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Burundi vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 144th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Sao Tome
Population
14662443
244055
Population rank 78/197 176/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 177/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Burundi Sao Tome
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 $37,211,826
1971 $252,842,286 $37,288,845
1972 $246,804,571 $41,430,257
1973 $304,339,524 $56,011,245
1974 $345,263,492 $57,817,591
1975 $420,986,667 $60,101,710
1976 $448,412,754 $52,039,421
1977 $547,535,556 $49,207,692
1978 $610,225,556 $55,044,563
1979 $782,496,667 $65,755,928
1980 $919,726,667 $81,662,231
1981 $969,046,667 $83,499,264
1982 $1,013,222,222 $80,307,763
1983 $1,082,926,304 $75,110,289
1984 $987,143,931 $78,213,796
1985 $1,149,979,286 $82,733,069
1986 $1,201,725,497 $115,928,907
1987 $1,131,466,494 $115,952,925
1988 $1,082,403,219 $99,000,764
1989 $1,113,924,130 $98,545,367
1990 $1,132,101,253 $119,297,933
1991 $1,167,398,478 $107,484,143
1992 $1,083,037,671 $94,861,781
1993 $938,632,612 $125,742,229
1994 $925,030,590 $131,338,415
1995 $1,000,428,394 $103,695,237
1996 $869,033,856 $135,188,166
1997 $972,896,268 $91,920,274
1998 $893,770,740 $72,285,404
1999 $808,077,223 $77,302,212
2000 $870,486,066 $76,198,395
2001 $876,794,723 $75,951,133
2002 $825,394,519 $85,171,074
2003 $784,654,424 $102,085,769
2004 $915,257,323 $114,582,284
2005 $1,117,113,080 $136,450,662
2006 $1,273,375,078 $142,775,104
2007 $1,356,199,387 $149,146,919
2008 $1,611,835,857 $188,021,165
2009 $1,781,455,140 $200,668,065
2010 $2,032,135,192 $190,021,192
2011 $2,235,820,809 $226,455,001
2012 $2,333,341,334 $229,371,348
2013 $2,451,606,632 $267,041,748
2014 $2,705,783,330 $293,119,143
2015 $3,104,003,546 $259,999,643
2016 $2,644,487,777 $292,267,272
2017 $2,723,586,963 $322,002,845
2018 $2,667,182,200 $383,717,328
2019 $2,576,518,880 $412,976,083
2020 $2,649,680,261 $471,229,485
2021 $2,775,798,697 $524,402,456
2022 $3,338,722,828 $540,809,499
2023 $2,629,391,600 $678,976,265
2024 $2,162,378,759 $764,274,043

Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Sao Tome
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 $479
1971 $69.9 $470
1972 $68.2 $511
1973 $84.3 $676
1974 $93.2 $683
1975 $110.9 $693
1976 $115.5 $585
1977 $137.4 $539
1978 $148.8 $587
1979 $186.2 $683
1980 $209.8 $829
1981 $212.2 $830
1982 $216.4 $783
1983 $225.2 $720
1984 $200.4 $735
1985 $228.4 $761
1986 $234.3 $1,043
1987 $215.6 $1,018
1988 $201.7 $847
1989 $203.6 $821
1990 $202.6 $970
1991 $204.7 $855
1992 $184.9 $740
1993 $165.3 $964
1994 $161.9 $990
1995 $164.9 $769
1996 $143.2 $987
1997 $160.3 $662
1998 $144.5 $514
1999 $127.5 $543
2000 $134.5 $529
2001 $132.2 $519
2002 $121 $568
2003 $111.4 $664
2004 $125.2 $727
2005 $147.2 $844
2006 $161.9 $862
2007 $166.2 $879
2008 $189.5 $1,082
2009 $199.1 $1,128
2010 $216.7 $1,045
2011 $230.1 $1,220
2012 $231.7 $1,211
2013 $234.8 $1,383
2014 $250.5 $1,490
2015 $281 $1,298
2016 $235.3 $1,435
2017 $236.7 $1,556
2018 $224.9 $1,826
2019 $210.2 $1,935
2020 $210 $2,167
2021 $214.1 $2,363
2022 $250.6 $2,390
2023 $192.1 $2,941
2024 $153.9 $3,245

