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Burundi vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 144th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Sierra Leone
Population
14662443
8961932
Population rank 78/197 102/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$934M
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Burundi and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Burundi Sierra Leone
1960 $195,999,990 $322,151,961
1961 $202,999,992 $327,978,758
1962 $213,500,006 $342,872,549
1963 $232,749,998 $348,700,980
1964 $260,750,008 $372,011,438
1965 $158,994,963 $359,523,810
1966 $165,444,571 $375,630,252
1967 $178,297,143 $348,895,028
1968 $183,200,000 $329,991,597
1969 $190,205,714 $408,853,541
1970 $242,732,571 $434,584,634
1971 $252,842,286 $419,495,788
1972 $246,804,571 $465,254,682
1973 $304,339,524 $575,471,814
1974 $345,263,492 $648,940,351
1975 $420,986,667 $679,352,876
1976 $448,412,754 $594,810,422
1977 $547,535,556 $692,079,407
1978 $610,225,556 $960,765,043
1979 $782,496,667 $1,109,343,425
1980 $919,726,667 $1,100,476,190
1981 $969,046,667 $1,114,926,661
1982 $1,013,222,222 $1,294,995,964
1983 $1,082,926,304 $995,278,515
1984 $987,143,931 $1,087,450,199
1985 $1,149,979,286 $856,890,459
1986 $1,201,725,497 $490,181,457
1987 $1,131,466,494 $660,106,336
1988 $1,082,403,219 $1,055,083,933
1989 $1,113,924,130 $932,974,420
1990 $1,132,101,253 $649,644,098
1991 $1,167,398,478 $779,981,987
1992 $1,083,037,671 $679,940,814
1993 $938,632,612 $768,867,883
1994 $925,030,590 $911,853,802
1995 $1,000,428,394 $870,740,292
1996 $869,033,856 $941,709,423
1997 $972,896,268 $850,232,760
1998 $893,770,740 $672,368,187
1999 $808,077,223 $669,386,624
2000 $870,486,066 $635,866,404
2001 $876,794,723 $1,681,473,894
2002 $825,394,519 $1,933,863,911
2003 $784,654,424 $2,142,618,046
2004 $915,257,323 $2,237,350,687
2005 $1,117,113,080 $2,545,275,313
2006 $1,273,375,078 $3,263,697,467
2007 $1,356,199,387 $3,632,957,611
2008 $1,611,835,857 $4,157,895,298
2009 $1,781,455,140 $3,953,403,098
2010 $2,032,135,192 $4,262,805,967
2011 $2,235,820,809 $4,861,632,885
2012 $2,333,341,334 $6,141,666,509
2013 $2,451,606,632 $7,502,762,863
2014 $2,705,783,330 $7,686,138,791
2015 $3,104,003,546 $6,788,352,975
2016 $2,644,487,777 $6,084,297,211
2017 $2,723,586,963 $5,749,846,528
2018 $2,667,182,200 $6,390,514,689
2019 $2,576,518,880 $6,526,183,564
2020 $2,649,680,261 $6,693,888,876
2021 $2,775,798,697 $7,173,379,137
2022 $3,338,722,828 $7,124,465,160
2023 $2,629,391,600 $6,411,787,856
2024 $2,162,378,759 $7,547,843,281

Burundi and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Sierra Leone
1960 $70.9 $142
1961 $71.6 $142.3
1962 $73.4 $146.4
1963 $78.4 $146.4
1964 $85.3 $153.4
1965 $50.6 $145.6
1966 $51.4 $149.4
1967 $54 $136.2
1968 $54.2 $126.4
1969 $55.1 $153.6
1970 $68.8 $160.2
1971 $69.9 $151.8
1972 $68.2 $165.3
1973 $84.3 $200.7
1974 $93.2 $222.2
1975 $110.9 $228.4
1976 $115.5 $196.4
1977 $137.4 $224.3
1978 $148.8 $305
1979 $186.2 $346
1980 $209.8 $336
1981 $212.2 $334
1982 $216.4 $380
1983 $225.2 $285.9
1984 $200.4 $306
1985 $228.4 $235.5
1986 $234.3 $131.5
1987 $215.6 $172.4
1988 $201.7 $268.2
1989 $203.6 $231.3
1990 $202.6 $154.8
1991 $204.7 $183.7
1992 $184.9 $163.2
1993 $165.3 $185
1994 $161.9 $218.5
1995 $164.9 $208.4
1996 $143.2 $224.3
1997 $160.3 $199.9
1998 $144.5 $156.5
1999 $127.5 $155
2000 $134.5 $143.7
2001 $132.2 $358
2002 $121 $389
2003 $111.4 $414
2004 $125.2 $418
2005 $147.2 $463
2006 $161.9 $580
2007 $166.2 $632
2008 $189.5 $705
2009 $199.1 $653
2010 $216.7 $685
2011 $230.1 $761
2012 $231.7 $938
2013 $234.8 $1,117
2014 $250.5 $1,118
2015 $281 $965
2016 $235.3 $844
2017 $236.7 $779
2018 $224.9 $846
2019 $210.2 $844
2020 $210 $846
2021 $214.1 $886
2022 $250.6 $861
2023 $192.1 $758
2024 $153.9 $873

