Burundi vs Rwanda: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Burundi
277.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
330.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
24th
Rwanda rank
22nd

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 330.6 units per square kilometre against 277.87 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 52.73 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 63.12 units per square kilometre 65.78 units per square kilometre 2.67 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 75.77 units per square kilometre 93.02 units per square kilometre 17.25 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 97.05 units per square kilometre 125.26 units per square kilometre 28.21 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 110.52 units per square kilometre 144.6 units per square kilometre 34.08 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 150.95 units per square kilometre 196.46 units per square kilometre 45.51 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 215.08 units per square kilometre 260.96 units per square kilometre 45.87 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 262.85 units per square kilometre 317.18 units per square kilometre 54.33 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 330.6 units per square kilometre against 277.87 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
52.73 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population ages 15-64, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.