Burundi vs Zambia
Burundi vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.2 years in Burundi and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burundi, by 0.1 years, or 1.03 times that in Zambia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2020, Burundi ranked 143 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burundi | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | – |
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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024