Burundi vs World: Population, total, per square kilometre

Burundi
533.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
62.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
22nd
World rank
21st

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • World
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 533.08 units per square kilometre against 62.14 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 470.94 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 8.6 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 216 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi World Difference Ahead
1960s 122.29 units per square kilometre 31.9 units per square kilometre 90.39 units per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 148.16 units per square kilometre 38.59 units per square kilometre 109.56 units per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 193.2 units per square kilometre 46.19 units per square kilometre 147.01 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 230.81 units per square kilometre 46.68 units per square kilometre 184.13 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 293.42 units per square kilometre 51.33 units per square kilometre 242.09 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 421.78 units per square kilometre 57.12 units per square kilometre 364.66 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 512 units per square kilometre 61.29 units per square kilometre 450.72 units per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Burundi or World?
Burundi, at 533.08 units per square kilometre against 62.14 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Burundi and World?
470.94 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and World rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burundi vs World: Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/population-total-per-square-kilometre/burundi/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/population-total-per-square-kilometre/burundi/world/">Burundi vs World: Population, total, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.