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Burundi vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Burundi
bdi
Leads on 35 of 114 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 70 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Burundi and Thailand: Burundi leads on Radios (440,000) against Thailand (13.96); Burundi leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (946,000 USD per capita) against Thailand (80.60 USD per capita); Thailand leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (336.69) against Burundi (838,000). Across 114 compared metrics, Burundi wins on 35 and Thailand wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)8.6 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)11.08 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 11% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.44 points56.72 points★
Radios440,000★13.96
Televisions25,000★15.19
Waterways6734,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.46B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.32B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.8 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.884.6★
Electricity Consumption382.7★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1476★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants73★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1416★
Electricity Imports100★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity68,000★44.89
Electricity Production304★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)946,000 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.5★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment21.728.8★
Gross National Saving-5.334.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)20.2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption3,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports2,450807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line51 people5.4 people★
Public Debt48.4★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.5 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,500★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,374134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances7.5★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources10.31★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.21 USD1.11 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)74.20.06★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.6★15.4
Unemployment Rate1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate78.26 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)15,948★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000336.69★
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 mhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.6 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.47 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.54438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization55.3 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)119.38142.5★
Agricultural land22,331.14 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land23064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions576★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.310.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita107.33 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)392 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.523.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.4 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS83,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 528.36.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)31,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.31 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.420.63★
Life expectancy at birth66.79 years80.78 years★
Median age of population16.6 years41.03 years★
Population Change343,243.5 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density568.61 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population14.73M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.140.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)35.91 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate28.5 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.51 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.59M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.1140.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.91 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.21 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.64169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.08 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.96 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums27.25 %★2 %
Total deaths94,290.2 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.8 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate4.58 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-35,353.1 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate45.5 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇮 Burundi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.01★
Airports6105★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft41
Heliports17★

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