Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Burundi fits inside the United States 353 times.
Burundi: 27,830 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Burundi: 0 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 3,505 m above Burundi’s.
Burundi: 2,685 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 24 times as many people as Burundi.
Burundi: 14.4 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Burundi is 15 times as densely populated as the United States.
Burundi: 560 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 9.6 cm taller than in Burundi.
Burundi: 167.3 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 8.2 cm taller than in Burundi.
Burundi: 155.1 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 22 years older than in Burundi.
Burundi: 15.9 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Burundi have 3.2 more children on average than in the United States.
Burundi: 4.79 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 2.5% in Burundi.
Burundi: 2.5% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Burundi 0.0.
Burundi: 0 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Burundi has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
Burundi: 2 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 9,145 times the size of Burundi’s.
Burundi: $3.36 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 72 times as much per person as Burundi.
Burundi: Int$1,248 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Burundi (Gini 4.3 points higher).
Burundi: 37.5 (2020) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in the United States, versus 0.9% in Burundi.
Burundi: 0.9% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Burundi and the United States are practically level.
Burundi: 3.8% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 5.3× Burundi’s.
Burundi: 19% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 479 times as much on health per person as Burundi.
Burundi: $28 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 15 years longer than in Burundi.
Burundi: 63.8 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Burundi is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Burundi: 30.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 47 times as many doctors per person as Burundi.
Burundi: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 4.7% in Burundi.
Burundi: 4.7% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in the United States smoke, versus 10% in Burundi.
Burundi: 10.1% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 3.04 points higher than in Burundi.
Burundi: 3.78 (2020) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Burundi.
Burundi: 3.5 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 34 times as much meat per person as Burundi.
Burundi: 3.6 kg (2022) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 2,249 kcal more food per person per day than Burundi.
Burundi: 1,698 kcal (2022) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Burundi: no data · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 10 years longer than in Burundi.
Burundi: 3.5 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United States welcomed 8.2 times as many tourists per resident as Burundi (2019).
Burundi: 0.03 (2017) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 8.6% in Burundi.
Burundi: 9% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 20% in Burundi.
Burundi: 20.1% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 26% in Burundi.
Burundi: 26% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Burundi 63.
Burundi: 63 (2023) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Burundi: no data · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Burundi: no data · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 11% of Burundi.
Burundi: 10.9% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 218 times as much CO₂ as someone in Burundi.
Burundi: 0.1 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
76% of Burundi’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States.
Burundi: 75.5% (2024) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Burundi carries 5.4 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Burundi: 40.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2% more likely to be murdered in the United States than in Burundi.
Burundi: 5.6 per 100k (2016) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 15% deadlier than in Burundi.
Burundi: 12.3 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Burundi is on average 10.9 °C warmer than the United States.
Burundi: 21.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Burundi gets 2.3 times as much rain as the United States.
Burundi: 1,961 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Burundi bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Burundi fits inside the United States 353 times.
Which has more people, Burundi or the United States?
The United States has 24 times as many people as Burundi (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Burundi or the United States?
People in the United States live 15 years longer than in Burundi. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Burundi and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Burundi or the United States?
Men in the United States are 9.6 cm taller than in Burundi (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
