Burundi vs Ethiopia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Burundi

25.7%

in 2025

Ethiopia

24.1%

in 2025

Burundi rank

221st

Ethiopia rank

223rd

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Burundi currently reports 25.7% against 24.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burundi ranks 221st and Ethiopia ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.