Burundi vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Burundi
0.0011 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0008 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burundi rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Somalia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Burundi ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Burundi or Somalia?
- Burundi, at 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Burundi and Somalia?
- 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.