Burkina Faso vs North Korea statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 73rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Burkina Faso and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	$330,442,816	-
1961	$350,247,234	-
1962	$379,567,099	-
1963	$394,040,667	-
1964	$410,321,645	-
1965	$422,916,790	-
1966	$433,889,766	-
1967	$450,753,924	-
1968	$460,442,689	-
1969	$478,298,645	-
1970	$458,404,269	-
1971	$482,411,179	-
1972	$578,595,522	-
1973	$674,773,570	-
1974	$751,133,430	-
1975	$939,972,703	-
1976	$976,547,188	-
1977	$1,131,224,878	-
1978	$1,475,583,645	-
1979	$1,748,480,621	-
1980	$1,928,719,888	-
1981	$1,775,842,334	-
1982	$1,754,450,096	-
1983	$1,600,278,605	-
1984	$1,459,880,132	-
1985	$1,552,493,196	-
1986	$2,036,303,358	-
1987	$2,369,834,950	-
1988	$2,616,040,479	-
1989	$2,615,587,734	-
1990	$3,101,300,779	-
1991	$3,135,045,584	-
1992	$3,356,692,505	-
1993	$3,199,536,465	-
1994	$1,895,290,637	-
1995	$2,379,517,975	-
1996	$2,586,550,595	-
1997	$2,447,669,102	-
1998	$2,804,902,367	-
1999	$3,389,566,713	-
2000	$2,968,370,088	-
2001	$3,190,371,081	-
2002	$3,622,350,063	-
2003	$4,740,768,143	-
2004	$5,451,688,538	-
2005	$6,146,353,173	-
2006	$6,547,419,820	-
2007	$7,625,722,837	-
2008	$9,451,435,490	-
2009	$9,450,696,873	$23,356,470,000
2010	$10,109,619,741	$25,995,513,000
2011	$12,080,295,978	$29,005,020,000
2012	$12,561,015,157	$29,890,710,000
2013	$13,444,300,486	$30,588,922,000
2014	$13,943,016,077	$30,554,460,000
2015	$11,832,159,316	$30,723,030,000
2016	$12,833,363,045	$28,882,640,000
2017	$14,106,955,615	$29,105,440,000
2018	$15,890,066,221	$28,536,400,000
2019	$16,032,813,503	$28,222,880,000
2020	$17,725,010,533	$27,728,240,000
2021	$19,697,516,284	$32,301,720,000
2022	$18,820,218,691	$28,971,360,000
2023	$20,324,617,845	$32,155,360,000
2024	$23,250,214,910	$34,943,120,000

Burkina Faso and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	$69.2	-
1961	$72.2	-
1962	$77.2	-
1963	$78.9	-
1964	$80.9	-
1965	$82.1	-
1966	$82.8	-
1967	$84.6	-
1968	$85	-
1969	$86.8	-
1970	$81.7	-
1971	$84.5	-
1972	$99.6	-
1973	$114.1	-
1974	$124.7	-
1975	$152.9	-
1976	$155.5	-
1977	$176	-
1978	$223.9	-
1979	$258.5	-
1980	$277.6	-
1981	$248.7	-
1982	$239	-
1983	$211.9	-
1984	$187.8	-
1985	$194.1	-
1986	$247.5	-
1987	$280.2	-
1988	$301	-
1989	$293.2	-
1990	$339	-
1991	$334	-
1992	$349	-
1993	$324	-
1994	$187.2	-
1995	$229.1	-
1996	$242.7	-
1997	$223.9	-
1998	$249.5	-
1999	$292.8	-
2000	$248.9	-
2001	$259.5	-
2002	$285.7	-
2003	$362	-
2004	$404	-
2005	$441	-
2006	$456	-
2007	$515	-
2008	$619	-
2009	$602	$939
2010	$625	$1,040
2011	$725	$1,156
2012	$731	$1,186
2013	$760	$1,208
2014	$765	$1,201
2015	$630	$1,201
2016	$664	$1,124
2017	$709	$1,127
2018	$777	$1,100
2019	$765	$1,084
2020	$825	$1,061
2021	$896	$1,231
2022	$836	$1,100
2023	$883	$1,217
2024	$987	$1,319

