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Burundi vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 144th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Syria
Population
14662443
26304877
Population rank 78/197 57/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 177/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 197/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$934M
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 184/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$731
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
17.3 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73 years
2025

Burundi and Syria: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Syria economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Syria
Year GDP
Burundi Syria
1960 $195,999,990 $857,704,413
1961 $202,999,992 $945,244,972
1962 $213,500,006 $1,110,565,881
1963 $232,749,998 $1,200,447,408
1964 $260,750,008 $1,339,494,267
1965 $158,994,963 $1,472,036,540
1966 $165,444,571 $1,342,287,553
1967 $178,297,143 $1,580,229,799
1968 $183,200,000 $1,753,746,430
1969 $190,205,714 $2,245,011,515
1970 $242,732,571 $2,140,384,010
1971 $252,842,286 $2,589,851,325
1972 $246,804,571 $3,059,681,698
1973 $304,339,524 $3,239,487,516
1974 $345,263,492 $5,159,557,148
1975 $420,986,667 $6,826,980,444
1976 $448,412,754 $7,633,528,867
1977 $547,535,556 $7,696,011,396
1978 $610,225,556 $9,275,200,458
1979 $782,496,667 $9,929,681,529
1980 $919,726,667 $13,062,420,382
1981 $969,046,667 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,013,222,222 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,082,926,304 $17,589,277,143
1984 $987,143,931 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,149,979,286 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,201,725,497 $13,293,205,278
1987 $1,131,466,494 $11,356,215,543
1988 $1,082,403,219 $10,577,041,645
1989 $1,113,924,130 $9,853,395,762
1990 $1,132,101,253 $12,308,624,418
1991 $1,167,398,478 $12,981,833,333
1992 $1,083,037,671 $13,253,565,861
1993 $938,632,612 $13,695,962,055
1994 $925,030,590 $10,122,020,000
1995 $1,000,428,394 $11,396,706,587
1996 $869,033,856 $13,789,560,878
1997 $972,896,268 $14,505,233,463
1998 $893,770,740 $15,200,846,154
1999 $808,077,223 $15,873,875,969
2000 $870,486,066 $18,937,052,543
2001 $876,794,723 $20,237,024,725
2002 $825,394,519 $20,669,357,462
2003 $784,654,424 $21,828,144,686
2004 $915,257,323 $25,086,950,495
2005 $1,117,113,080 $28,858,965,517
2006 $1,273,375,078 $33,751,788,856
2007 $1,356,199,387 $40,465,318,382
2008 $1,611,835,857 $52,557,913,569
2009 $1,781,455,140 $54,111,735,629
2010 $2,032,135,192 $61,390,830,875
2011 $2,235,820,809 $67,539,428,159
2012 $2,333,341,334 $43,190,318,033
2013 $2,451,606,632 $21,361,254,635
2014 $2,705,783,330 $21,502,061,466
2015 $3,104,003,546 $16,466,863,117
2016 $2,644,487,777 $12,597,854,877
2017 $2,723,586,963 $16,369,843,352
2018 $2,667,182,200 $21,497,782,868
2019 $2,576,518,880 $22,583,045,060
2020 $2,649,680,261 $12,047,752,036
2021 $2,775,798,697 $14,353,205,678
2022 $3,338,722,828 $23,622,827,080
2023 $2,629,391,600 $19,993,439,950
2024 $2,162,378,759 -

Burundi and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Syria
1960 $70.9 $183.5
1961 $71.6 $196.3
1962 $73.4 $223.9
1963 $78.4 $234.9
1964 $85.3 $254.2
1965 $50.6 $270.8
1966 $51.4 $239.3
1967 $54 $272.9
1968 $54.2 $293.3
1969 $55.1 $364
1970 $68.8 $335
1971 $69.9 $393
1972 $68.2 $448
1973 $84.3 $459
1974 $93.2 $707
1975 $110.9 $904
1976 $115.5 $976
1977 $137.4 $951
1978 $148.8 $1,108
1979 $186.2 $1,146
1980 $209.8 $1,458
1981 $212.2 $1,676
1982 $216.4 $1,703
1983 $225.2 $1,776
1984 $200.4 $1,706
1985 $228.4 $1,544
1986 $234.3 $1,208
1987 $215.6 $997
1988 $201.7 $898
1989 $203.6 $809
1990 $202.6 $978
1991 $204.7 $1,000
1992 $184.9 $990
1993 $165.3 $993
1994 $161.9 $712
1995 $164.9 $780
1996 $143.2 $918
1997 $160.3 $941
1998 $144.5 $961
1999 $127.5 $978
2000 $134.5 $1,138
2001 $132.2 $1,187
2002 $121 $1,183
2003 $111.4 $1,220
2004 $125.2 $1,368
2005 $147.2 $1,534
2006 $161.9 $1,719
2007 $166.2 $1,938
2008 $189.5 $2,429
2009 $199.1 $2,462
2010 $216.7 $2,731
2011 $230.1 $2,952
2012 $231.7 $1,898
2013 $234.8 $986
2014 $250.5 $1,061
2015 $281 $848
2016 $235.3 $656
2017 $236.7 $852
2018 $224.9 $1,098
2019 $210.2 $1,110
2020 $210 $572
2021 $214.1 $664
2022 $250.6 $1,052
2023 $192.1 $847
2024 $153.9 -

