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Burundi vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has a population of 14M (ranked 78/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 144th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Burundi Taiwan
Population
14662443
23308308
Population rank 78/197 60/197
GDP
$2.16B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 177/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$153.9
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 197/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$950
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$934M
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.3%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$66.5
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 184/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,071
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
9,915 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.88
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
17.3 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Burundi and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Burundi and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Burundi

Taiwan
Year GDP
Burundi Taiwan
1960 $195,999,990 -
1961 $202,999,992 $1,778,000,000
1962 $213,500,006 $1,960,000,000
1963 $232,749,998 $2,218,000,000
1964 $260,750,008 $2,592,000,000
1965 $158,994,963 $2,869,000,000
1966 $165,444,571 $3,207,000,000
1967 $178,297,143 $3,709,000,000
1968 $183,200,000 $4,325,000,000
1969 $190,205,714 $5,017,000,000
1970 $242,732,571 $5,785,000,000
1971 $252,842,286 $6,727,000,000
1972 $246,804,571 $8,063,000,000
1973 $304,339,524 $10,940,000,000
1974 $345,263,492 $14,739,000,000
1975 $420,986,667 $15,836,000,000
1976 $448,412,754 $18,988,000,000
1977 $547,535,556 $22,252,000,000
1978 $610,225,556 $27,373,000,000
1979 $782,496,667 $33,875,000,000
1980 $919,726,667 $42,292,000,000
1981 $969,046,667 $49,047,000,000
1982 $1,013,222,222 $49,540,000,000
1983 $1,082,926,304 $54,155,000,000
1984 $987,143,931 $61,036,000,000
1985 $1,149,979,286 $63,599,000,000
1986 $1,201,725,497 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,131,466,494 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,082,403,219 $126,378,000,000
1989 $1,113,924,130 $152,687,000,000
1990 $1,132,101,253 $166,392,000,000
1991 $1,167,398,478 $187,100,000,000
1992 $1,083,037,671 $222,947,000,000
1993 $938,632,612 $234,943,000,000
1994 $925,030,590 $256,213,000,000
1995 $1,000,428,394 $279,013,000,000
1996 $869,033,856 $292,473,000,000
1997 $972,896,268 $303,315,000,000
1998 $893,770,740 $279,926,000,000
1999 $808,077,223 $303,827,000,000
2000 $870,486,066 $330,725,000,000
2001 $876,794,723 $299,303,000,000
2002 $825,394,519 $307,429,000,000
2003 $784,654,424 $317,374,000,000
2004 $915,257,323 $346,881,000,000
2005 $1,117,113,080 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,273,375,078 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,356,199,387 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,611,835,857 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,781,455,140 $390,788,000,000
2010 $2,032,135,192 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,235,820,809 $483,957,000,000
2012 $2,333,341,334 $495,536,000,000
2013 $2,451,606,632 $512,957,000,000
2014 $2,705,783,330 $535,332,000,000
2015 $3,104,003,546 $534,474,000,000
2016 $2,644,487,777 $543,002,000,000
2017 $2,723,586,963 $591,734,000,000
2018 $2,667,182,200 $610,744,000,000
2019 $2,576,518,880 $613,453,000,000
2020 $2,649,680,261 $676,935,000,000
2021 $2,775,798,697 $777,062,000,000
2022 $3,338,722,828 $765,529,000,000
2023 $2,629,391,600 $757,276,000,000
2024 $2,162,378,759 $796,904,000,000

Burundi and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Burundi

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Burundi Taiwan
1960 $70.9 -
1961 $71.6 $161.2
1962 $73.4 $172
1963 $78.4 $188.6
1964 $85.3 $213.6
1965 $50.6 $229.3
1966 $51.4 $249.1
1967 $54 $280.8
1968 $54.2 $319
1969 $55.1 $357
1970 $68.8 $397
1971 $69.9 $451
1972 $68.2 $530
1973 $84.3 $706
1974 $93.2 $934
1975 $110.9 $985
1976 $115.5 $1,158
1977 $137.4 $1,330
1978 $148.8 $1,606
1979 $186.2 $1,950
1980 $209.8 $2,389
1981 $212.2 $2,720
1982 $216.4 $2,699
1983 $225.2 $2,903
1984 $200.4 $3,224
1985 $228.4 $3,314
1986 $234.3 $4,036
1987 $215.6 $5,350
1988 $201.7 $6,370
1989 $203.6 $7,613
1990 $202.6 $8,205
1991 $204.7 $9,125
1992 $184.9 $10,768
1993 $165.3 $11,242
1994 $161.9 $12,150
1995 $164.9 $13,119
1996 $143.2 $13,641
1997 $160.3 $14,020
1998 $144.5 $12,820
1999 $127.5 $13,804
2000 $134.5 $14,908
2001 $132.2 $13,397
2002 $121 $13,686
2003 $111.4 $14,066
2004 $125.2 $15,317
2005 $147.2 $16,456
2006 $161.9 $16,934
2007 $166.2 $17,757
2008 $189.5 $18,081
2009 $199.1 $16,933
2010 $216.7 $19,197
2011 $230.1 $20,866
2012 $231.7 $21,295
2013 $234.8 $21,973
2014 $250.5 $22,874
2015 $281 $22,780
2016 $235.3 $23,091
2017 $236.7 $25,121
2018 $224.9 $25,901
2019 $210.2 $25,998
2020 $210 $28,705
2021 $214.1 $33,111
2022 $250.6 $32,827
2023 $192.1 $32,442
2024 $153.9 $34,041

