Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 73rd vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Burkina Faso and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1960	$330,442,816	$112,155,598
1961	$350,247,234	$123,134,583
1962	$379,567,099	$124,482,774
1963	$394,040,667	$129,379,124
1964	$410,321,645	$142,025,079
1965	$422,916,790	$150,574,795
1966	$433,889,766	$157,930,018
1967	$450,753,924	$163,820,514
1968	$460,442,689	$191,767,442
1969	$478,298,645	$188,039,210
1970	$458,404,269	$189,106,529
1971	$482,411,179	$201,450,800
1972	$578,595,522	$230,317,883
1973	$674,773,570	$271,183,082
1974	$751,133,430	$281,398,706
1975	$939,972,703	$378,660,016
1976	$976,547,188	$451,152,461
1977	$1,131,224,878	$507,298,148
1978	$1,475,583,645	$610,578,632
1979	$1,748,480,621	$700,764,748
1980	$1,928,719,888	$797,048,199
1981	$1,775,842,334	$694,803,623
1982	$1,754,450,096	$748,312,391
1983	$1,600,278,605	$658,679,333
1984	$1,459,880,132	$637,820,670
1985	$1,552,493,196	$864,849,836
1986	$2,036,303,358	$1,122,265,013
1987	$2,369,834,950	$1,200,991,978
1988	$2,616,040,479	$1,264,899,288
1989	$2,615,587,734	$1,233,930,281
1990	$3,101,300,779	$1,440,711,459
1991	$3,135,045,584	$1,377,374,987
1992	$3,356,692,505	$1,411,917,553
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,278,781,262
1994	$1,895,290,637	$851,174,357
1995	$2,379,517,975	$1,115,389,674
1996	$2,586,550,595	$1,007,791,127
1997	$2,447,669,102	$937,741,513
1998	$2,804,902,367	$967,338,390
1999	$3,389,566,713	$999,477,511
2000	$2,968,370,088	$916,777,283
2001	$3,190,371,081	$932,648,605
2002	$3,622,350,063	$996,068,145
2003	$4,740,768,143	$1,142,315,523
2004	$5,451,688,538	$1,272,360,517
2005	$6,146,353,173	$1,337,894,379
2006	$6,547,419,820	$1,461,859,762
2007	$7,625,722,837	$1,699,811,295
2008	$9,451,435,490	$1,993,407,888
2009	$9,450,696,873	$2,067,381,665
2010	$10,109,619,741	$2,142,591,540
2011	$12,080,295,978	$2,437,982,705
2012	$12,561,015,157	$2,510,126,512
2013	$13,444,300,486	$1,691,544,110
2014	$13,943,016,077	$1,894,813,389
2015	$11,832,159,316	$1,695,825,714
2016	$12,833,363,045	$1,825,018,145
2017	$14,106,955,615	$2,072,349,973
2018	$15,890,066,221	$2,220,979,146
2019	$16,032,813,503	$2,221,301,351
2020	$17,725,010,533	$2,326,720,900
2021	$19,697,516,284	$2,516,498,412
2022	$18,820,218,691	$2,382,618,615
2023	$20,324,617,845	$2,555,492,086
2024	$23,250,214,910	$2,751,544,520

Burkina Faso and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1960	$69.2	$65.9
1961	$72.2	$71
1962	$77.2	$70.4
1963	$78.9	$71.8
1964	$80.9	$77.2
1965	$82.1	$80.2
1966	$82.8	$82.3
1967	$84.6	$83.6
1968	$85	$95.6
1969	$86.8	$91.7
1970	$81.7	$90.2
1971	$84.5	$94.1
1972	$99.6	$105.5
1973	$114.1	$121.8
1974	$124.7	$124
1975	$152.9	$163.6
1976	$155.5	$192.1
1977	$176	$213.8
1978	$223.9	$254.6
1979	$258.5	$289.1
1980	$277.6	$325
1981	$248.7	$280.3
1982	$239	$298.4
1983	$211.9	$259.6
1984	$187.8	$248.3
1985	$194.1	$333
1986	$247.5	$426
1987	$280.2	$450
1988	$301	$466
1989	$293.2	$443
1990	$339	$502
1991	$334	$465
1992	$349	$462
1993	$324	$405
1994	$187.2	$261.3
1995	$229.1	$333
1996	$242.7	$293.3
1997	$223.9	$265.5
1998	$249.5	$266.6
1999	$292.8	$268
2000	$248.9	$239.2
2001	$259.5	$238
2002	$285.7	$248.6
2003	$362	$278.4
2004	$404	$303
2005	$441	$312
2006	$456	$334
2007	$515	$381
2008	$619	$437
2009	$602	$456
2010	$625	$477
2011	$725	$534
2012	$731	$544
2013	$760	$364
2014	$765	$410
2015	$630	$366
2016	$664	$387
2017	$709	$432
2018	$777	$455
2019	$765	$449
2020	$825	$463
2021	$896	$492
2022	$836	$467
2023	$883	$496
2024	$987	$516