Burundi vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Sao Tome
1950 40.9 39.1
1951 41.2 39.1
1952 41.5 39.1
1953 41.7 39.1
1954 42 39.2
1955 42.2 39.3
1956 42.4 39.5
1957 42.6 40.1
1958 42.9 41
1959 43.1 42.1
1960 43.3 43.6
1961 43.4 45.2
1962 43.5 46.8
1963 43.6 48.4
1964 43.6 49.7
1965 41.8 51.1
1966 43.5 52.3
1967 43.3 53.4
1968 43.4 54.5
1969 43 55.4
1970 43.2 56.3
1971 43.2 57
1972 25.8 57.4
1973 37.4 57.9
1974 43.3 58.3
1975 43.4 58.6
1976 43.7 58.8
1977 44 59
1978 44.4 59.1
1979 45 59.3
1980 45.7 59.4
1981 46.4 59.4
1982 47 59.5
1983 47.4 59.7
1984 47.7 59.9
1985 47.7 60.1
1986 47.4 57.6
1987 47.1 60.7
1988 42.9 60.8
1989 45.7 59.7
1990 45.2 60.7
1991 44.7 60.8
1992 44.5 60.7
1993 37.2 60.6
1994 44.5 60.6
1995 44.6 60.5
1996 44.8 60.6
1997 45.7 60.6
1998 46.7 60.8
1999 47.6 61
2000 47.6 61.2
2001 48.5 61.5
2002 49.9 61.8
2003 51 62.2
2004 52.2 62.6
2005 53.1 62.4
2006 54 63
2007 54.8 63.3
2008 55.6 63.4
2009 56.4 63.7
2010 57.1 63.9
2011 57.8 64.1
2012 58.5 64.5
2013 59.2 64.9
2014 59.8 65.5
2015 60.1 66
2016 60.8 66.6
2017 61.3 67.1
2018 61.8 67.6
2019 62.2 68
2020 62.6 68
2021 62.1 68
2022 62.9 69.2
2023 63.7 69.7
2024 63.8 69.9
2025 64 70.1

Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Burundi Sao Tome
1960 2,764,258 68,012
1961 2,835,119 68,707
1962 2,907,943 69,403
1963 2,969,841 70,112
1964 3,055,650 70,865
1965 3,141,367 71,680
1966 3,217,960 72,576
1967 3,300,690 73,596
1968 3,380,387 74,765
1969 3,454,590 76,083
1970 3,530,432 77,626
1971 3,617,289 79,330
1972 3,617,128 81,041
1973 3,611,991 82,798
1974 3,703,590 84,672
1975 3,796,612 86,708
1976 3,882,626 88,922
1977 3,983,582 91,301
1978 4,100,338 93,794
1979 4,203,530 96,252
1980 4,383,706 98,544
1981 4,566,014 100,615
1982 4,681,390 102,508
1983 4,808,528 104,380
1984 4,926,465 106,394
1985 5,034,042 108,658
1986 5,129,414 111,150
1987 5,247,787 113,919
1988 5,365,327 116,939
1989 5,471,706 119,979
1990 5,587,052 122,980
1991 5,703,857 125,697
1992 5,858,407 128,110
1993 5,676,843 130,467
1994 5,713,854 132,732
1995 6,066,316 134,895
1996 6,070,506 136,962
1997 6,070,042 138,922
1998 6,187,108 140,751
1999 6,337,155 142,442
2000 6,470,194 144,018
2001 6,634,365 146,375
2002 6,824,132 149,922
2003 7,043,154 153,814
2004 7,310,656 157,705
2005 7,587,299 161,639
2006 7,865,547 165,638
2007 8,161,874 169,700
2008 8,505,637 173,793
2009 8,947,646 177,853
2010 9,376,444 181,802
2011 9,717,978 185,649
2012 10,071,028 189,439
2013 10,439,341 193,148
2014 10,799,785 196,767
2015 11,047,580 200,291
2016 11,239,451 203,689
2017 11,506,762 206,970
2018 11,859,446 210,187
2019 12,255,336 213,392
2020 12,617,036 217,435
2021 12,965,481 221,961
2022 13,321,097 226,305
2023 13,689,450 230,871
2024 14,047,786 235,536

