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Burkina Faso vs Comoros statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 867K in Comoros (ranked 160/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 719 sq mi for Comoros (ranked 73rd vs. 171st).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Comoros
Population
24497999
895828
Population rank 59/197 160/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$1.55B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 183/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$1,784
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 158/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$4,055
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$477M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
32.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$550
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 165/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$1,909
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
719 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
3.88
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Comoros: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Comoros economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Comoros
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 $212,218,262
1981 $1,775,842,334 $196,349,932
1982 $1,754,450,096 $184,009,014
1983 $1,600,278,605 $191,621,955
1984 $1,459,880,132 $184,697,226
1985 $1,552,493,196 $196,726,096
1986 $2,036,303,358 $279,197,722
1987 $2,369,834,950 $337,525,853
1988 $2,616,040,479 $356,500,033
1989 $2,615,587,734 $341,476,768
1990 $3,101,300,779 $429,622,178
1991 $3,135,045,584 $424,108,770
1992 $3,356,692,505 $457,388,652
1993 $3,199,536,465 $452,881,475
1994 $1,895,290,637 $319,189,184
1995 $2,379,517,975 $398,461,797
1996 $2,586,550,595 $396,053,806
1997 $2,447,669,102 $364,445,601
1998 $2,804,902,367 $370,106,746
1999 $3,389,566,713 $382,454,990
2000 $2,968,370,088 $351,136,580
2001 $3,190,371,081 $378,512,024
2002 $3,622,350,063 $425,964,681
2003 $4,740,768,143 $546,885,223
2004 $5,451,688,538 $633,706,111
2005 $6,146,353,173 $653,845,169
2006 $6,547,419,820 $698,431,794
2007 $7,625,722,837 $795,673,153
2008 $9,451,435,490 $915,659,108
2009 $9,450,696,873 $905,341,173
2010 $10,109,619,741 $907,979,446
2011 $12,080,295,978 $1,023,087,476
2012 $12,561,015,157 $1,015,842,907
2013 $13,444,300,486 $1,116,223,107
2014 $13,943,016,077 $1,149,587,624
2015 $11,832,159,316 $966,029,600
2016 $12,833,363,045 $1,012,835,493
2017 $14,106,955,615 $1,077,439,756
2018 $15,890,066,221 $1,188,797,450
2019 $16,032,813,503 $1,195,019,531
2020 $17,725,010,533 $1,225,039,196
2021 $19,697,516,284 $1,299,039,312
2022 $18,820,218,691 $1,279,542,248
2023 $20,324,617,845 $1,430,523,436
2024 $23,250,214,910 $1,546,164,420

Burkina Faso and Comoros economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Comoros
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 $628
1981 $248.7 $565
1982 $239 $515
1983 $211.9 $522
1984 $187.8 $489
1985 $194.1 $507
1986 $247.5 $699
1987 $280.2 $822
1988 $301 $845
1989 $293.2 $788
1990 $339 $966
1991 $334 $931
1992 $349 $983
1993 $324 $956
1994 $187.2 $662
1995 $229.1 $812
1996 $242.7 $794
1997 $223.9 $718
1998 $249.5 $716
1999 $292.8 $727
2000 $248.9 $655
2001 $259.5 $692
2002 $285.7 $762
2003 $362 $960
2004 $404 $1,091
2005 $441 $1,103
2006 $456 $1,155
2007 $515 $1,290
2008 $619 $1,455
2009 $602 $1,410
2010 $625 $1,387
2011 $725 $1,531
2012 $731 $1,490
2013 $760 $1,603
2014 $765 $1,616
2015 $630 $1,329
2016 $664 $1,365
2017 $709 $1,424
2018 $777 $1,541
2019 $765 $1,519
2020 $825 $1,527
2021 $896 $1,588
2022 $836 $1,534
2023 $883 $1,682
2024 $987 $1,784

