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Burundi vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 32 of 113 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 74 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Malaysia: Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Malaysia (113.16 USD per capita); Malaysia leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (260.00) against Burundi (838,000). Across 113 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 32 and Malaysia wins on 74.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)8.6 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points56.09 points★
Radios440,000★10.9
Televisions25,000★10.8
Waterways6737,200★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.883.3★
Electricity Consumption382.7★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1478★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables14★4
Electricity Imports100★33
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★33
Electricity Production304★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.540.7★
Gross Fixed Investment21.725.2★
Gross National Saving-5.328.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption3,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports2,450355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line51 people6.2 people★
Public Debt48.4★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,500704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,374304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances7.5★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★1.57
Robotics Research Funding0.21 USD1.04 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)75.820.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.6★12.6
Unemployment Rate1 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate78.26 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000260.01★
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 ma highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.6 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.54580★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38209.87★
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land2304,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions513★
Independence131★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.321.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita107.33 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000★92,000
Underweight Children Under 528.315.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,000136,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.420.65★
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years80.87 years★
Median age of population16.6 years31.44 years★
Population Change343,243.5 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density568.61 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.140.29★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.1118.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1621★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums27.25 %★0.2 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.58★
Airports6100★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft53
Heliports14★

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