Burundi

Sub-Saharan Africa·Low income

Population: 13.7M; 77th of 217
GDP: $2.16B; 189th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $154; 214th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 63.7; 196th of 217
Human development: 0.426; 185th of 189 · 2021

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Madagascar

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highly agrarian, low-income Sub-Saharan economy; declining foreign assistance; increasing fiscal insolvencies; dense and still growing population; COVID-19 weakened economic recovery and flipped two years of deflation

Area: 27,830 km²
Resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable…
Borders: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rwanda; Tanzania

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian95%
Muslim3%▲ 0.9pt
Unaffiliated1.3%▼ 0.6pt
Other0.8%

Religious diversity: 1.13 / 10 · low · 154th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

BDI

MWI

CAF

MDG

GDP

current US$

$2.16B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$34.1M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

53%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

25.3%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

9.6%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.606–––

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

–––

Population

people

13.7M–––

Population density

people per km²

518.7–––

Urban population

% of total

14.8%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

4.9–––

Net migration

people

-27.1K–––

Population under 15

% of total

44.7%–––

Population 65+

% of total

2.5%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

8.4%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.8%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

277.1–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

28.5–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.4–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.13–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

1.3%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

3.7%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#189/214

$2.16B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#214/214

$1542024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#203/203

$920latest

GDP growth

annual %

#96/214

3.5%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#207/207

$1902024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#183/213

9.9%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#158/201

$34.1M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#106/205

53%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#19/206

25.3%2023

Industry value added

% of GDP

#191/208

9.6%2023

Unemployment

% of labor force

#5/187

0.9%latest

Gini index

0–100

#101/168

37.5latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#163/168

74.2%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#164/165

$7172022

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

#140/144

1.482023

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#29/139

0.6062023

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

#116/119

0.2112023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#77/217

13.7Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#24/216

518.7latest

Urban population

% of total

#213/215

14.8%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#196/217

63.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#8/217

4.9latest

Net migration

people

#182/217

-27.1K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#7/217

44.7%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#208/217

2.5%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#154/196

31.5latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#167/196

49.2latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#56/192

8.4%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#187/195

0.1latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#127/160

75.5%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#67/199

4.8%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#174/194

6.2%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#207/210

11.1%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#189/214

63.22023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#202/208

02023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#206/215

10.62024

Access to electricity

% of population

#214/215

11.6%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#196/198

277.12023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#197/202

28.52023

Electricity generation

TWh

#179/202

0.42023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#46/202

69.2%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#57/202

30.8%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#37/204

0.92024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#2/204

0.12024

Share of global CO₂

#170/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#1/193

0.72023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#80/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#107/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#113/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#85/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#114/210

0.5772024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#142/175

0.1852025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#156/175

0.062025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#154/175

0.2712025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#155/175

0.8452025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#152/175

0.1442025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#169/178

172022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#184/193

-1.522022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#171/193

-1.262022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#172/193

-1.282022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#167/193

-1.192022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#122/175

0.6532025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#86/126

622025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#71/126

02025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#106/126

622025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#154/193

1.132020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#118/193

1.3%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#185/189

0.4262021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#127/170

0.5052021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#151/164

3.782020

Global Peace Index

1–5

#125/158

2.392023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#24/161

3.7%latest

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