Burkina Faso vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1950	33	35.4
1951	33.4	35.8
1952	33.6	36.2
1953	33.9	36.6
1954	34.2	37
1955	34.5	37.4
1956	34.8	37.8
1957	35.1	38.3
1958	35.4	38.7
1959	35.7	39.1
1960	36.1	39.6
1961	36.4	40.1
1962	36.8	40.6
1963	37.1	41.1
1964	37.4	41.6
1965	37.8	42.2
1966	38.1	42.8
1967	38.4	43.4
1968	38.8	44
1969	39	44.6
1970	39.5	45.2
1971	39.9	45.8
1972	40.4	46.3
1973	40.9	46.9
1974	41.7	47.4
1975	42.5	47.9
1976	43.3	48.4
1977	44.2	48.8
1978	45	49.2
1979	45.7	49.5
1980	46.5	49.8
1981	46.9	50
1982	47.6	50.2
1983	48.1	50.3
1984	48.5	50.4
1985	48.7	50.5
1986	49	50.4
1987	49.1	50.4
1988	49.2	50.2
1989	49.3	50.1
1990	49.3	49.9
1991	49.3	49.6
1992	49.4	49.2
1993	49.4	48.9
1994	49.5	48.5
1995	49.6	48.1
1996	49.7	47.7
1997	49.6	47.3
1998	50.2	47.1
1999	50.5	46.9
2000	50.8	46.6
2001	51.2	46.7
2002	51.4	46.8
2003	52	47.3
2004	52.6	47.7
2005	53.3	48.2
2006	53.8	48.7
2007	54.4	49.3
2008	55.2	49.9
2009	55.8	14.7
2010	56.3	46.9
2011	57	50.1
2012	57.5	51.3
2013	57.9	49.5
2014	58.3	40.3
2015	58.8	51.9
2016	59.2	51
2017	59.6	45.2
2018	60	52.3
2019	60.2	31.5
2020	60.5	50.6
2021	60	40.3
2022	60.7	18.8
2023	61.1	57.4
2024	61.3	57.7
2025	61.5	57.9

Burkina Faso and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1960	4,778,621	1,702,346
1961	4,848,224	1,734,580
1962	4,919,672	1,768,115
1963	4,993,623	1,803,063
1964	5,071,034	1,839,583
1965	5,152,833	1,877,854
1966	5,237,933	1,918,082
1967	5,326,348	1,960,444
1968	5,418,644	2,005,100
1969	5,513,177	2,051,515
1970	5,610,304	2,097,505
1971	5,707,999	2,141,450
1972	5,807,234	2,183,769
1973	5,911,927	2,226,008
1974	6,024,904	2,269,338
1975	6,147,569	2,313,916
1976	6,280,635	2,348,566
1977	6,428,734	2,372,930
1978	6,590,984	2,397,961
1979	6,763,903	2,423,794
1980	6,947,900	2,450,535
1981	7,140,271	2,478,402
1982	7,340,197	2,507,375
1983	7,551,129	2,537,399
1984	7,772,256	2,568,610
1985	7,999,935	2,600,932
1986	8,228,847	2,634,258
1987	8,457,109	2,669,155
1988	8,687,435	2,713,965
1989	8,921,175	2,783,970
1990	9,159,356	2,871,910
1991	9,394,632	2,963,191
1992	9,629,275	3,058,831
1993	9,871,713	3,157,839
1994	10,123,798	3,257,954
1995	10,386,722	3,348,052
1996	10,655,942	3,435,965
1997	10,934,223	3,531,700
1998	11,240,664	3,628,827
1999	11,574,928	3,729,450
2000	11,925,546	3,833,416
2001	12,295,001	3,919,487
2002	12,680,897	4,006,077
2003	13,082,532	4,103,086
2004	13,500,533	4,192,826
2005	13,932,123	4,288,810
2006	14,373,707	4,377,579
2007	14,816,307	4,462,770
2008	15,258,093	4,558,984
2009	15,710,066	4,529,047
2010	16,176,498	4,492,995
2011	16,661,908	4,565,021
2012	17,172,287	4,610,848
2013	17,695,409	4,642,419
2014	18,229,461	4,623,182
2015	18,777,487	4,629,320
2016	19,334,856	4,713,663
2017	19,894,407	4,793,511
2018	20,438,288	4,878,657
2019	20,961,952	4,944,703
2020	21,478,690	5,026,628
2021	21,995,243	5,112,100
2022	22,509,038	5,098,039
2023	23,025,776	5,152,421
2024	23,548,781	5,330,690

