Burundi vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Burundi and Somalia, Fed. Rep. compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Somalia, Fed. Rep. has about 1.4 times as many people as Burundi: 19.7 million against 14.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Somalia, Fed. Rep. ($661) is about 2.8 times as high as in Burundi ($234) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Burundi (4.2%) than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (3%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (18.9%) than in Burundi (0.9%), a difference of 18 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Burundi can expect to live 4.8 years longer than one born in Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 63.8 years against 59 years in 2024.
• The population of Burundi is older: half of its people are over 15.9 years, against 15.4 years in Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (27.9%) than in Burundi (8.6%), a difference of 19.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Burundi (0.07 tonnes) are 40% higher than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.05 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Burundi (10.9%) than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (7.8%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2024.