Burundi vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burundi

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Burundi Taiwan
1950 40.9 56.6
1951 41.2 57.2
1952 41.5 57.9
1953 41.7 58.6
1954 42 58.9
1955 42.2 59.8
1956 42.4 60.3
1957 42.6 61
1958 42.9 61
1959 43.1 61.6
1960 43.3 62.5
1961 43.4 63
1962 43.5 63.8
1963 43.6 64.5
1964 43.6 64.9
1965 41.8 65.7
1966 43.5 66.1
1967 43.3 66.7
1968 43.4 66.8
1969 43 67.7
1970 43.2 69
1971 43.2 69.4
1972 25.8 69.6
1973 37.4 69.8
1974 43.3 70.3
1975 43.4 70.9
1976 43.7 71.2
1977 44 71.3
1978 44.4 71.7
1979 45 71.7
1980 45.7 72
1981 46.4 72
1982 47 72.4
1983 47.4 72.4
1984 47.7 73
1985 47.7 73.3
1986 47.4 73.3
1987 47.1 73.6
1988 42.9 73.4
1989 45.7 73.7
1990 45.2 73.9
1991 44.7 74.3
1992 44.5 74.3
1993 37.2 74.6
1994 44.5 74.7
1995 44.6 74.6
1996 44.8 74.9
1997 45.7 75.3
1998 46.7 75.5
1999 47.6 75.6
2000 47.6 76.1
2001 48.5 76.5
2002 49.9 76.9
2003 51 77
2004 52.2 77.2
2005 53.1 77.1
2006 54 77.8
2007 54.8 78
2008 55.6 78.3
2009 56.4 78.7
2010 57.1 79
2011 57.8 78.9
2012 58.5 79.2
2013 59.2 79.6
2014 59.8 79.5
2015 60.1 79.9
2016 60.8 79.7
2017 61.3 80.1
2018 61.8 80.4
2019 62.2 80.6
2020 62.6 81.1
2021 62.1 80.8
2022 62.9 80.2
2023 63.7 80.6
2024 63.8 80.7
2025 64 80.9

Burundi and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Burundi

Taiwan
Year Population
Burundi Taiwan
1960 2,764,258 -
1961 2,835,119 11,030,385
1962 2,907,943 11,392,513
1963 2,969,841 11,762,101
1964 3,055,650 12,137,143
1965 3,141,367 12,511,863
1966 3,217,960 12,874,153
1967 3,300,690 13,210,344
1968 3,380,387 13,548,537
1969 3,454,590 14,068,984
1970 3,530,432 14,582,944
1971 3,617,289 14,913,564
1972 3,617,128 15,220,495
1973 3,611,991 15,505,121
1974 3,703,590 15,784,817
1975 3,796,612 16,075,128
1976 3,882,626 16,401,413
1977 3,983,582 16,730,895
1978 4,100,338 17,042,272
1979 4,203,530 17,372,779
1980 4,383,706 17,704,538
1981 4,566,014 18,029,982
1982 4,681,390 18,354,855
1983 4,808,528 18,653,146
1984 4,926,465 18,929,866
1985 5,034,042 19,191,510
1986 5,129,414 19,411,454
1987 5,247,787 19,617,046
1988 5,365,327 19,839,704
1989 5,471,706 20,055,492
1990 5,587,052 20,278,946
1991 5,703,857 20,503,568
1992 5,858,407 20,704,227
1993 5,676,843 20,899,019
1994 5,713,854 21,086,645
1995 6,066,316 21,267,653
1996 6,070,506 21,441,432
1997 6,070,042 21,634,124
1998 6,187,108 21,835,703
1999 6,337,155 22,010,489
2000 6,470,194 22,184,530
2001 6,634,365 22,341,120
2002 6,824,132 22,463,172
2003 7,043,154 22,562,663
2004 7,310,656 22,646,836
2005 7,587,299 22,729,753
2006 7,865,547 22,823,455
2007 8,161,874 22,917,444
2008 8,505,637 22,997,696
2009 8,947,646 23,078,402
2010 9,376,444 23,140,948
2011 9,717,978 23,193,518
2012 10,071,028 23,270,367
2013 10,439,341 23,344,670
2014 10,799,785 23,403,635
2015 11,047,580 23,462,914
2016 11,239,451 23,515,945
2017 11,506,762 23,555,522
2018 11,859,446 23,580,080
2019 12,255,336 23,596,027
2020 12,617,036 23,582,179
2021 12,965,481 23,468,275
2022 13,321,097 23,319,977
2023 13,689,450 23,342,541
2024 14,047,786 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Burundi and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Burundi

