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Bahamas vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 162nd vs. 73rd).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Burkina Faso
Population
404321
24497999
Population rank 173/197 59/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$23.3B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 122/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$987
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 179/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$2,896
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$12.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$520
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 166/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$2,810
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
105,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
18.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
61.5 years
2025

Bahamas and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year GDP
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1960 $169,736,027 $330,442,816
1961 $190,022,030 $350,247,234
1962 $212,170,034 $379,567,099
1963 $237,650,038 $394,040,667
1964 $266,560,043 $410,321,645
1965 $300,272,048 $422,916,790
1966 $346,800,000 $433,889,766
1967 $398,000,000 $450,753,924
1968 $453,800,000 $460,442,689
1969 $538,700,000 $478,298,645
1970 $539,500,000 $458,404,269
1971 $573,400,000 $482,411,179
1972 $590,900,000 $578,595,522
1973 $670,900,000 $674,773,570
1974 $632,400,000 $751,133,430
1975 $596,200,000 $939,972,703
1976 $642,100,000 $976,547,188
1977 $713,000,000 $1,131,224,878
1978 $832,400,000 $1,475,583,645
1979 $1,139,800,100 $1,748,480,621
1980 $1,335,300,000 $1,928,719,888
1981 $1,426,500,000 $1,775,842,334
1982 $1,578,300,000 $1,754,450,096
1983 $1,732,800,000 $1,600,278,605
1984 $2,041,100,000 $1,459,880,132
1985 $2,320,699,900 $1,552,493,196
1986 $2,472,500,000 $2,036,303,358
1987 $2,713,999,900 $2,369,834,950
1988 $2,817,900,000 $2,616,040,479
1989 $3,062,000,000 $2,615,587,734
1990 $3,166,000,000 $3,101,300,779
1991 $3,111,160,000 $3,135,045,584
1992 $3,109,000,000 $3,356,692,505
1993 $3,092,000,000 $3,199,536,465
1994 $3,259,000,000 $1,895,290,637
1995 $3,429,000,000 $2,379,517,975
1996 $3,609,000,000 $2,586,550,595
1997 $6,332,360,000 $2,447,669,102
1998 $6,833,220,000 $2,804,902,367
1999 $7,683,870,000 $3,389,566,713
2000 $8,076,470,000 $2,968,370,088
2001 $8,317,830,000 $3,190,371,081
2002 $8,881,160,000 $3,622,350,063
2003 $8,870,090,000 $4,740,768,143
2004 $9,055,290,000 $5,451,688,538
2005 $9,836,200,000 $6,146,353,173
2006 $10,167,250,000 $6,547,419,820
2007 $10,618,340,000 $7,625,722,837
2008 $10,526,000,000 $9,451,435,490
2009 $9,981,960,000 $9,450,696,873
2010 $10,095,760,000 $10,109,619,741
2011 $10,070,450,000 $12,080,295,978
2012 $10,720,400,000 $12,561,015,157
2013 $10,475,300,000 $13,444,300,486
2014 $11,139,100,000 $13,943,016,077
2015 $11,837,600,000 $11,832,159,316
2016 $11,880,900,000 $12,833,363,045
2017 $12,446,900,000 $14,106,955,615
2018 $12,819,200,000 $15,890,066,221
2019 $13,277,000,000 $16,032,813,503
2020 $10,363,200,000 $17,725,010,533
2021 $12,037,000,000 $19,697,516,284
2022 $13,896,800,000 $18,820,218,691
2023 $15,271,300,000 $20,324,617,845
2024 $15,832,800,000 $23,250,214,910

Bahamas and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1960 $1,459 $69.2
1961 $1,555 $72.2
1962 $1,651 $77.2
1963 $1,759 $78.9
1964 $1,883 $80.9
1965 $2,030 $82.1
1966 $2,239 $82.8
1967 $2,453 $84.6
1968 $2,668 $85
1969 $3,027 $86.8
1970 $2,916 $81.7
1971 $3,004 $84.5
1972 $3,014 $99.6
1973 $3,341 $114.1
1974 $3,080 $124.7
1975 $2,841 $152.9
1976 $2,993 $155.5
1977 $3,253 $176
1978 $3,720 $223.9
1979 $4,994 $258.5
1980 $5,743 $277.6
1981 $6,029 $248.7
1982 $6,559 $239
1983 $7,081 $211.9
1984 $8,202 $187.8
1985 $9,167 $194.1
1986 $9,601 $247.5
1987 $10,361 $280.2
1988 $10,576 $301
1989 $11,291 $293.2
1990 $11,473 $339
1991 $11,082 $334
1992 $10,873 $349
1993 $10,613 $324
1994 $10,991 $187.2
1995 $11,375 $229.1
1996 $11,784 $242.7
1997 $20,368 $223.9
1998 $21,667 $249.5
1999 $24,041 $292.8
2000 $24,940 $248.9
2001 $25,372 $259.5
2002 $26,782 $285.7
2003 $26,429 $362
2004 $26,650 $404
2005 $28,602 $441
2006 $29,185 $456
2007 $30,052 $515
2008 $29,392 $619
2009 $27,513 $602
2010 $27,473 $625
2011 $27,091 $725
2012 $28,552 $731
2013 $27,643 $760
2014 $29,137 $765
2015 $30,719 $630
2016 $30,617 $664
2017 $31,875 $709
2018 $32,642 $777
2019 $33,640 $765
2020 $26,179 $825
2021 $30,368 $896
2022 $34,957 $836
2023 $38,232 $883
2024 $39,455 $987

