Burundi vs Ethiopia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Burundi
0.2569 people per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.2411 people per person
in 2025
Burundi rank
203rd
Ethiopia rank
205th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.2569 people per person against 0.2411 people per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0158 people per person.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burundi ranks 203rd and Ethiopia ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 people per person | 0.0774 people per person | 0.0547 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0351 people per person | 0.0935 people per person | 0.0584 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0518 people per person | 0.1137 people per person | 0.0619 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0708 people per person | 0.1378 people per person | 0.0671 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0914 people per person | 0.1589 people per person | 0.0676 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1449 people per person | 0.1929 people per person | 0.048 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2291 people per person | 0.2288 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 0.2569 people per person against 0.2411 people per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.0158 people per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 203rd and Ethiopia ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.