Burundi vs Rwanda: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Burundi
459.43 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
24th
Rwanda rank
21st

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre against 459.43 million current LCU per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 236.84 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 21st of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 526,418 current LCU per square kilometre 430,717 current LCU per square kilometre 95,701 current LCU per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 1.41 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre 546,459 current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 4.77 million current LCU per square kilometre 6.30 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.53 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 10.92 million current LCU per square kilometre 15.56 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.64 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 46.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 67.93 million current LCU per square kilometre 20.96 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 170.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 247.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 77.01 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 356.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 530.59 million current LCU per square kilometre 173.62 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre against 459.43 million current LCU per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
236.84 million current LCU 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 gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 21st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.