Burundi vs Namibia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Namibia: Namibia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (477,000 people) against Burundi (1.21 people); Namibia leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (3.46) against Burundi (838,000); Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Namibia (21.73 USD per capita). Across 104 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 34 and Namibia wins on 53.

  • 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %64.41 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points75.35 points
Radios440,000232,000
Televisions25,00060,000
WaterwaysLake Tanganyikanone

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $1.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $14.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %7 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %10.04 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.872.2
Electricity Consumption382.73.89
Electricity Exports088
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1428
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants7364
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables148
Electricity Imports1003.07
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000535,500
Electricity Production3041.4
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita21.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.559.1
Gross Fixed Investment21.721.4
Gross National Saving-5.316.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %4.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves062.29
Oil Consumption3,00024,000
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports2,45019,890
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line51 people17.4 people
Public Debt48.44.64
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,50027,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports080
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,37426,270
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances7.51.1
Revenue from Forest Resources10.310.47
Taxes and Other Revenues15.633
Unemployment Rate1 %19.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,94826,448
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,0003.46
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 mpopulation density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year2.1 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources12.5439.91

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %0.08 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.3867.4
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km388,132 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,572 km
Irrigated Land23080

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %65.13 %
Administrative Divisions514
Independence121
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.35.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %11.8 %
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %139 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.521.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %17.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000210,000
Underweight Children Under 527.613.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,00016,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %35.13 %
Human Capital Index0.420.48
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years74.68 years
Median age of population16.6 years21.43 years
Population Change343,243.5 persons54,865.9 persons
Population density568.61 per sq. km3.85 per sq. km
Total population14.73M persons3.16M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.72
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %23.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %56.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.51 %6.36 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons816,356.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.111.13
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years6.59 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people477,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64166.96
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %44.2 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km0.55 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.96 %1.76 %
Population living in slums27.25 %41.33 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons15,835.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %63.35 %
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman3.14 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons-8,818.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births34.52 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Airports6259
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraftNA major transport aircraft

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