Burundi vs Rwanda: Population, male, per square kilometre

Burundi
264.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
275.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
20th
Rwanda rank
18th

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
50100150200250300196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 275.74 units per square kilometre against 264.8 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 10.94 units per square kilometre.

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

Burundi ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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 59.42 units per square kilometre 69.48 units per square kilometre 10.07 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 72.34 units per square kilometre 92.11 units per square kilometre 19.77 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 94.95 units per square kilometre 126.12 units per square kilometre 31.17 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 113.63 units per square kilometre 145.81 units per square kilometre 32.19 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 144.8 units per square kilometre 174.67 units per square kilometre 29.88 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 209.14 units per square kilometre 226.32 units per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 254.28 units per square kilometre 266.61 units per square kilometre 12.33 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 275.74 units per square kilometre against 264.8 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
10.94 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, male, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, 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
Last refreshed

Population, male 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.