Burundi vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Syria
1950 40.9 42.5
1951 41.2 43.4
1952 41.5 44.3
1953 41.7 45.3
1954 42 46.4
1955 42.2 47.4
1956 42.4 48.5
1957 42.6 49.6
1958 42.9 50.7
1959 43.1 51.7
1960 43.3 52.7
1961 43.4 53.7
1962 43.5 54.6
1963 43.6 55.4
1964 43.6 56.2
1965 41.8 56.9
1966 43.5 57.6
1967 43.3 58
1968 43.4 59.1
1969 43 59.8
1970 43.2 60.6
1971 43.2 61.3
1972 25.8 62
1973 37.4 60.8
1974 43.3 63.4
1975 43.4 64.2
1976 43.7 64.8
1977 44 65.4
1978 44.4 65.9
1979 45 66.2
1980 45.7 66.5
1981 46.4 64.6
1982 47 60.8
1983 47.4 67.4
1984 47.7 67.7
1985 47.7 68
1986 47.4 68.4
1987 47.1 68.8
1988 42.9 69.2
1989 45.7 69.5
1990 45.2 69.8
1991 44.7 70.1
1992 44.5 70.2
1993 37.2 70.3
1994 44.5 70.3
1995 44.6 70.2
1996 44.8 70.2
1997 45.7 70.2
1998 46.7 70.2
1999 47.6 70.5
2000 47.6 70.9
2001 48.5 71.3
2002 49.9 71.7
2003 51 72.2
2004 52.2 72.5
2005 53.1 72.8
2006 54 73
2007 54.8 73.3
2008 55.6 73.4
2009 56.4 73.5
2010 57.1 73.5
2011 57.8 72.3
2012 58.5 66.2
2013 59.2 65.1
2014 59.8 65.5
2015 60.1 63.3
2016 60.8 65.2
2017 61.3 65.7
2018 61.8 67.4
2019 62.2 71
2020 62.6 71.9
2021 62.1 72.4
2022 62.9 72.8
2023 63.7 72.1
2024 63.8 72.6
2025 64 73

Burundi and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Syria
Year Population
Burundi Syria
1960 2,764,258 4,673,500
1961 2,835,119 4,815,466
1962 2,907,943 4,959,340
1963 2,969,841 5,110,467
1964 3,055,650 5,269,087
1965 3,141,367 5,435,267
1966 3,217,960 5,609,047
1967 3,300,690 5,790,198
1968 3,380,387 5,978,742
1969 3,454,590 6,175,166
1970 3,530,432 6,380,609
1971 3,617,289 6,598,094
1972 3,617,128 6,826,024
1973 3,611,991 7,060,321
1974 3,703,590 7,302,160
1975 3,796,612 7,554,364
1976 3,882,626 7,817,320
1977 3,983,582 8,090,501
1978 4,100,338 8,372,759
1979 4,203,530 8,661,909
1980 4,383,706 8,957,663
1981 4,566,014 9,260,189
1982 4,681,390 9,572,511
1983 4,808,528 9,904,809
1984 4,926,465 10,258,398
1985 5,034,042 10,625,672
1986 5,129,414 11,002,844
1987 5,247,787 11,388,923
1988 5,365,327 11,782,264
1989 5,471,706 12,179,060
1990 5,587,052 12,579,208
1991 5,703,857 12,980,821
1992 5,858,407 13,385,571
1993 5,676,843 13,795,686
1994 5,713,854 14,208,583
1995 6,066,316 14,616,801
1996 6,070,506 15,018,104
1997 6,070,042 15,417,542
1998 6,187,108 15,820,413
1999 6,337,155 16,228,061
2000 6,470,194 16,637,888
2001 6,634,365 17,051,338
2002 6,824,132 17,468,332
2003 7,043,154 17,889,296
2004 7,310,656 18,336,875
2005 7,587,299 18,814,091
2006 7,865,547 19,637,022
2007 8,161,874 20,884,125
2008 8,505,637 21,636,564
2009 8,947,646 21,976,969
2010 9,376,444 22,482,421
2011 9,717,978 22,878,098
2012 10,071,028 22,759,763
2013 10,439,341 21,666,917
2014 10,799,785 20,273,659
2015 11,047,580 19,424,618
2016 11,239,451 19,193,834
2017 11,506,762 19,224,668
2018 11,859,446 19,577,845
2019 12,255,336 20,353,534
2020 12,617,036 21,049,429
2021 12,965,481 21,628,839
2022 13,321,097 22,462,173
2023 13,689,450 23,594,623
2024 14,047,786 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Burundi and Syria

