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Bhutan vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 132nd vs. 73rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Burkina Faso
Population
801123
24497999
Population rank 163/197 59/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$23.3B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 122/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$987
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 179/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$2,896
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$12.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$520
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 166/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,810
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
105,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
18.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
61.5 years
2025

Bhutan and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year GDP
Bhutan Burkina Faso
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 $61,812,113 $458,404,269
1971 $66,289,450 $482,411,179
1972 $70,139,867 $578,595,522
1973 $78,900,289 $674,773,570
1974 $92,901,784 $751,133,430
1975 $86,820,762 $939,972,703
1976 $88,461,263 $976,547,188
1977 $97,884,434 $1,131,224,878
1978 $94,086,228 $1,475,583,645
1979 $105,377,995 $1,748,480,621
1980 $128,669,201 $1,928,719,888
1981 $139,174,178 $1,775,842,334
1982 $141,439,317 $1,754,450,096
1983 $156,704,290 $1,600,278,605
1984 $160,423,494 $1,459,880,132
1985 $163,288,815 $1,552,493,196
1986 $191,218,115 $2,036,303,358
1987 $242,742,766 $2,369,834,950
1988 $272,298,067 $2,616,040,479
1989 $264,798,626 $2,615,587,734
1990 $287,765,007 $3,101,300,779
1991 $240,294,286 $3,135,045,584
1992 $240,233,531 $3,356,692,505
1993 $225,973,693 $3,199,536,465
1994 $258,954,708 $1,895,290,637
1995 $290,490,984 $2,379,517,975
1996 $303,408,346 $2,586,550,595
1997 $352,229,077 $2,447,669,102
1998 $363,458,381 $2,804,902,367
1999 $399,311,200 $3,389,566,713
2000 $460,733,418 $2,968,370,088
2001 $496,110,226 $3,190,371,081
2002 $559,345,264 $3,622,350,063
2003 $651,935,430 $4,740,768,143
2004 $735,348,490 $5,451,688,538
2005 $860,391,000 $6,146,353,173
2006 $942,879,879 $6,547,419,820
2007 $1,255,767,964 $7,625,722,837
2008 $1,317,517,835 $9,451,435,490
2009 $1,331,343,798 $9,450,696,873
2010 $1,708,880,730 $10,109,619,741
2011 $1,977,728,659 $12,080,295,978
2012 $1,973,387,228 $12,561,015,157
2013 $1,943,696,952 $13,444,300,486
2014 $2,089,079,571 $13,943,016,077
2015 $2,187,815,803 $11,832,159,316
2016 $2,357,504,761 $12,833,363,045
2017 $2,591,358,009 $14,106,955,615
2018 $2,583,335,722 $15,890,066,221
2019 $2,735,683,570 $16,032,813,503
2020 $2,457,604,334 $17,725,010,533
2021 $2,768,802,960 $19,697,516,284
2022 $2,898,227,744 $18,820,218,691
2023 $3,019,253,885 $20,324,617,845
2024 - $23,250,214,910

Bhutan and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Burkina Faso
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 $200.3 $81.7
1971 $207.7 $84.5
1972 $212.4 $99.6
1973 $230.9 $114.1
1974 $262.8 $124.7
1975 $237.4 $152.9
1976 $233.7 $155.5
1977 $249.9 $176
1978 $232.2 $223.9
1979 $251.4 $258.5
1980 $296.9 $277.6
1981 $311 $248.7
1982 $306 $239
1983 $328 $211.9
1984 $326 $187.8
1985 $321 $194.1
1986 $365 $247.5
1987 $449 $280.2
1988 $489 $301
1989 $462 $293.2
1990 $488 $339
1991 $401 $334
1992 $416 $349
1993 $407 $324
1994 $467 $187.2
1995 $530 $229.1
1996 $553 $242.7
1997 $630 $223.9
1998 $638 $249.5
1999 $685 $292.8
2000 $772 $248.9
2001 $812 $259.5
2002 $896 $285.7
2003 $1,022 $362
2004 $1,130 $404
2005 $1,300 $441
2006 $1,406 $456
2007 $1,850 $515
2008 $1,920 $619
2009 $1,918 $602
2010 $2,436 $625
2011 $2,788 $725
2012 $2,751 $731
2013 $2,680 $760
2014 $2,849 $765
2015 $2,954 $630
2016 $3,152 $664
2017 $3,435 $709
2018 $3,400 $777
2019 $3,577 $765
2020 $3,192 $825
2021 $3,571 $896
2022 $3,711 $836
2023 $3,839 $883
2024 - $987