Burundi vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Sierra Leone
1950 40.9 28.9
1951 41.2 29.3
1952 41.5 29.7
1953 41.7 30.1
1954 42 30.5
1955 42.2 30.9
1956 42.4 31.3
1957 42.6 31.8
1958 42.9 32.1
1959 43.1 32.6
1960 43.3 33.1
1961 43.4 33.6
1962 43.5 34.2
1963 43.6 34.7
1964 43.6 35.3
1965 41.8 35.9
1966 43.5 36.6
1967 43.3 37.3
1968 43.4 37.8
1969 43 38.2
1970 43.2 38.6
1971 43.2 39.1
1972 25.8 39.5
1973 37.4 40
1974 43.3 40.4
1975 43.4 41
1976 43.7 41.4
1977 44 41.8
1978 44.4 42.2
1979 45 42.5
1980 45.7 42.8
1981 46.4 43.1
1982 47 43.3
1983 47.4 43.5
1984 47.7 43.6
1985 47.7 43.6
1986 47.4 43.5
1987 47.1 43.7
1988 42.9 43.8
1989 45.7 43.7
1990 45.2 43.7
1991 44.7 43.3
1992 44.5 43.5
1993 37.2 43.4
1994 44.5 42.8
1995 44.6 42.6
1996 44.8 43.5
1997 45.7 43.6
1998 46.7 42.7
1999 47.6 42
2000 47.6 44.8
2001 48.5 45.4
2002 49.9 46.2
2003 51 46.8
2004 52.2 47.5
2005 53.1 48.3
2006 54 49.5
2007 54.8 50
2008 55.6 50.7
2009 56.4 51.3
2010 57.1 51.9
2011 57.8 52.6
2012 58.5 53.2
2013 59.2 54.1
2014 59.8 54.3
2015 60.1 55.5
2016 60.8 56.9
2017 61.3 57.8
2018 61.8 59.1
2019 62.2 59.6
2020 62.6 59.7
2021 62.1 60.3
2022 62.9 61.3
2023 63.7 61.8
2024 63.8 62
2025 64 62.2

