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Burundi

Burundi's best placing is 14th of 194 for population by area.

Best placing: #14Population by area
Top 10 placings: 0 / 13
Population: 14.4 million
Land area: 25,680 km²

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Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Burundi is.

Population by area

#14 of 194

560.36 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

Population

#77 of 195

14,390,003 people

30th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Rainfall

#71 of 179

1,274 mm of precipitation per year

16th in Africa · World Bank · 2022

Airports by area

#121 of 191

2.34 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Land area

#143 of 194

25,680 km² of land

45th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Forest

#149 of 194

2,796 km² of forest

43rd in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Forest by area

#151 of 194

10.9 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Airports

#165 of 193

6 airports

50th in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

GDP

#156 of 182

3,364,713,864 US$ (current prices)

44th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Forest per person

#173 of 194

0.0002 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Land area per person

#181 of 194

0.002 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

Airports per person

#184 of 192

0.42 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

GDP per person

#182 of 182

234 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

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