Fertility rates in Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Sao Tome
1960 7 6.24
1961 7.02 6.26
1962 7.04 6.28
1963 7.07 6.31
1964 7.09 6.33
1965 7.11 6.35
1966 7.14 6.37
1967 7.16 6.39
1968 7.18 6.42
1969 7.22 6.44
1970 7.21 6.47
1971 7.21 6.49
1972 7.21 6.51
1973 7.22 6.53
1974 7.22 6.53
1975 7.24 6.53
1976 7.25 6.52
1977 7.25 6.5
1978 7.26 6.47
1979 7.31 6.43
1980 7.35 6.39
1981 7.33 6.33
1982 7.31 6.28
1983 7.3 6.22
1984 7.3 6.16
1985 7.29 6.1
1986 7.32 6.05
1987 7.38 5.99
1988 7.38 5.94
1989 7.39 5.88
1990 7.37 5.83
1991 7.34 5.77
1992 7.3 5.7
1993 7.27 5.64
1994 7.23 5.56
1995 7.18 5.55
1996 7.12 5.47
1997 7.04 5.4
1998 6.96 5.3
1999 6.9 5.23
2000 6.87 5.16
2001 6.85 5.1
2002 6.82 5.06
2003 6.79 5.01
2004 6.75 4.96
2005 6.71 4.94
2006 6.66 4.93
2007 6.59 4.96
2008 6.52 4.91
2009 6.41 4.84
2010 6.26 4.77
2011 6.11 4.72
2012 5.99 4.66
2013 5.89 4.58
2014 5.79 4.49
2015 5.7 4.35
2016 5.59 4.2
2017 5.48 4.07
2018 5.38 3.98
2019 5.27 3.9
2020 5.18 3.83
2021 5.08 3.76
2022 4.98 3.7
2023 4.88 3.64

Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Burundi Sao Tome
1960 17.5 24.2
1961 17.4 24.3
1962 17.4 24.1
1963 17.3 23.5
1964 17.3 22.4
1965 17.3 21
1966 17.4 19.5
1967 17.4 18.5
1968 17.4 17.7
1969 17.3 17.2
1970 17.3 16.9
1971 17.3 16.9
1972 17.1 17
1973 16.8 17
1974 16.9 17.1
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.9 17.1
1977 17 17.2
1978 17 17.2
1979 17 17.3
1980 17.2 17.3
1981 17.3 17.4
1982 17.1 17.4
1983 17 17.4
1984 16.8 17.4
1985 16.6 17.4
1986 16.3 17.4
1987 16.1 17.4
1988 16 17.4
1989 15.8 17.4
1990 15.6 17.4
1991 15.5 17.3
1992 15.5 17.3
1993 14.7 17.2
1994 14.6 17.2
1995 15.4 17.3
1996 15.2 17.3
1997 15 17.4
1998 15.2 17.5
1999 15.5 17.7
2000 15.7 17.9
2001 15.9 18
2002 16.1 18.1
2003 16.3 18.3
2004 16.5 18.4
2005 16.7 18.5
2006 16.8 18.6
2007 16.9 18.7
2008 17 18.7
2009 17.2 18.7
2010 17.3 18.8
2011 17.2 18.9
2012 17.1 18.9
2013 17 18.9
2014 16.9 18.9
2015 16.6 19
2016 16.2 19
2017 16.1 19.1
2018 16.2 19.3
2019 16.3 19.4
2020 16.5 19.5
2021 16.7 19.7
2022 16.8 19.9
2023 17.1 20.1
2024 17.3 20.3

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Finance

Burundi Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
n/a

Energy

Burundi Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Burundi Sao Tome
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
93.8%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Burundi Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Sao Tome
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
808 mi
2018

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