Burundi vs Madagascar

Burundi and Madagascar compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Madagascar has about 2.3 times as many people as Burundi: 32.7 million against 14.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Madagascar ($599) is about 2.6 times as high as in Burundi ($234) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Burundi (4.2%) than in Madagascar (3%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Burundi (34.1%) than in Madagascar (8.1%), a difference of 26 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Madagascar (3%) than in Burundi (0.9%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Burundi (63.8 years) and Madagascar (63.8 years) in 2024.
• The population of Madagascar is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 15.9 years in Burundi in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Madagascar (18.7%) than in Burundi (8.6%), a difference of 10.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Madagascar (0.15 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Burundi (0.07 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Madagascar (17.3%) than in Burundi (10.9%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2024.