Burundi vs Sudan
Burundi vs Sudan: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.72% in Burundi and 3.78% in Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.06 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Burundi.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2017, Burundi ranked 59 and Sudan ranked 54 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Burundi | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.73 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.73 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.74 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.75 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.76 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.78 | 3.79 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.81 | 3.79 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.84 | 3.79 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.88 | 3.79 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.91 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.94 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.98 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.02 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.05 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.12 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.15 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.19 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.21 | 3.79 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.23 | 3.79 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.23 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.23 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.23 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.23 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.22 | 3.76 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burundi vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025