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Uganda vs Burundi

Uganda and Burundi side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$73.37B vs $8.14BUganda vs Burundi
GDP per Capita$1,476 vs $546Uganda vs Burundi
Population51.38M vs 14.39MUganda vs Burundi

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Indicator Uganda BurundiPeriod
GDPEconomy$73.37B$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,476$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy3.7%14.5%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy3,681.36 LCU/USD2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-5.9%-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy55%37%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.54B—2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7.5%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,120$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,410$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$179.21B$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy26.1%34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.3%18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%13.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.1%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22.6%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.43B$273.06M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.7%8.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy39.2%47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.48B$90.35M2024/2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.3%38.5%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.6%12.7%2024/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy75.6%79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.737.52019/2020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy59.8%74.2%2019/2020
Account OwnershipEconomy72.8%7.1%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.8%11.2%2021/2020
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.9%3.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy50.2%—2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.2%18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$518M$3.7M2020/2011 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy473K299K2020/2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.9%-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.3B$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.9%0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.7%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.7%22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.2%1.7%2021/2020
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.425.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy7.5%14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.7%18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy19.8%12.4%2018/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy14.7%-4.9%2018/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy24.7%43.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$654$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy64.9%85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.3%3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.9%11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy74.4%83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.2%51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.1%7.1%2019/2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.13.22024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.61.62024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.5%1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3%1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy76.3%87.2%2019/2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy93.6%97.4%2019/2020
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$13.29B—2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.83B—2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8010.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4190.4432024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.3%1.9%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.3%15.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade39.3%46%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.9%1.3%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.4%—2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.8%—2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5820.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5240.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.40.2862023
PopulationDemographics51.38M14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.7%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.1 years16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.174.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics68.1%74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics43.1%44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics31.9%25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics264.1/km²567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.1322026
Death RateDemographics4.666.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.31-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.4 years65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.5 years61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth35.930.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth4.9%0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.190.082022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth54482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth1612.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.5%24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32.2%24.5%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth20.4%—2024
Maternal MortalityHealth170.33922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.849.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.919.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth197832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth97%89%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth44.9%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.5%—2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.2%4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.50.692010/2014
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth43%28.5%2022/2017 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.2%76.5%2016/2021 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.270.792022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth104.752.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$45$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth36.9%38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.5%10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth95.1%99.2%2019/2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.5%55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.2%7.8%2022/2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare32.2%83.5%2016/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare34%19%2016/2017
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%1.5%2022/2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%4.5%2022/2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.6%6.4%2014/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation77%71.3%2024/2020
Youth Literacy RateEducation85.2%88.4%2024/2020
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%50.1%2024/2017 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation21.3%25.3%2024/2017 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation95.9%73.5%2013/2025 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—62.9%2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.6%29.4%2008/2025 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation10.1%7.2%2024/2017 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation79.6%95.8%2017/2025 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.1%23.1%2007/2025 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security22%—2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M875K2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture71.9%83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture135.5119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.63M t2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture402K t6.9K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture55K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture225K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture120K t11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5M t590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture300K t136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture25K t8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,174 kg/ha1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,304 kg/ha1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,667 kg/ha730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.7M head1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance95.62023/2016 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2530.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8890.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.12-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.35-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.74-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.52-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.01-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.94M110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian06.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian35.25K1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian10.28K7342025
Internet UsersTechnology8.9%8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology83.263.22024/2023
4G CoverageTechnology82%32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.202024/2023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.8%53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology34%311.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology3.9%27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.4%0.2%2023/2018 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure55.3%20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure21.65K12K2023/1998 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure52.7%36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.9K MW178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy95.8 MW10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.7K MW164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy90.9%83%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.8%0.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy95 kWh—2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%—2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy12.3 MW7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy86.1%73.5%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%24.5%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy5.4 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy59 gCO₂/kWh184 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy660 kWh277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate90%61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate11%10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.1%7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.6%2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.2 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Uganda or Burundi have the larger economy?

Uganda has the larger economy: $73.37B for Uganda versus $8.14B for Burundi (GDP, current US$).

How do Uganda and Burundi compare across indicators?

This page compares Uganda and Burundi on 200 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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