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Burundi vs Chad: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 43 of 107 metrics
Chad
tcd
Leads on 46 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Chad: Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Chad (1.50 USD per capita); Chad leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.05) against Burundi (838,000); Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against Chad (1.67). Across 107 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 43 and Chad wins on 46.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %13.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 13% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points51.89 points★
Radios440,000★1.67
Televisions25,000★10,000
Waterways67312,400★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $5.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $21.75B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %15.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.8★36.9
Electricity Consumption382.7★208.6
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1498★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables14★3
Electricity Imports100★0
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★48,200
Electricity Production304★224.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★1.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.5★37.4
Gross Fixed Investment21.726.8★
Gross National Saving-5.315.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %5.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %8.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption3,000★2,000
Oil Exports0115,000★
Oil Imports2,450★1,837
Oil Production0126,200★
Oil Proved Reserves01.5★
Population Below Poverty Line51 people44.8 people★
Public Debt48.4★52.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,5002,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,3742,285★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances7.5★0
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★3.81
Taxes and Other Revenues15.64★13.5
Unemployment Rate1 %★1.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948-16,993★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,0002.05★
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 mthe population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated, as
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year11.5 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.5445.7★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38★91.23
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km503,380 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km0 km
Irrigated Land230300★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %★9.14 %
Administrative Divisions523★
Independence111★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.37.3★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %★1.1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %★748 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.5★18.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★6.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000★110,000
Underweight Children Under 528.318.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,00045,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %70.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.42★0.31
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years★58.27 years
Median age of population16.6 years★16.05 years
Population Change343,243.5 persons776,463.3 persons★
Population density568.61 per sq. km17.34 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons21.71M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.14★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA-A★
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %38.62 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %★8.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★8.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons5.05M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.116.6★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years★2.83 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people1.59 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64170.44★
Military Manpower at Military Age1620★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★52.52 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km0.09 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %2.98 %★
Population living in slums27.25 %80.78 %★
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★233,082.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %★27.3 %
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman5.86 per woman★
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons69,432.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births★93.84 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇩 ChadShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.010.01
Airports644★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft3

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