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Madagascar vs Burundi

Madagascar and Burundi side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$21.19B vs $8.14BMadagascar vs Burundi
GDP per Capita$656 vs $546Madagascar vs Burundi
Population32.74M vs 14.39MMadagascar vs Burundi

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202 indicators

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Indicator Madagascar BurundiPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.19B$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$656$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy8.3%14.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy4,267.43 LCU/USD2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.6%-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3%0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy49.3%37%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.27B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.6%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$560$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,910$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$63.93B$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy21.7%34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy23.9%18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.1%13.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.8%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$406.26M$273.06M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.3%8.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy39.2%47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$2.78B$90.35M2024/2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy16.5%38.5%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.9%12.7%2024/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy85.5%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.9%79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.837.52021/2020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy69.2%74.2%2021/2020
Account OwnershipEconomy24.5%7.1%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.3%11.2%2022/2020
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%3.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy54.2%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy8.4%18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$202M$3.7M2020/2011 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy87.1K299K2020/2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-8%-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$413.31M$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.4%0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.7%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy16.2%22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.6%1.7%2022/2020
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.525.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.5%14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy8%18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$40$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy60%12.4%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy47.6%-4.9%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%43.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$421$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy69.2%85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.9%3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy20.9%11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy84.4%83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy72.8%51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.2%7.1%2021/2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.73.22024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy31.62024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.7%1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy83.9%87.2%2021/2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.6%97.4%2021/2020
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.46B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8360.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2920.4432024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.6%1.9%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade32.3%15.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.5%46%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1%1.3%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.3%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade32.9%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4870.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5840.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3190.2862023
PopulationDemographics32.74M14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.4 years16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.914.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.1%74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.9%44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.9%25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics57.6/km²567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.8322026
Death RateDemographics7.366.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.08-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.6 years65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.1 years61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.8%5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth4330.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.5%0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.4%9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.170.082022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth33482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth22.512.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth25.9%24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.4%24.5%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth12.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth445.43922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth64.849.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth23.819.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth224832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth49%86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth64%89%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth33.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.320.692014
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth49.7%28.5%2021/2017
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth45.8%76.5%2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.280.792022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth128.752.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$17$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth40%38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth25.6%10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth88.9%99.2%2021/2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare38.4%55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare7.2%7.8%2021/2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare73.8%83.5%2021/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare38.8%19%2021/2017
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.9%1.5%2021/2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3%4.5%2023/2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6.1%6.4%2023/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation74.7%71.3%2021/2020
Youth Literacy RateEducation82.4%88.4%2021/2020
Primary Completion RateEducation49.7%50.1%2021/2017
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation23.5%25.3%2021/2017
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.6%73.5%2024/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation61.2%62.9%2024/2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation31%29.4%2024/2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation14%7.2%2021/2017
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation15.3%95.8%2019/2025 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.1%23.1%2021/2025
UndernourishmentFood Security39.5%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M875K2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture70.3%83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture105.9119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.57M t2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.56K t6.9K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture21K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.39K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture265K t590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture4.97M t136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1K t8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,833 kg/ha1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,435 kg/ha1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,407 kg/ha730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture7M head1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance5.62016
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3610.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1870.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8820.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.01-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.86-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.88-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.48-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.75-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian87110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian06.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.28K1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian07342025
Internet UsersTechnology18.7%8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology75.563.22023
4G CoverageTechnology34.6%32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.102023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.5%25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology69.2%53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology24.5%311.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.8%27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.2%2017/2018
Electricity AccessInfrastructure42.5%20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure313.31K12K2023/1998 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure65.7%36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy256.1 MW178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy63.2 MW10 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy0.2 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy192.6 MW164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy83.1%83%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.6%0.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy80 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy5.3%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy15.8 MW7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy26.5%3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.1%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy37%73.5%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy57.6%24.5%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy2.4 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy432 gCO₂/kWh184 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy532 kWh277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate34.1%61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate21.3%10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate4%2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate12.4 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Madagascar or Burundi have the larger economy?

Madagascar has the larger economy: $21.19B for Madagascar versus $8.14B for Burundi (GDP, current US$).

How do Madagascar and Burundi compare across indicators?

This page compares Madagascar and Burundi on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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