Bahamas vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1950 58.9 33
1951 59.2 33.4
1952 59.6 33.6
1953 60 33.9
1954 60.3 34.2
1955 60.7 34.5
1956 61 34.8
1957 61.4 35.1
1958 61.7 35.4
1959 62.1 35.7
1960 62.5 36.1
1961 62.8 36.4
1962 63.2 36.8
1963 63.5 37.1
1964 63.9 37.4
1965 64.3 37.8
1966 64.6 38.1
1967 65 38.4
1968 65.4 38.8
1969 65.8 39
1970 66.2 39.5
1971 66.5 39.9
1972 66.8 40.4
1973 67.1 40.9
1974 67.6 41.7
1975 68.1 42.5
1976 68.5 43.3
1977 68.8 44.2
1978 68.9 45
1979 69 45.7
1980 69.1 46.5
1981 69.4 46.9
1982 69.7 47.6
1983 70 48.1
1984 70.2 48.5
1985 70.3 48.7
1986 70.3 49
1987 70.4 49.1
1988 70.5 49.2
1989 70.7 49.3
1990 70.9 49.3
1991 71.2 49.3
1992 71.3 49.4
1993 71.4 49.4
1994 71.4 49.5
1995 71.4 49.6
1996 71.5 49.7
1997 71.6 49.6
1998 71.8 50.2
1999 72.1 50.5
2000 72.5 50.8
2001 72.8 51.2
2002 73 51.4
2003 73.2 52
2004 73.2 52.6
2005 73.4 53.3
2006 73.5 53.8
2007 73.5 54.4
2008 73.4 55.2
2009 73.5 55.8
2010 73.4 56.3
2011 73.6 57
2012 73.7 57.5
2013 73.9 57.9
2014 74 58.3
2015 73.8 58.8
2016 74 59.2
2017 74 59.6
2018 74.1 60
2019 71.4 60.2
2020 73 60.5
2021 70.8 60
2022 74.5 60.7
2023 74.6 61.1
2024 74.7 61.3
2025 74.9 61.5

Bahamas and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year Population
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1960 116,317 4,778,621
1961 122,197 4,848,224
1962 128,493 4,919,672
1963 135,087 4,993,623
1964 141,528 5,071,034
1965 147,952 5,152,833
1966 154,874 5,237,933
1967 162,267 5,326,348
1968 170,089 5,418,644
1969 177,981 5,513,177
1970 184,982 5,610,304
1971 190,857 5,707,999
1972 196,055 5,807,234
1973 200,791 5,911,927
1974 205,342 6,024,904
1975 209,886 6,147,569
1976 214,501 6,280,635
1977 219,157 6,428,734
1978 223,761 6,590,984
1979 228,230 6,763,903
1980 232,526 6,947,900
1981 236,614 7,140,271
1982 240,614 7,340,197
1983 244,698 7,551,129
1984 248,863 7,772,256
1985 253,154 7,999,935
1986 257,536 8,228,847
1987 261,935 8,457,109
1988 266,448 8,687,435
1989 271,178 8,921,175
1990 275,945 9,159,356
1991 280,731 9,394,632
1992 285,927 9,629,275
1993 291,339 9,871,713
1994 296,509 10,123,798
1995 301,461 10,386,722
1996 306,268 10,655,942
1997 310,904 10,934,223
1998 315,368 11,240,664
1999 319,614 11,574,928
2000 323,835 11,925,546
2001 327,836 12,295,001
2002 331,614 12,680,897
2003 335,618 13,082,532
2004 339,782 13,500,533
2005 343,894 13,932,123
2006 348,375 14,373,707
2007 353,334 14,816,307
2008 358,120 15,258,093
2009 362,810 15,710,066
2010 367,478 16,176,498
2011 371,729 16,661,908
2012 375,469 17,172,287
2013 378,953 17,695,409
2014 382,298 18,229,461
2015 385,346 18,777,487
2016 388,055 19,334,856
2017 390,485 19,894,407
2018 392,717 20,438,288
2019 394,675 20,961,952
2020 395,863 21,478,690
2021 396,373 21,995,243
2022 397,538 22,509,038
2023 399,440 23,025,776
2024 401,283 23,548,781

