Country profile
Burundi
Burundi ranks #77 of 215 for population, #209 of 209 for gdp per capita, #197 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
14M
people · 2024
Rank #77 of 215
Life expectancy
63.8
years · 2024
Rank #197 of 216
Poverty headcount
74.2%
% of population · 2020
Rank #5 of 186
Under-5 mortality
47.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #47 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
27.5%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #218 of 232
Tobacco use
11.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #124 of 163
Calorie supply
1,698
kcal per person per day · 2022
Rank #189 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
299,000
arrivals · 2017
Rank #152 of 203
GDP per capita
$219
current US$ · 2024
Rank #209 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
20.2
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #19 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
341
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #20 of 210
Forest area
10.9%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #207 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
29.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #79 of 248
Protected areas
7.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #169 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #209 of 210
Fertilizer use
30.8
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #122 of 194
Pesticide use
0.03
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #185 of 193
Cereal yield
1.16
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #156 of 182
Digital
Internet users
8.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #208 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.02
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #250 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
63.2
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #237 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
11.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #214 of 215
Renewable electricity output
61.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #57 of 257
Energy use per person
277
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #207 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.19
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #139 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Burundi; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield