Burundi vs North Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Burundi
357,363 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea
336,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Burundi rank
113th
North Korea rank
114th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Burundi
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 357,363 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 336,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 21,105 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.

Burundi ranks 113th and North Korea ranks 114th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 213,270 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 345,871 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 132,600 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 204,392 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 341,142 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 136,750 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 292,592 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 362,467 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 69,874 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 347,468 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 336,661 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10,807 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Burundi or North Korea?
Burundi, at 357,363 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 336,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Burundi and North Korea?
21,105 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and North Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burundi and North Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 113th and North Korea ranks 114th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.