Burundi vs Cameroon
Burundi vs Cameroon: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.2 years in Burundi and 5.3 years in Cameroon, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.1 years, or 1.02 times that in Burundi.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2020, Burundi ranked 143 and Cameroon ranked 141 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burundi | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burundi vs Cameroon
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Cameroon: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Cameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Cameroon: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Cameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Cameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Cameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Cameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Cameroon: 55.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Cameroon: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Cameroon: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Cameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Cameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Cameroon: $580M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Cameroon: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Cameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Cameroon: 34,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Cameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Cameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Cameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023