Burundi and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Burundi Sierra Leone
1960 2,764,258 2,268,356
1961 2,835,119 2,304,227
1962 2,907,943 2,342,242
1963 2,969,841 2,382,258
1964 3,055,650 2,424,390
1965 3,141,367 2,468,666
1966 3,217,960 2,514,638
1967 3,300,690 2,562,384
1968 3,380,387 2,611,532
1969 3,454,590 2,661,365
1970 3,530,432 2,712,286
1971 3,617,289 2,763,222
1972 3,617,128 2,814,388
1973 3,611,991 2,866,955
1974 3,703,590 2,920,459
1975 3,796,612 2,974,657
1976 3,882,626 3,028,820
1977 3,983,582 3,085,354
1978 4,100,338 3,145,517
1979 4,203,530 3,207,499
1980 4,383,706 3,272,089
1981 4,566,014 3,338,940
1982 4,681,390 3,408,183
1983 4,808,528 3,481,646
1984 4,926,465 3,558,758
1985 5,034,042 3,638,438
1986 5,129,414 3,728,380
1987 5,247,787 3,829,718
1988 5,365,327 3,934,517
1989 5,471,706 4,034,037
1990 5,587,052 4,196,828
1991 5,703,857 4,246,267
1992 5,858,407 4,166,366
1993 5,676,843 4,157,130
1994 5,713,854 4,173,105
1995 6,066,316 4,179,179
1996 6,070,506 4,199,210
1997 6,070,042 4,253,716
1998 6,187,108 4,295,785
1999 6,337,155 4,318,043
2000 6,470,194 4,423,611
2001 6,634,365 4,692,716
2002 6,824,132 4,971,435
2003 7,043,154 5,177,687
2004 7,310,656 5,355,717
2005 7,587,299 5,501,712
2006 7,865,547 5,624,466
2007 8,161,874 5,749,352
2008 8,505,637 5,894,722
2009 8,947,646 6,055,646
2010 9,376,444 6,222,714
2011 9,717,978 6,387,251
2012 10,071,028 6,551,080
2013 10,439,341 6,714,051
2014 10,799,785 6,876,385
2015 11,047,580 7,037,655
2016 11,239,451 7,205,328
2017 11,506,762 7,379,299
2018 11,859,446 7,554,563
2019 12,255,336 7,731,991
2020 12,617,036 7,912,558
2021 12,965,481 8,094,602
2022 13,321,097 8,276,807
2023 13,689,450 8,460,512
2024 14,047,786 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Burundi and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Sierra Leone
1960 7 6.18
1961 7.02 6.21
1962 7.04 6.22
1963 7.07 6.26
1964 7.09 6.29
1965 7.11 6.31
1966 7.14 6.35
1967 7.16 6.38
1968 7.18 6.39
1969 7.22 6.39
1970 7.21 6.41
1971 7.21 6.43
1972 7.21 6.45
1973 7.22 6.47
1974 7.22 6.53
1975 7.24 6.55
1976 7.25 6.55
1977 7.25 6.57
1978 7.26 6.59
1979 7.31 6.58
1980 7.35 6.56
1981 7.33 6.55
1982 7.31 6.56
1983 7.3 6.57
1984 7.3 6.59
1985 7.29 6.59
1986 7.32 6.6
1987 7.38 6.61
1988 7.38 6.59
1989 7.39 6.57
1990 7.37 6.57
1991 7.34 6.55
1992 7.3 6.56
1993 7.27 6.57
1994 7.23 6.56
1995 7.18 6.56
1996 7.12 6.55
1997 7.04 6.53
1998 6.96 6.5
1999 6.9 6.42
2000 6.87 6.36
2001 6.85 6.31
2002 6.82 6.23
2003 6.79 6.09
2004 6.75 5.92
2005 6.71 5.81
2006 6.66 5.74
2007 6.59 5.64
2008 6.52 5.56
2009 6.41 5.45
2010 6.26 5.33
2011 6.11 5.21
2012 5.99 5.06
2013 5.89 4.87
2014 5.79 4.7
2015 5.7 4.55
2016 5.59 4.47
2017 5.48 4.39
2018 5.38 4.29
2019 5.27 4.19
2020 5.18 4.08
2021 5.08 3.98
2022 4.98 3.88
2023 4.88 3.79

Burundi and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Burundi Sierra Leone
1960 17.5 21.1
1961 17.4 21.1
1962 17.4 21.1
1963 17.3 21
1964 17.3 21
1965 17.3 20.9
1966 17.4 20.9
1967 17.4 20.8
1968 17.4 20.7
1969 17.3 20.6
1970 17.3 20.4
1971 17.3 20.2
1972 17.1 20.1
1973 16.8 19.9
1974 16.9 19.8
1975 17 19.6
1976 16.9 19.5
1977 17 19.4
1978 17 19.3
1979 17 19.2
1980 17.2 19.1
1981 17.3 19.1
1982 17.1 19
1983 17 18.9
1984 16.8 18.9
1985 16.6 18.8
1986 16.3 18.7
1987 16.1 18.7
1988 16 18.6
1989 15.8 18.6
1990 15.6 18.5
1991 15.5 18.5
1992 15.5 18.4
1993 14.7 18.4
1994 14.6 18.3
1995 15.4 18.2
1996 15.2 18.2
1997 15 18.1
1998 15.2 18.1
1999 15.5 18
2000 15.7 18
2001 15.9 18
2002 16.1 17.9
2003 16.3 17.9
2004 16.5 17.9
2005 16.7 18
2006 16.8 18
2007 16.9 18
2008 17 18.1
2009 17.2 18.1
2010 17.3 18.2
2011 17.2 18.3
2012 17.1 18.4
2013 17 18.5
2014 16.9 18.6
2015 16.6 18.7
2016 16.2 18.9
2017 16.1 19.1
2018 16.2 19.2
2019 16.3 19.4
2020 16.5 19.6
2021 16.7 19.8
2022 16.8 20
2023 17.1 20.3
2024 17.3 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
38.6%
2024

Energy

Burundi Sierra Leone
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Burundi Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Burundi Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
7,270 mi
2015

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