Burkina Faso vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1950	33	14.2
1951	33.4	17.7
1952	33.6	32.8
1953	33.9	40.3
1954	34.2	50.6
1955	34.5	51.8
1956	34.8	52.8
1957	35.1	53.7
1958	35.4	54.5
1959	35.7	55.2
1960	36.1	55.8
1961	36.4	56.4
1962	36.8	57
1963	37.1	57.6
1964	37.4	58.2
1965	37.8	58.8
1966	38.1	59.4
1967	38.4	60.1
1968	38.8	60.8
1969	39	61.4
1970	39.5	62
1971	39.9	62.7
1972	40.4	63.3
1973	40.9	63.8
1974	41.7	64.3
1975	42.5	64.8
1976	43.3	65.3
1977	44.2	65.8
1978	45	66.3
1979	45.7	66.7
1980	46.5	67.2
1981	46.9	67.7
1982	47.6	68.1
1983	48.1	68.5
1984	48.5	68.9
1985	48.7	69.2
1986	49	69.5
1987	49.1	69.8
1988	49.2	70.1
1989	49.3	70.3
1990	49.3	70.5
1991	49.3	70.7
1992	49.4	71
1993	49.4	70.8
1994	49.5	70.5
1995	49.6	60.8
1996	49.7	60.8
1997	49.6	60.9
1998	50.2	60.9
1999	50.5	60.9
2000	50.8	60.9
2001	51.2	60.9
2002	51.4	60.9
2003	52	69.4
2004	52.6	69.3
2005	53.3	69.2
2006	53.8	69.1
2007	54.4	69
2008	55.2	69.3
2009	55.8	69.7
2010	56.3	70.2
2011	57	70.8
2012	57.5	71.3
2013	57.9	71.9
2014	58.3	72.5
2015	58.8	72.8
2016	59.2	73
2017	59.6	73
2018	60	73
2019	60.2	72.9
2020	60.5	72.8
2021	60	73.4
2022	60.7	73.6
2023	61.1	73.6
2024	61.3	73.7
2025	61.5	73.9

Burkina Faso and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	4,778,621	11,722,953
1961	4,848,224	11,990,713
1962	4,919,672	12,262,882
1963	4,993,623	12,567,057
1964	5,071,034	12,889,770
1965	5,152,833	13,219,369
1966	5,237,933	13,569,094
1967	5,326,348	13,958,350
1968	5,418,644	14,365,596
1969	5,513,177	14,767,615
1970	5,610,304	15,172,775
1971	5,707,999	15,572,457
1972	5,807,234	15,975,069
1973	5,911,927	16,350,367
1974	6,024,904	16,673,121
1975	6,147,569	16,971,055
1976	6,280,635	17,243,450
1977	6,428,734	17,492,798
1978	6,590,984	17,735,995
1979	6,763,903	17,983,470
1980	6,947,900	18,236,786
1981	7,140,271	18,501,295
1982	7,340,197	18,776,357
1983	7,551,129	19,054,034
1984	7,772,256	19,335,043
1985	7,999,935	19,620,388
1986	8,228,847	19,910,855
1987	8,457,109	20,205,483
1988	8,687,435	20,503,161
1989	8,921,175	20,804,367
1990	9,159,356	21,112,137
1991	9,394,632	21,428,638
1992	9,629,275	21,750,911
1993	9,871,713	22,073,352
1994	10,123,798	22,393,975
1995	10,386,722	22,669,304
1996	10,655,942	22,895,746
1997	10,934,223	23,110,830
1998	11,240,664	23,311,564
1999	11,574,928	23,497,599
2000	11,925,546	23,665,910
2001	12,295,001	23,815,358
2002	12,680,897	23,943,973
2003	13,082,532	24,090,380
2004	13,500,533	24,254,943
2005	13,932,123	24,396,433
2006	14,373,707	24,524,507
2007	14,816,307	24,646,383
2008	15,258,093	24,764,618
2009	15,710,066	24,878,332
2010	16,176,498	24,987,258
2011	16,661,908	25,097,874
2012	17,172,287	25,211,728
2013	17,695,409	25,329,451
2014	18,229,461	25,451,262
2015	18,777,487	25,575,350
2016	19,334,856	25,698,326
2017	19,894,407	25,817,709
2018	20,438,288	25,931,147
2019	20,961,952	26,037,632
2020	21,478,690	26,136,312
2021	21,995,243	26,232,534
2022	22,509,038	26,328,845
2023	23,025,776	26,418,204
2024	23,548,781	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and North Korea

