Burundi vs Ethiopia: Urban population, per capita
Burundi
0.2569 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.2411 units per person
in 2025
Burundi rank
206th
Ethiopia rank
208th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.2569 units per person against 0.2411 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0158 units 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 206th and Ethiopia ranks 208th of 218 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 units per person | 0.0774 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0351 units per person | 0.0935 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0518 units per person | 0.1137 units per person | 0.0619 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0708 units per person | 0.1378 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0914 units per person | 0.1589 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1449 units per person | 0.1929 units per person | 0.048 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2291 units per person | 0.2288 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 0.2569 units per person against 0.2411 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.0158 units 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 urban population, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 206th and Ethiopia ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.