Burundi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, per capita
Burundi
0.7431 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5534 units per person
in 2025
Burundi rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.7431 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1897 units per person.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9773 units per person | 0.8389 units per person | 0.1384 units per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.9649 units per person | 0.793 units per person | 0.1719 units per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.9482 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 0.2036 units per person | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.9292 units per person | 0.6963 units per person | 0.233 units per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.9086 units per person | 0.6513 units per person | 0.2573 units per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.8551 units per person | 0.604 units per person | 0.2511 units per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.7709 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.205 units per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Burundi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Burundi, at 0.7431 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1897 units per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.