Bhutan vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Burkina Faso
1950 35.3 33
1951 35.3 33.4
1952 35.4 33.6
1953 35.4 33.9
1954 35.4 34.2
1955 35.5 34.5
1956 35.6 34.8
1957 35.7 35.1
1958 35.9 35.4
1959 36.1 35.7
1960 36.4 36.1
1961 36.7 36.4
1962 37 36.8
1963 37.4 37.1
1964 37.8 37.4
1965 38.3 37.8
1966 38.8 38.1
1967 39.4 38.4
1968 40 38.8
1969 40.6 39
1970 41.2 39.5
1971 41.8 39.9
1972 42.5 40.4
1973 43.1 40.9
1974 43.8 41.7
1975 44.5 42.5
1976 45.2 43.3
1977 46 44.2
1978 46.7 45
1979 47.4 45.7
1980 48.2 46.5
1981 49 46.9
1982 49.8 47.6
1983 50.6 48.1
1984 51.3 48.5
1985 52 48.7
1986 52.8 49
1987 53.6 49.1
1988 54.4 49.2
1989 55.1 49.3
1990 55.8 49.3
1991 56.5 49.3
1992 57.2 49.4
1993 57.9 49.4
1994 58.4 49.5
1995 59.3 49.6
1996 60 49.7
1997 60.6 49.6
1998 61.3 50.2
1999 62 50.5
2000 61.8 50.8
2001 63.3 51.2
2002 64 51.4
2003 64.7 52
2004 65.3 52.6
2005 65.9 53.3
2006 66.5 53.8
2007 67.2 54.4
2008 67.7 55.2
2009 68.2 55.8
2010 68.8 56.3
2011 69.3 57
2012 69.8 57.5
2013 70.2 57.9
2014 70.5 58.3
2015 70.8 58.8
2016 71.1 59.2
2017 71.4 59.6
2018 71.7 60
2019 72 60.2
2020 72.3 60.5
2021 72.4 60
2022 72.8 60.7
2023 73 61.1
2024 73.3 61.3
2025 73.5 61.5

Bhutan and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year Population
Bhutan Burkina Faso
1960 224,084 4,778,621
1961 230,602 4,848,224
1962 237,636 4,919,672
1963 245,156 4,993,623
1964 252,987 5,071,034
1965 261,200 5,152,833
1966 269,820 5,237,933
1967 278,852 5,326,348
1968 288,311 5,418,644
1969 298,214 5,513,177
1970 308,528 5,610,304
1971 319,211 5,707,999
1972 330,264 5,807,234
1973 341,705 5,911,927
1974 353,538 6,024,904
1975 365,791 6,147,569
1976 378,490 6,280,635
1977 391,639 6,428,734
1978 405,243 6,590,984
1979 419,200 6,763,903
1980 433,404 6,947,900
1981 447,836 7,140,271
1982 462,485 7,340,197
1983 477,460 7,551,129
1984 492,784 7,772,256
1985 508,392 7,999,935
1986 524,324 8,228,847
1987 540,557 8,457,109
1988 556,986 8,687,435
1989 573,586 8,921,175
1990 589,287 9,159,356
1991 599,784 9,394,632
1992 577,774 9,629,275
1993 554,673 9,871,713
1994 554,497 10,123,798
1995 547,989 10,386,722
1996 548,784 10,655,942
1997 558,697 10,934,223
1998 569,435 11,240,664
1999 582,579 11,574,928
2000 596,863 11,925,546
2001 610,794 12,295,001
2002 624,409 12,680,897
2003 637,663 13,082,532
2004 650,544 13,500,533
2005 661,865 13,932,123
2006 670,799 14,373,707
2007 678,641 14,816,307
2008 686,351 15,258,093
2009 693,988 15,710,066
2010 701,632 16,176,498
2011 709,377 16,661,908
2012 717,279 17,172,287
2013 725,273 17,695,409
2014 733,139 18,229,461
2015 740,618 18,777,487
2016 747,866 19,334,856
2017 754,335 19,894,407
2018 759,759 20,438,288
2019 764,824 20,961,952
2020 770,006 21,478,690
2021 775,442 21,995,243
2022 780,914 22,509,038
2023 786,385 23,025,776
2024 791,524 23,548,781

