Burundi profile

Africa · 10 indices with data

A summary of where Burundi stands across our published indices — every score normalised 0–100, with its global rank.

Burundi (Africa) has data on 10/14 PI indices. Strongest relative position: Cost of Living Index™ — #76/200 (75.0/100). Passport rank #173/198. Global Citizenship Score 29.5/100 (#182/199).

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Entering Burundi

Of 197 passports with data, 6 are visa-free, 166 get a visa on arrival, 0 use an eTA, 8 need an e-Visa and 17 need a consular visa.

Burundi passport can reach 39 destinations without applying for a consular visa in advance.

Immigration authority: Republic of Burundi — Police de l'Air, des Frontieres et des Etrangers (PAFE) / Commissariat General aux Migrations · Last checked: 29 Sep 2026

Regional position and data sources

Comparison with countries and territories in the same region that have data for each index. Regional rank uses descending scores; ties share a rank. Africa.

Scores, regional ranks, data dates and sources
IndicesScore (0–100)Regional medianRegional rankData dateSource
Passport Index™ 11.2 18.1 #45 / 54 2026-09-29 An in-house bilateral visa matrix, taken from each destination government's own source.
PI Passport v0.1 (gov-sourced)
Quality of Life Index™ 39.7 43.6 #36 / 54 2026-09-14 UNDP Human Development Report + UN SDG Global Database + World Bank WGI (CC-BY). The Health, Safety and Education pillars take their scores directly from the Healthcare, Global Safety and Education indices.
2026-09-14
Cost of Living Index™ 75.0 78.3 #36 / 54 2026-08-28 World Bank ICP household price level (PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI) + WDI PPP income + CPI inflation (CC-BY). Numbeo is NOT used: its licence bars republication and it is not available for commercial use.
2026-08-28
Education Index™ 33.9 31.1 #20 / 49 2026-09-14 World Bank WDI + Human Capital Index (CC-BY). Note: the heaviest pillar, harmonised learning outcomes (HD.HCI.HLOS, 28%), rests on 2020 data — the World Bank has not updated the Human Capital Index since 21 Sep 2020.
2026-09-14
Global Safety Index™ 46.8 49.1 #33 / 54 2026-09-14 UNODC + World Bank WGI + WHO + UCDP (CC-BY).
2026-09-14
Healthcare Index™ 35.6 32.7 #23 / 54 2026-08-28 World Bank WDI (life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, skilled birth attendance, health workforce, spending, out-of-pocket share) + UN SDG Global Database indicator 3.8.1 for the UHC service coverage index. The UHC figures originate with the WHO but are taken through the UN SDG channel: the WHO GHO release is CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO, which bars commercial use.
2026-08-28
Wealth Protection Index™ 30.3 37.6 #41 / 54 2026-09-14 World Bank WGI + CPI inflation + banking soundness (NPL, capital adequacy) — CC-BY.
2026-09-14
Family Relocation Score™ 40.4 42.2 #34 / 54 2026-09-29 Composite of PI component index scores.
2026-09-29
Global Citizenship Score™ 29.5 34.8 #41 / 54 2026-09-29 Composite of PI component index scores.
2026-09-29
Retirement Destination Index™ 48.8 52.4 #32 / 54 2026-09-29 Composite of PI component index scores.
2026-09-29

Passport strength components

Visa-free
19 destinations
Visa on arrival
17 destinations
eTA
3 destinations
e-Visa
58 destinations

e-Visa is shown for comparison but does not contribute to passport strength.

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