundi Namibia
1960 2,764,258 591,465
1961 2,835,119 603,067
1962 2,907,943 615,759
1963 2,969,841 629,589
1964 3,055,650 644,530
1965 3,141,367 660,558
1966 3,217,960 677,655
1967 3,300,690 696,045
1968 3,380,387 715,542
1969 3,454,590 736,120
1970 3,530,432 757,868
1971 3,617,289 780,584
1972 3,617,128 804,399
1973 3,611,991 828,928
1974 3,703,590 854,320
1975 3,796,612 881,032
1976 3,882,626 906,566
1977 3,983,582 931,104
1978 4,100,338 947,269
1979 4,203,530 962,825
1980 4,383,706 981,434
1981 4,566,014 992,500
1982 4,681,390 1,010,308
1983 4,808,528 1,037,511
1984 4,926,465 1,065,989
1985 5,034,042 1,096,890
1986 5,129,414 1,131,081
1987 5,247,787 1,167,889
1988 5,365,327 1,209,696
1989 5,471,706 1,288,947
1990 5,587,052 1,369,303
1991 5,703,857 1,415,684
1992 5,858,407 1,461,322
1993 5,676,843 1,508,697
1994 5,713,854 1,556,304
1995 6,066,316 1,602,170
1996 6,070,506 1,646,103
1997 6,070,042 1,689,264
1998 6,187,108 1,732,745
1999 6,337,155 1,776,368
2000 6,470,194 1,818,647
2001 6,634,365 1,857,048
2002 6,824,132 1,889,970
2003 7,043,154 1,917,464
2004 7,310,656 1,942,082
2005 7,587,299 1,966,582
2006 7,865,547 1,991,888
2007 8,161,874 2,018,600
2008 8,505,637 2,047,056
2009 8,947,646 2,077,394
2010 9,376,444 2,109,811
2011 9,717,978 2,146,325
2012 10,071,028 2,194,654
2013 10,439,341 2,252,508
2014 10,799,785 2,312,139
2015 11,047,580 2,374,300
2016 11,239,451 2,439,213
2017 11,506,762 2,506,853
2018 11,859,446 2,577,327
2019 12,255,336 2,650,494
2020 12,617,036 2,728,762
2021 12,965,481 2,810,548
2022 13,321,097 2,889,662
2023 13,689,450 2,963,095
2024 14,047,786 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Burundi and Namibia

Fertility rate
Burundi

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Namibia
1960 7 6.24
1961 7.02 6.29
1962 7.04 6.35
1963 7.07 6.41
1964 7.09 6.43
1965 7.11 6.45
1966 7.14 6.47
1967 7.16 6.49
1968 7.18 6.5
1969 7.22 6.51
1970 7.21 6.52
1971 7.21 6.52
1972 7.21 6.53
1973 7.22 6.54
1974 7.22 6.55
1975 7.24 6.53
1976 7.25 6.49
1977 7.25 6.44
1978 7.26 6.38
1979 7.31 6.31
1980 7.35 6.24
1981 7.33 6.16
1982 7.31 6.08
1983 7.3 6
1984 7.3 5.94
1985 7.29 5.88
1986 7.32 5.79
1987 7.38 5.7
1988 7.38 5.61
1989 7.39 5.52
1990 7.37 5.4
1991 7.34 5.29
1992 7.3 5.11
1993 7.27 4.91
1994 7.23 4.68
1995 7.18 4.42
1996 7.12 4.2
1997 7.04 4.17
1998 6.96 4.18
1999 6.9 4.14
2000 6.87 3.99
2001 6.85 3.83
2002 6.82 3.69
2003 6.79 3.58
2004 6.75 3.55
2005 6.71 3.57
2006 6.66 3.6
2007 6.59 3.61
2008 6.52 3.62
2009 6.41 3.63
2010 6.26 3.66
2011 6.11 3.66
2012 5.99 3.68
2013 5.89 3.65
2014 5.79 3.64
2015 5.7 3.6
2016 5.59 3.57
2017 5.48 3.51
2018 5.38 3.46
2019 5.27 3.4
2020 5.18 3.35
2021 5.08 3.3
2022 4.98 3.25
2023 4.88 3.21

Burundi and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Burundi Namibia
1960 17.5 18.9
1961 17.4 18.7
1962 17.4 18.6
1963 17.3 18.5
1964 17.3 18.4
1965 17.3 18.4
1966 17.4 18.3
1967 17.4 18.3
1968 17.4 18.2
1969 17.3 18.1
1970 17.3 18.1
1971 17.3 18
1972 17.1 17.9
1973 16.8 17.8
1974 16.9 17.7
1975 17 17.6
1976 16.9 17.5
1977 17 17.3
1978 17 17
1979 17 16.8
1980 17.2 16.6
1981 17.3 16.4
1982 17.1 16.3
1983 17 16.4
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.6 16.7
1986 16.3 16.9
1987 16.1 17
1988 16 17.3
1989 15.8 17.8
1990 15.6 18.3
1991 15.5 18.4
1992 15.5 18.4
1993 14.7 18.5
1994 14.6 18.5
1995 15.4 18.6
1996 15.2 18.7
1997 15 18.8
1998 15.2 18.9
1999 15.5 18.9
2000 15.7 19
2001 15.9 19.1
2002 16.1 19.2
2003 16.3 19.3
2004 16.5 19.4
2005 16.7 19.6
2006 16.8 19.7
2007 16.9 19.9
2008 17 20
2009 17.2 20.3
2010 17.3 20.5
2011 17.2 20.7
2012 17.1 20.9
2013 17 21.1
2014 16.9 21.3
2015 16.6 21.4
2016 16.2 21.5
2017 16.1 21.6
2018 16.2 21.7
2019 16.3 21.8
2020 16.5 21.8
2021 16.7 21.8
2022 16.8 21.8
2023 17.1 21.9
2024 17.3 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
72.9%
2024

Energy

Burundi Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Burundi Namibia
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
87.6%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Burundi Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Namibia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
n/a

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