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Burundi vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 34 of 109 metrics
Canada
can
Leads on 64 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Canada: Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against Canada (32.30); Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Canada (311.60 USD per capita); Burundi leads on Oil Imports (2,450) against Canada (1.09). Across 109 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 34 and Canada wins on 64.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points78.75 points★
Radios440,000★32.3
Televisions25,000★21.5
Waterways673★636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★1 %
Coal Revenue00.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index46.879.6★
Electricity Consumption382.7522.2★
Electricity Exports073.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1423★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★56
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables14★12
Electricity Imports100★2.68
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★143.5
Electricity Production304649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★311.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.5★29.9
Gross Fixed Investment21.723.7★
Gross National Saving-5.320.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %0 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption0124.4★
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports026.36★
Natural Gas Production0159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves02.06★
Oil Consumption3,000★2.21
Oil Exports01.93★
Oil Imports2,450★1.09
Oil Production03.48★
Oil Proved Reserves0175.2★
Population Below Poverty Line64.6 people9.4 people★
Public Debt48.4★61.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,500★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.12★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,374405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.01★
Remittances7.5★0
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)74.20.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.6★13.8
Unemployment Rate1 %★6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000585.85★
Population Distributionone of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil, as shown in this population distribution mvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.54★2.9

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38★90.43
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km202,080 km★
Irrigated Land2309,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions510★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.37.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km2.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %12 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.529.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000NA
Underweight Children Under 527.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,00072,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %★50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.420.82★
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years85.29 years★
Median age of population16.6 years40.75 years★
Population Change343,243.5 persons437,571 persons★
Population density568.61 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons40.51M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.140.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %★9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.1122.87★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years12.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people6.37 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64178.09★
Military Manpower at Military Age1616
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★76.27 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %★0.73 %
Population living in slums27.25 %★1.2 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.96★
Airports61,459★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft636
Heliports126★

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