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	6.25	3.57
1961	6.29	3.26
1962	6.32	3.41
1963	6.36	3.63
1964	6.42	3.55
1965	6.47	3.56
1966	6.53	3.71
1967	6.59	4.05
1968	6.65	3.87
1969	6.66	3.86
1970	6.69	3.85
1971	6.7	3.74
1972	6.72	3.89
1973	6.77	3.35
1974	6.84	3.14
1975	6.91	3.05
1976	6.95	2.84
1977	7.05	2.77
1978	7.15	2.79
1979	7.19	2.85
1980	7.22	2.84
1981	7.26	2.92
1982	7.25	2.85
1983	7.25	2.78
1984	7.25	2.71
1985	7.24	2.65
1986	7.22	2.59
1987	7.17	2.53
1988	7.11	2.47
1989	7.05	2.41
1990	7.01	2.39
1991	6.97	2.35
1992	6.94	2.29
1993	6.89	2.22
1994	6.84	2.18
1995	6.81	2.15
1996	6.78	2.09
1997	6.72	2.03
1998	6.66	1.99
1999	6.59	1.97
2000	6.52	1.94
2001	6.43	1.94
2002	6.34	1.92
2003	6.28	1.91
2004	6.22	1.9
2005	6.18	1.87
2006	6.17	1.94
2007	6.11	1.94
2008	6.05	1.97
2009	5.99	1.91
2010	5.94	1.89
2011	5.87	1.88
2012	5.79	1.88
2013	5.7	1.88
2014	5.6	1.87
2015	5.48	1.86
2016	5.33	1.86
2017	5.17	1.85
2018	4.92	1.83
2019	4.68	1.83
2020	4.44	1.82
2021	4.36	1.81
2022	4.28	1.8
2023	4.19	1.78

Burkina Faso and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	19.8	19.9
1961	19.7	20.2
1962	19.7	20.6
1963	19.7	20.8
1964	19.6	21
1965	19.6	21.2
1966	19.5	21.3
1967	19.5	21.4
1968	19.3	21.4
1969	19.1	21.4
1970	18.9	21.4
1971	18.8	21.2
1972	18.6	20.9
1973	18.5	20.7
1974	18.3	20.7
1975	18.2	20.9
1976	18.1	21.1
1977	17.9	21.4
1978	17.8	21.8
1979	17.7	22.2
1980	17.6	22.5
1981	17.5	22.8
1982	17.4	23.1
1983	17.3	23.5
1984	17.2	23.9
1985	17.1	24.2
1986	16.9	24.5
1987	16.8	24.8
1988	16.7	25.1
1989	16.6	25.6
1990	16.5	26
1991	16.4	26.4
1992	16.3	26.8
1993	16.3	27.2
1994	16.3	27.6
1995	16.3	28
1996	16.3	28.3
1997	16.3	28.8
1998	16.3	29.2
1999	16.4	29.6
2000	16.5	30.1
2001	16.6	30.5
2002	16.7	31
2003	16.8	31.4
2004	16.9	31.8
2005	17	32.1
2006	17.1	32.5
2007	17.1	32.9
2008	17.1	33.3
2009	17.1	33.7
2010	17.1	34
2011	17.1	34.3
2012	17.1	34.5
2013	17.1	34.7
2014	17.1	35
2015	17.1	35.2
2016	17.2	35.4
2017	17.3	35.7
2018	17.4	35.9
2019	17.6	36.2
2020	17.7	36.4
2021	18	36.6
2022	18.2	36.8
2023	18.4	37.1
2024	18.6	37.3

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