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
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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About this data
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.