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Burundi vs France: Compare Statistics

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

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 31 of 109 metrics
France
fra
Leads on 67 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and France: Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against France (55.30); Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against France (123.53 USD per capita); France leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (303.78) against Burundi (838,000). Across 109 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 31 and France wins on 67.

  • 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🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %86.84 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points76.62 points★
Radios440,000★55.3
Televisions25,000★34.8
Waterways673metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $58.37B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %★1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index46.876.8★
Electricity Consumption382.7450.8★
Electricity Exports061.41★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1417★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels050★
Electricity from Other Renewables1419★
Electricity Imports100★19.9
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★130.8
Electricity Production304529.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★123.53 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.5★31.2
Gross Fixed Investment21.7★19.9
Gross National Saving-5.322.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %0.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption041.88★
Natural Gas Exports06.03★
Natural Gas Imports048.59★
Natural Gas Production016.99★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves08.41★
Oil Consumption3,000★1.86
Oil Exports0487,200★
Oil Imports2,450★2.22
Oil Production084,820★
Oil Proved Reserves091.63★
Population Below Poverty Line51 people15.6 people★
Public Debt48.4★98.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD★1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,500★1.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0440,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,374886,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.31★
Remittances7.5★1.2
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)74.20.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.623.1★
Unemployment Rate1 %★7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948-6.11M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000303.78★
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 mmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year120 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.54211★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★4.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38135.5★
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km281,003.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,853 km★
Irrigated Land23014,236★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %82.08 %★
Administrative Divisions518★
Independence1no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.36.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km5.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %7 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.528.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★21.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000★190,000
Underweight Children Under 527.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,000304,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %★52.51 %
Human Capital Index0.420.76★
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years86.69 years★
Median age of population16.6 years42.51 years★
Population Change343,243.5 persons★62,507.4 persons
Population density568.61 per sq. km121.19 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons66.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.140.8★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA-B★
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %★10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons13.97M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.1131.73★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years11.25 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people11.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64179.74★
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★62.53 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %★0.2 %
Population living in slums27.25 %★0 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %70.02 %★
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman★1.56 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons66,501.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births3.49 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.35★
Airports61,218★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft195
Heliports11

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