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Central African Republic

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1960	6.25	5.95
1961	6.29	5.96
1962	6.32	5.97
1963	6.36	5.99
1964	6.42	6.01
1965	6.47	6.03
1966	6.53	6.06
1967	6.59	6.08
1968	6.65	6.1
1969	6.66	6.06
1970	6.69	6.03
1971	6.7	5.99
1972	6.72	5.96
1973	6.77	5.93
1974	6.84	5.9
1975	6.91	5.88
1976	6.95	5.94
1977	7.05	5.99
1978	7.15	6.04
1979	7.19	6.09
1980	7.22	6.13
1981	7.26	6.17
1982	7.25	6.16
1983	7.25	6.15
1984	7.25	6.14
1985	7.24	6.12
1986	7.22	6.11
1987	7.17	6.12
1988	7.11	6.1
1989	7.05	6.07
1990	7.01	6.05
1991	6.97	6.03
1992	6.94	5.96
1993	6.89	5.93
1994	6.84	5.92
1995	6.81	5.94
1996	6.78	5.96
1997	6.72	5.92
1998	6.66	5.89
1999	6.59	5.88
2000	6.52	5.85
2001	6.43	5.81
2002	6.34	5.79
2003	6.28	5.8
2004	6.22	5.78
2005	6.18	5.81
2006	6.17	5.84
2007	6.11	5.87
2008	6.05	5.9
2009	5.99	5.94
2010	5.94	5.96
2011	5.87	6.01
2012	5.79	6.05
2013	5.7	6.08
2014	5.6	6.1
2015	5.48	6.13
2016	5.33	6.13
2017	5.17	6.13
2018	4.92	6.11
2019	4.68	6.09
2020	4.44	6.06
2021	4.36	6.05
2022	4.28	6.02
2023	4.19	6.01

Burkina Faso and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	CAR
1960	19.8	20.3
1961	19.7	20.1
1962	19.7	19.9
1963	19.7	19.7
1964	19.6	19.6
1965	19.6	19.4
1966	19.5	19.3
1967	19.5	19.2
1968	19.3	19
1969	19.1	18.9
1970	18.9	18.9
1971	18.8	18.8
1972	18.6	18.7
1973	18.5	18.6
1974	18.3	18.6
1975	18.2	18.5
1976	18.1	18.5
1977	17.9	18.5
1978	17.8	18.5
1979	17.7	18.5
1980	17.6	18.5
1981	17.5	18.4
1982	17.4	18.4
1983	17.3	18.3
1984	17.2	18.3
1985	17.1	18.3
1986	16.9	18.2
1987	16.8	18.1
1988	16.7	18
1989	16.6	17.9
1990	16.5	17.8
1991	16.4	17.6
1992	16.3	17.5
1993	16.3	17.5
1994	16.3	17.4
1995	16.3	17.3
1996	16.3	17.2
1997	16.3	17.1
1998	16.3	17.1
1999	16.4	17.1
2000	16.5	17.1
2001	16.6	17.1
2002	16.7	17.1
2003	16.8	17.2
2004	16.9	17.2
2005	17	17.2
2006	17.1	17.1
2007	17.1	17.1
2008	17.1	17
2009	17.1	16.9
2010	17.1	16.7
2011	17.1	16.6
2012	17.1	16.3
2013	17.1	16
2014	17.1	15.6
2015	17.1	15.4
2016	17.2	15.4
2017	17.3	15.4
2018	17.4	15.4
2019	17.6	15.4
2020	17.7	15.4
2021	18	15.4
2022	18.2	15.3
2023	18.4	15.3
2024	18.6	15.4

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