Burkina Faso vs. Comoros life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Comoros
1950 33 37.4
1951 33.4 34.3
1952 33.6 38
1953 33.9 38.4
1954 34.2 38.7
1955 34.5 39
1956 34.8 39.4
1957 35.1 39.7
1958 35.4 40.1
1959 35.7 40.5
1960 36.1 40.8
1961 36.4 41.2
1962 36.8 41.5
1963 37.1 41.9
1964 37.4 42.3
1965 37.8 42.7
1966 38.1 43.2
1967 38.4 43.6
1968 38.8 44.1
1969 39 44.6
1970 39.5 45.2
1971 39.9 45.8
1972 40.4 46.5
1973 40.9 47
1974 41.7 47.6
1975 42.5 46.9
1976 43.3 48.6
1977 44.2 49.2
1978 45 49.7
1979 45.7 50.1
1980 46.5 50.7
1981 46.9 51.2
1982 47.6 51.7
1983 48.1 52.1
1984 48.5 52.8
1985 48.7 53.3
1986 49 53.8
1987 49.1 54.1
1988 49.2 54.7
1989 49.3 55
1990 49.3 55.6
1991 49.3 56.1
1992 49.4 56.6
1993 49.4 57
1994 49.5 57.5
1995 49.6 57.8
1996 49.7 58.2
1997 49.6 58.2
1998 50.2 58.3
1999 50.5 58.9
2000 50.8 58.9
2001 51.2 59.6
2002 51.4 59.7
2003 52 60.2
2004 52.6 60.6
2005 53.3 60.9
2006 53.8 61.2
2007 54.4 61.5
2008 55.2 62
2009 55.8 62.3
2010 56.3 62.7
2011 57 63.1
2012 57.5 63.5
2013 57.9 63.8
2014 58.3 64.1
2015 58.8 64.5
2016 59.2 64.8
2017 59.6 65.1
2018 60 65.4
2019 60.2 65.7
2020 60.5 65.8
2021 60 65.2
2022 60.7 66.5
2023 61.1 66.8
2024 61.3 67
2025 61.5 67.2

Burkina Faso and Comoros population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year Population
Burkina Faso Comoros
1960 4,778,621 197,700
1961 4,848,224 201,201
1962 4,919,672 204,702
1963 4,993,623 208,185
1964 5,071,034 211,644
1965 5,152,833 214,967
1966 5,237,933 218,663
1967 5,326,348 223,859
1968 5,418,644 230,244
1969 5,513,177 237,001
1970 5,610,304 244,185
1971 5,707,999 251,865
1972 5,807,234 260,077
1973 5,911,927 268,820
1974 6,024,904 278,075
1975 6,147,569 287,692
1976 6,280,635 297,538
1977 6,428,734 307,579
1978 6,590,984 317,688
1979 6,763,903 327,791
1980 6,947,900 337,721
1981 7,140,271 347,382
1982 7,340,197 357,139
1983 7,551,129 367,233
1984 7,772,256 377,637
1985 7,999,935 388,352
1986 8,228,847 399,318
1987 8,457,109 410,439
1988 8,687,435 421,687
1989 8,921,175 433,103
1990 9,159,356 444,596
1991 9,394,632 455,556
1992 9,629,275 465,113
1993 9,871,713 473,682
1994 10,123,798 482,142
1995 10,386,722 490,586
1996 10,655,942 499,107
1997 10,934,223 507,777
1998 11,240,664 516,597
1999 11,574,928 525,886
2000 11,925,546 536,080
2001 12,295,001 547,220
2002 12,680,897 558,923
2003 13,082,532 569,798
2004 13,500,533 580,704
2005 13,932,123 592,677
2006 14,373,707 604,753
2007 14,816,307 616,927
2008 15,258,093 629,307
2009 15,710,066 641,947
2010 16,176,498 654,836
2011 16,661,908 668,056
2012 17,172,287 681,630
2013 17,695,409 696,192
2014 18,229,461 711,503
2015 18,777,487 726,682
2016 19,334,856 741,741
2017 19,894,407 756,669
2018 20,438,288 771,590
2019 20,961,952 786,578
2020 21,478,690 802,163
2021 21,995,243 818,174
2022 22,509,038 834,188
2023 23,025,776 850,387
2024 23,548,781 866,628

