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Burundi vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 39 of 109 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 63 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Mexico: Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Mexico (57.54 USD per capita); Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against Mexico (31); Mexico leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (441.05) against Burundi (838,000). Across 109 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 39 and Mexico wins on 63.

  • 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points45.55 points★
Radios440,000★31
Televisions25,000★25.6
Waterways6732,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.886.1★
Electricity Consumption382.7★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1471★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables14★9
Electricity Imports100★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★72.56
Electricity Production304★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.543.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.7★21.5
Gross National Saving-5.321.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption3,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports2,450496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line51 people36.3 people★
Public Debt48.445.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,500★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,374867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances7.5★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)74.24.26★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.6★14.2
Unemployment Rate1 %★2.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000441.05★
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 mmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.54461.89★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38★52.44
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land23059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %17.92 %★
Administrative Divisions532★
Independence116★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.316.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.5★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 528.34.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.420.63★
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years80.06 years★
Median age of population16.6 years29.96 years★
Population Change343,243.5 persons1.20M persons★
Population density568.61 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.140.71★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.1160.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★77.59 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums27.25 %★15.76 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.010.48★
Airports61,580★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft186
Heliports11

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