Total & land area: Burundi vs Vanuatu size comparison [2026]

Burundi is 2.28 times bigger by total area compared to Vanuatu: 10,747 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Burundi is 9,915 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu — a 2.11 times difference in territory size.

Burundi ranks 143/197 by total surface area vs 158/197 for Vanuatu.
Burundi occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.008% for Vanuatu.
83.9% of Burundi's area is agricultural land vs 15.3% in Vanuatu.
Burundi has 0.05% of the world's agricultural land area — Vanuatu has 0.004%.
10.9% of Burundi is covered by forests, compared to 36.3% in Vanuatu.
0.007% of the world's forests are in Burundi, and 0.01% are in Vanuatu.

True size map comparison: Burundi vs Vanuatu

See how Burundi and Vanuatu compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Burundi	Vanuatu
Total area	10,747 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.28	1
Total area rank	143/197	158/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.005%	0.002%
Land area	9,915 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.11	1
Land area rank	144/197	157/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.008%
Population	14,047,786	327,777
Population density	1,487 ppl/mi²	72.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Burundi	Vanuatu
Forest area	1,080 sq mi	1,708 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	10.9%	36.3%
Forest area rank	150/196	141/196
World's forests share	0.007%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	8,317 sq mi	722 sq mi
Agricultural land share	83.9%	15.3%
Agricultural land area rank	116/194	156/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.05%	0.004%
Arable land	5,101 sq mi	77.2 sq mi
Arable land share	51.4%	1.64%
Arable land area rank	97/191	165/191
Permanent cropland	1,351 sq mi	483 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	13.6%	10.3%
Permanent cropland area rank	63/192	99/192
Water area	832 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	7.74%	0%
Water area rank	94/197	196/197
Roads length	7,657 mi	665 mi
Land borders length	708 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	1,571 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	0%

Burundi vs Vanuatu size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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