Burundi vs Malawi

Burundi and Malawi 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.

• Malawi has about 1.5 times as many people as Burundi: 22.2 million against 14.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Malawi ($672) is about 2.9 times as high as in Burundi ($234) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Burundi (4.2%) than in Malawi (1.9%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Burundi (34.1%) than in Malawi (28.4%), a difference of 5.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Malawi (5.1%) than in Burundi (0.9%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malawi can expect to live 3.8 years longer than one born in Burundi: 67.6 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Malawi is older: half of its people are over 17.6 years, against 15.9 years in Burundi in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malawi (19%) than in Burundi (8.6%), a difference of 10.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malawi (0.22 tonnes) are about 3.1 times as high as in Burundi (0.07 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malawi (22%) than in Burundi (10.9%), a difference of 11.1 percentage points in 2024.