Burundi vs Rwanda: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Burundi
0.5155 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.5713 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
13th
Rwanda rank
10th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre against 0.5155 Persons per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0558 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 10th of 167 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2257 Persons per square kilometre 0.2963 Persons per square kilometre 0.0706 Persons per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.2858 Persons per square kilometre 0.3636 Persons per square kilometre 0.0779 Persons per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.4096 Persons per square kilometre 0.4676 Persons per square kilometre 0.0581 Persons per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.4955 Persons per square kilometre 0.5521 Persons per square kilometre 0.0566 Persons per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre against 0.5155 Persons per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.0558 Persons per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Burundi ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 10th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.