Burundi vs Malawi: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Burundi
2.4%
in 2025
Malawi
2.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
25th
Malawi rank
23rd
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 4.2% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Burundi ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.