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Comoros

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Comoros
1960 6.25 6.79
1961 6.29 6.85
1962 6.32 6.9
1963 6.36 6.92
1964 6.42 6.94
1965 6.47 6.97
1966 6.53 7
1967 6.59 7.02
1968 6.65 7.05
1969 6.66 7.07
1970 6.69 7.1
1971 6.7 7.12
1972 6.72 7.14
1973 6.77 7.17
1974 6.84 7.16
1975 6.91 7.16
1976 6.95 7.16
1977 7.05 7.15
1978 7.15 7.16
1979 7.19 7.16
1980 7.22 7.15
1981 7.26 7.14
1982 7.25 7.13
1983 7.25 7.11
1984 7.25 7.07
1985 7.24 7.02
1986 7.22 6.95
1987 7.17 6.87
1988 7.11 6.76
1989 7.05 6.65
1990 7.01 6.51
1991 6.97 6.35
1992 6.94 6.19
1993 6.89 6.02
1994 6.84 5.86
1995 6.81 5.73
1996 6.78 5.63
1997 6.72 5.51
1998 6.66 5.39
1999 6.59 5.28
2000 6.52 5.23
2001 6.43 5.2
2002 6.34 5.16
2003 6.28 5.12
2004 6.22 5.07
2005 6.18 5.01
2006 6.17 4.93
2007 6.11 4.86
2008 6.05 4.81
2009 5.99 4.78
2010 5.94 4.76
2011 5.87 4.72
2012 5.79 4.65
2013 5.7 4.57
2014 5.6 4.49
2015 5.48 4.42
2016 5.33 4.35
2017 5.17 4.28
2018 4.92 4.21
2019 4.68 4.14
2020 4.44 4.07
2021 4.36 4
2022 4.28 3.94
2023 4.19 3.88

Burkina Faso and Comoros demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Comoros
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Comoros
1960 19.8 19.7
1961 19.7 19.6
1962 19.7 19.5
1963 19.7 19.3
1964 19.6 19.2
1965 19.6 19
1966 19.5 18.7
1967 19.5 18.4
1968 19.3 18
1969 19.1 17.6
1970 18.9 17.4
1971 18.8 17.2
1972 18.6 17.1
1973 18.5 17
1974 18.3 16.9
1975 18.2 16.8
1976 18.1 16.8
1977 17.9 16.7
1978 17.8 16.6
1979 17.7 16.6
1980 17.6 16.5
1981 17.5 16.5
1982 17.4 16.5
1983 17.3 16.5
1984 17.2 16.5
1985 17.1 16.5
1986 16.9 16.4
1987 16.8 16.4
1988 16.7 16.4
1989 16.6 16.4
1990 16.5 16.5
1991 16.4 16.5
1992 16.3 16.4
1993 16.3 16.3
1994 16.3 16.1
1995 16.3 16
1996 16.3 16
1997 16.3 16
1998 16.3 16.1
1999 16.4 16.2
2000 16.5 16.3
2001 16.6 16.4
2002 16.7 16.5
2003 16.8 16.6
2004 16.9 16.8
2005 17 17.1
2006 17.1 17.4
2007 17.1 17.7
2008 17.1 18
2009 17.1 18.3
2010 17.1 18.6
2011 17.1 18.9
2012 17.1 19.1
2013 17.1 19.4
2014 17.1 19.6
2015 17.1 19.8
2016 17.2 19.9
2017 17.3 20
2018 17.4 20.3
2019 17.6 20.5
2020 17.7 20.8
2021 18 21
2022 18.2 21.2
2023 18.4 21.4
2024 18.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Comoros
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$1.47B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
2.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-2.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
4.39%
2021
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
50.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
9.56%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
51.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
33.6%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
1.6%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$324M
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
7,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
26.8%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
45.5%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Comoros
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
66.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$30.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
0.32 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.37 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
39.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
0%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
89.8%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Comoros
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-2,051
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
30.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
13.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
7.7
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
26.6
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
61.7%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
35.7%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Comoros
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$122.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$54
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
42.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.44
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
179
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
39.8
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
16.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
10.8%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
0.23 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Comoros
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
829 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
547 mi
2002

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