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1960 5.09 6.25
1961 5.16 6.29
1962 5.13 6.32
1963 5.06 6.36
1964 4.97 6.42
1965 4.88 6.47
1966 4.79 6.53
1967 4.69 6.59
1968 4.56 6.65
1969 4.38 6.66
1970 4.21 6.69
1971 4.06 6.7
1972 3.89 6.72
1973 3.73 6.77
1974 3.57 6.84
1975 3.42 6.91
1976 3.3 6.95
1977 3.17 7.05
1978 3.05 7.15
1979 2.94 7.19
1980 2.84 7.22
1981 2.77 7.26
1982 2.71 7.25
1983 2.65 7.25
1984 2.59 7.25
1985 2.55 7.24
1986 2.53 7.22
1987 2.52 7.17
1988 2.52 7.11
1989 2.52 7.05
1990 2.52 7.01
1991 2.51 6.97
1992 2.71 6.94
1993 2.61 6.89
1994 2.47 6.84
1995 2.42 6.81
1996 2.35 6.78
1997 2.29 6.72
1998 2.23 6.66
1999 2.13 6.59
2000 2.06 6.52
2001 2.02 6.43
2002 1.98 6.34
2003 1.97 6.28
2004 1.98 6.22
2005 2.01 6.18
2006 2.02 6.17
2007 2.04 6.11
2008 2 6.05
2009 2.01 5.99
2010 1.84 5.94
2011 1.79 5.87
2012 1.76 5.79
2013 1.74 5.7
2014 1.69 5.6
2015 1.57 5.48
2016 1.5 5.33
2017 1.42 5.17
2018 1.4 4.92
2019 1.4 4.68
2020 1.39 4.44
2021 1.38 4.36
2022 1.38 4.28
2023 1.37 4.19

Bahamas and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Burkina Faso
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Burkina Faso
1960 19.5 19.8
1961 19.6 19.7
1962 19.6 19.7
1963 19.7 19.7
1964 19.8 19.6
1965 19.9 19.6
1966 20.1 19.5
1967 20.2 19.5
1968 20.3 19.3
1969 20.5 19.1
1970 20.6 18.9
1971 20.6 18.8
1972 20.7 18.6
1973 20.7 18.5
1974 20.8 18.3
1975 20.9 18.2
1976 21.1 18.1
1977 21.3 17.9
1978 21.6 17.8
1979 21.8 17.7
1980 22.1 17.6
1981 22.4 17.5
1982 22.7 17.4
1983 23 17.3
1984 23.4 17.2
1985 23.7 17.1
1986 24 16.9
1987 24.3 16.8
1988 24.7 16.7
1989 25 16.6
1990 25.4 16.5
1991 25.7 16.4
1992 26 16.3
1993 26.3 16.3
1994 26.6 16.3
1995 26.9 16.3
1996 27.2 16.3
1997 27.5 16.3
1998 27.9 16.3
1999 28.2 16.4
2000 28.5 16.5
2001 28.9 16.6
2002 29.3 16.7
2003 29.6 16.8
2004 30 16.9
2005 30.3 17
2006 30.6 17.1
2007 30.8 17.1
2008 31 17.1
2009 31.3 17.1
2010 31.5 17.1
2011 31.8 17.1
2012 32.1 17.1
2013 32.4 17.1
2014 32.6 17.1
2015 33 17.1
2016 33.3 17.2
2017 33.6 17.3
2018 33.9 17.4
2019 34.3 17.6
2020 34.6 17.7
2021 34.9 18
2022 35.2 18.2
2023 35.6 18.4
2024 36 18.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Burkina Faso
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.33%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-4.31%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
3.44%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
40.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
51
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$590M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
67,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
3.87%
2019
Banked people share n/a
51.4%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Burkina Faso
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
313 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$8.44
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
71.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.18%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
131.2 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.91%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
21.7%
2023

Society

Bahamas Burkina Faso
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-25,807
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
33.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
21.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.3
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
31
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
41.4%
2023
English speaking
87.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
17%
2023

Health

Bahamas Burkina Faso
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$56.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$19.6
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
61.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
20.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
242
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
77.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
6.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
4.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Burkina Faso
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
4,486 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
56,413 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
23,423 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
9,509 mi
2014

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