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Burundi Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7 -
1961 7.02 -
1962 7.04 -
1963 7.07 -
1964 7.09 -
1965 7.11 -
1966 7.14 -
1967 7.16 -
1968 7.18 -
1969 7.22 -
1970 7.21 -
1971 7.21 -
1972 7.21 -
1973 7.22 -
1974 7.22 -
1975 7.24 -
1976 7.25 -
1977 7.25 -
1978 7.26 -
1979 7.31 -
1980 7.35 -
1981 7.33 2.46
1982 7.31 -
1983 7.3 -
1984 7.3 -
1985 7.29 -
1986 7.32 -
1987 7.38 -
1988 7.38 -
1989 7.39 -
1990 7.37 -
1991 7.34 1.72
1992 7.3 -
1993 7.27 -
1994 7.23 -
1995 7.18 -
1996 7.12 -
1997 7.04 -
1998 6.96 -
1999 6.9 -
2000 6.87 -
2001 6.85 1.4
2002 6.82 -
2003 6.79 -
2004 6.75 -
2005 6.71 -
2006 6.66 -
2007 6.59 -
2008 6.52 -
2009 6.41 -
2010 6.26 -
2011 6.11 1.07
2012 5.99 -
2013 5.89 -
2014 5.79 -
2015 5.7 1.18
2016 5.59 1.17
2017 5.48 1.13
2018 5.38 1.06
2019 5.27 1.05
2020 5.18 0.99
2021 5.08 0.98
2022 4.98 0.87
2023 4.88 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Burundi and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Burundi

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Burundi Taiwan
1960 17.5 -
1961 17.4 -
1962 17.4 -
1963 17.3 -
1964 17.3 -
1965 17.3 -
1966 17.4 -
1967 17.4 -
1968 17.4 -
1969 17.3 -
1970 17.3 -
1971 17.3 -
1972 17.1 -
1973 16.8 -
1974 16.9 20.8
1975 17 21.2
1976 16.9 21.5
1977 17 21.9
1978 17 22.3
1979 17 22.6
1980 17.2 23
1981 17.3 23.4
1982 17.1 23.8
1983 17 24.1
1984 16.8 24.6
1985 16.6 25.1
1986 16.3 25.6
1987 16.1 26.1
1988 16 26.5
1989 15.8 27
1990 15.6 27.5
1991 15.5 28
1992 15.5 28.4
1993 14.7 28.9
1994 14.6 29.4
1995 15.4 29.8
1996 15.2 30.3
1997 15 30.7
1998 15.2 31.2
1999 15.5 31.6
2000 15.7 32.1
2001 15.9 32.6
2002 16.1 33.1
2003 16.3 33.6
2004 16.5 34.1
2005 16.7 34.7
2006 16.8 35.2
2007 16.9 35.8
2008 17 36.3
2009 17.2 36.8
2010 17.3 37.4
2011 17.2 37.9
2012 17.1 38.3
2013 17 38.9
2014 16.9 39.3
2015 16.6 39.9
2016 16.2 40.4
2017 16.1 41
2018 16.2 41.5
2019 16.3 42.1
2020 16.5 42.7
2021 16.7 43.3
2022 16.8 43.9
2023 17.1 44.5
2024 17.3 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burundi Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.71B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.82%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
31,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.55%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.03%
2020
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49%
2023
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2023
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
39.7
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$90.3M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$169M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
299,000
2017
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.57%
2011
n/a
Banked people share
7.11%
2014
n/a

Energy

Burundi Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.84 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.06 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
83%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
59.6%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
11.6%
2023
n/a

Society

Burundi Taiwan
% of world population
0.17%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,074
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
15.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.82
2016
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
35.5
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
57
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.5%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
2%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
11.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Burundi Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.05
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
53.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
392
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
49.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
5.27%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.3%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
10
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.16 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Burundi Taiwan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
706 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,317 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,080 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,657 mi
2016
25,771 mi
2019

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