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Burundi vs Nigeria

Burundi and Nigeria side by side across 186 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.14B vs Burundi vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$546 vs Burundi vs Nigeria
Population14.39M vs Burundi vs Nigeria

Indicator by indicator

186 indicators
Indicator Burundi NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy14.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy37%2026
GDP GrowthEconomy3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$273.06M2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.1%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$90.35M2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy38.5%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.7%2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy37.52020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy74.2%2020
Account OwnershipEconomy7.1%2014
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.2%2020
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy3.8%2024
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$3.7M2011
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy299K2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy1.7%2020
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy12.4%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy-4.9%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy43.1%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.22022
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.62022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy87.2%2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.4%2020
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4432024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade15.2%2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade46%2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.3%2023
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2862023
PopulationDemographics14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics322026
Death RateDemographics6.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth30.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.082022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth12.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.5%2023
Maternal MortalityHealth3922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth49.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth19.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth89%2025
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.692014
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth28.5%2017
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth76.5%2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.792023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth52.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth99.2%2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare7.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare83.5%2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare19%2017
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.5%2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6.4%2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation71.3%2020
Youth Literacy RateEducation88.4%2020
Primary Completion RateEducation50.1%2017
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation25.3%2017
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation73.5%2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.9%2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation29.4%2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation7.2%2017
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation95.8%2025
Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.1%2025
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security875K2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture6.9K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance5.62016
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian6.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian7342025
Internet UsersTechnology8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology63.22023
4G CoverageTechnology32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology02023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology311.1%2017
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%2018
Electricity AccessInfrastructure20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure12K1998
Slum PopulationInfrastructure36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy83%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy73.5%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy24.5%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy184 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate35.7 µg/m³2023

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