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Burkina Faso
1960 6.7 6.25
1961 6.7 6.29
1962 6.69 6.32
1963 6.69 6.36
1964 6.68 6.42
1965 6.68 6.47
1966 6.67 6.53
1967 6.67 6.59
1968 6.66 6.65
1969 6.66 6.66
1970 6.65 6.69
1971 6.64 6.7
1972 6.64 6.72
1973 6.63 6.77
1974 6.62 6.84
1975 6.62 6.91
1976 6.62 6.95
1977 6.61 7.05
1978 6.58 7.15
1979 6.55 7.19
1980 6.51 7.22
1981 6.46 7.26
1982 6.4 7.25
1983 6.34 7.25
1984 6.26 7.25
1985 6.18 7.24
1986 6.1 7.22
1987 6 7.17
1988 5.88 7.11
1989 5.76 7.05
1990 5.6 7.01
1991 5.45 6.97
1992 5.27 6.94
1993 5.07 6.89
1994 4.87 6.84
1995 4.62 6.81
1996 4.37 6.78
1997 4.09 6.72
1998 3.85 6.66
1999 3.61 6.59
2000 3.38 6.52
2001 3.19 6.43
2002 3.01 6.34
2003 2.87 6.28
2004 2.78 6.22
2005 2.73 6.18
2006 2.66 6.17
2007 2.59 6.11
2008 2.48 6.05
2009 2.36 5.99
2010 2.25 5.94
2011 2.15 5.87
2012 2.07 5.79
2013 2 5.7
2014 1.92 5.6
2015 1.84 5.48
2016 1.74 5.33
2017 1.62 5.17
2018 1.52 4.92
2019 1.45 4.68
2020 1.5 4.44
2021 1.49 4.36
2022 1.48 4.28
2023 1.46 4.19

Bhutan and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Burkina Faso
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Burkina Faso
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.9 19.7
1962 18.9 19.7
1963 19 19.7
1964 19.1 19.6
1965 19.1 19.6
1966 19.2 19.5
1967 19.3 19.5
1968 19.3 19.3
1969 19.3 19.1
1970 19.3 18.9
1971 19.3 18.8
1972 19.3 18.6
1973 19.2 18.5
1974 19.2 18.3
1975 19.1 18.2
1976 19.1 18.1
1977 19 17.9
1978 19 17.8
1979 18.9 17.7
1980 18.9 17.6
1981 18.8 17.5
1982 18.7 17.4
1983 18.7 17.3
1984 18.6 17.2
1985 18.6 17.1
1986 18.5 16.9
1987 18.5 16.8
1988 18.5 16.7
1989 18.5 16.6
1990 18.6 16.5
1991 18.6 16.4
1992 18.6 16.3
1993 18.7 16.3
1994 18.8 16.3
1995 18.9 16.3
1996 19.1 16.3
1997 19.3 16.3
1998 19.5 16.3
1999 19.8 16.4
2000 20 16.5
2001 20.4 16.6
2002 20.8 16.7
2003 21.3 16.8
2004 21.8 16.9
2005 22.2 17
2006 22.6 17.1
2007 22.9 17.1
2008 23.3 17.1
2009 23.7 17.1
2010 24 17.1
2011 24.4 17.1
2012 24.7 17.1
2013 25.1 17.1
2014 25.6 17.1
2015 26 17.1
2016 26.4 17.2
2017 26.9 17.3
2018 27.5 17.4
2019 28 17.6
2020 28.6 17.7
2021 29.2 18
2022 29.8 18.2
2023 30.4 18.4
2024 30.9 18.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Burkina Faso
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.33%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-4.31%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.44%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
40.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
51
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
30.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$590M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
67,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
3.87%
2019
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
51.4%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Burkina Faso
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
313 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$8.44
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
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
100%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
4.91%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
21.7%
2023

Society

Bhutan Burkina Faso
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-25,807
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
33.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
21.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
1.3
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
31
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
41.4%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
17%
2023

Health

Bhutan Burkina Faso
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$56.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$19.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
61.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
20.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
242
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
77.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
6.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
4.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Burkina Faso
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
4,486 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
56,413 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
23,423 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
9,509 mi
2014

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