Burundi vs India: Population density

Burundi
533.08 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
India
483.68 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Burundi rank
22nd
India rank
25th

Population density over time

  • Burundi
  • India
100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 533.08 people per sq. km of land area against 483.68 people per sq. km of land area in India, a difference of 49.4 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Burundi ranks 22nd and India ranks 25th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi India Difference Ahead
1960s 122.29 people per sq. km of land area 164.82 people per sq. km of land area 42.53 people per sq. km of land area India
1970s 148.16 people per sq. km of land area 203.81 people per sq. km of land area 55.66 people per sq. km of land area India
1980s 193.2 people per sq. km of land area 257.27 people per sq. km of land area 64.07 people per sq. km of land area India
1990s 230.81 people per sq. km of land area 319.9 people per sq. km of land area 89.09 people per sq. km of land area India
2000s 293.42 people per sq. km of land area 384.7 people per sq. km of land area 91.28 people per sq. km of land area India
2010s 421.78 people per sq. km of land area 443.52 people per sq. km of land area 21.74 people per sq. km of land area India
2020s 512 people per sq. km of land area 477.63 people per sq. km of land area 34.38 people per sq. km of land area Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Burundi or India?
Burundi, at 533.08 people per sq. km of land area against 483.68 people per sq. km of land area in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Burundi and India?
49.4 people per sq. km of land area, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and India rank globally for population density?
Burundi ranks 22nd and India ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.