Fertility rate
Burundi

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Syria
1960 7 7.51
1961 7.02 7.5
1962 7.04 7.51
1963 7.07 7.51
1964 7.09 7.53
1965 7.11 7.53
1966 7.14 7.55
1967 7.16 7.56
1968 7.18 7.57
1969 7.22 7.59
1970 7.21 7.62
1971 7.21 7.6
1972 7.21 7.57
1973 7.22 7.55
1974 7.22 7.52
1975 7.24 7.49
1976 7.25 7.45
1977 7.25 7.42
1978 7.26 7.35
1979 7.31 7.25
1980 7.35 7.12
1981 7.33 6.97
1982 7.31 6.81
1983 7.3 6.69
1984 7.3 6.59
1985 7.29 6.48
1986 7.32 6.37
1987 7.38 6.2
1988 7.38 6
1989 7.39 5.78
1990 7.37 5.56
1991 7.34 5.34
1992 7.3 5.14
1993 7.27 4.99
1994 7.23 4.86
1995 7.18 4.7
1996 7.12 4.54
1997 7.04 4.37
1998 6.96 4.25
1999 6.9 4.14
2000 6.87 4.07
2001 6.85 3.98
2002 6.82 3.87
2003 6.79 3.76
2004 6.75 3.68
2005 6.71 3.61
2006 6.66 3.56
2007 6.59 3.54
2008 6.52 3.48
2009 6.41 3.42
2010 6.26 3.36
2011 6.11 3.29
2012 5.99 3.22
2013 5.89 3.17
2014 5.79 3.12
2015 5.7 3.07
2016 5.59 3.01
2017 5.48 2.97
2018 5.38 2.93
2019 5.27 2.88
2020 5.18 2.84
2021 5.08 2.8
2022 4.98 2.75
2023 4.88 2.71

Burundi and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Syria
Year Median age, years
Burundi Syria
1960 17.5 17.6
1961 17.4 17.3
1962 17.4 17.1
1963 17.3 16.9
1964 17.3 16.7
1965 17.3 16.5
1966 17.4 16.4
1967 17.4 16.2
1968 17.4 16.1
1969 17.3 16
1970 17.3 15.9
1971 17.3 15.8
1972 17.1 15.8
1973 16.8 15.7
1974 16.9 15.7
1975 17 15.7
1976 16.9 15.6
1977 17 15.6
1978 17 15.6
1979 17 15.6
1980 17.2 15.6
1981 17.3 15.6
1982 17.1 15.7
1983 17 15.8
1984 16.8 15.8
1985 16.6 15.9
1986 16.3 16
1987 16.1 16.1
1988 16 16.2
1989 15.8 16.4
1990 15.6 16.5
1991 15.5 16.7
1992 15.5 16.9
1993 14.7 17.1
1994 14.6 17.3
1995 15.4 17.5
1996 15.2 17.7
1997 15 17.9
1998 15.2 18.1
1999 15.5 18.3
2000 15.7 18.5
2001 15.9 18.8
2002 16.1 19
2003 16.3 19.2
2004 16.5 19.5
2005 16.7 19.7
2006 16.8 20.3
2007 16.9 21
2008 17 21.3
2009 17.2 21.5
2010 17.3 21.7
2011 17.2 21.9
2012 17.1 21.8
2013 17 21.2
2014 16.9 20.1
2015 16.6 19.5
2016 16.2 19.5
2017 16.1 19.6
2018 16.2 20.1
2019 16.3 20.9
2020 16.5 21.6
2021 16.7 22.2
2022 16.8 22.7
2023 17.1 23.3
2024 17.3 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
23.3%
2011

Energy

Burundi Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Burundi Syria
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Burundi Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
10
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Burundi Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
n/a

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