Burundi vs Rwanda: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Burundi
0.002 sq. km per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0018 sq. km per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
196th
Rwanda rank
199th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.002 sq. km per person against 0.0018 sq. km per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 196th and Rwanda ranks 199th of 216 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0012 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0008 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 0.002 sq. km per person against 0.0018 sq. km per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 196th and Rwanda ranks 199th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.