Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 73rd vs. 126th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Burkina Faso and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1960	$330,442,816	$507,513,830
1961	$350,247,234	$490,325,182
1962	$379,567,099	$479,180,824
1963	$394,040,667	$511,902,137
1964	$410,321,645	$542,578,367
1965	$422,916,790	$592,981,162
1966	$433,889,766	$647,305,630
1967	$450,753,924	$699,456,619
1968	$460,442,689	$773,841,494
1969	$478,298,645	$853,630,204
1970	$458,404,269	$984,830,158
1971	$482,411,179	$1,077,147,538
1972	$578,595,522	$1,238,251,696
1973	$674,773,570	$1,528,925,846
1974	$751,133,430	$1,666,544,754
1975	$939,972,703	$1,960,863,466
1976	$976,547,188	$2,412,555,426
1977	$1,131,224,878	$3,072,427,013
1978	$1,475,583,645	$3,523,208,810
1979	$1,748,480,621	$4,035,519,323
1980	$1,928,719,888	$4,831,447,001
1981	$1,775,842,334	$2,623,803,096
1982	$1,754,450,096	$2,606,623,555
1983	$1,600,278,605	$3,146,772,631
1984	$1,459,880,132	$3,660,477,856
1985	$1,552,493,196	$3,919,203,960
1986	$2,036,303,358	$4,418,983,871
1987	$2,369,834,950	$4,532,952,047
1988	$2,616,040,479	$4,614,629,898
1989	$2,615,587,734	$5,251,025,767
1990	$3,101,300,779	$5,711,687,787
1991	$3,135,045,584	$7,215,725,487
1992	$3,356,692,505	$8,579,754,758
1993	$3,199,536,465	$9,564,815,975
1994	$1,895,290,637	$10,489,903,725
1995	$2,379,517,975	$11,578,594,260
1996	$2,586,550,595	$11,678,424,507
1997	$2,447,669,102	$12,614,602,382
1998	$2,804,902,367	$13,684,255,947
1999	$3,389,566,713	$14,254,866,285
2000	$2,968,370,088	$15,013,629,662
2001	$3,190,371,081	$15,976,174,337
2002	$3,622,350,063	$16,578,820,687
2003	$4,740,768,143	$17,271,760,507
2004	$5,451,688,538	$18,610,594,846
2005	$6,146,353,173	$20,040,642,477
2006	$6,547,419,820	$22,715,540,324
2007	$7,625,722,837	$26,884,700,709
2008	$9,451,435,490	$30,801,745,700
2009	$9,450,696,873	$30,745,714,313
2010	$10,109,619,741	$37,658,616,952
2011	$12,080,295,978	$42,762,613,699
2012	$12,561,015,157	$47,231,655,432
2013	$13,444,300,486	$50,949,668,842
2014	$13,943,016,077	$52,016,408,854
2015	$11,832,159,316	$56,441,920,821
2016	$12,833,363,045	$58,847,019,610
2017	$14,106,955,615	$60,516,044,657
2018	$15,890,066,221	$62,420,164,992
2019	$16,032,813,503	$64,417,670,521
2020	$17,725,010,533	$62,395,610,760
2021	$19,697,516,284	$64,960,725,734
2022	$18,820,218,691	$69,243,626,029
2023	$20,324,617,845	$86,497,941,439
2024	$23,250,214,910	$95,350,423,177

Burkina Faso and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1960	$69.2	$382
1961	$72.2	$356
1962	$77.2	$335
1963	$78.9	$346
1964	$80.9	$354
1965	$82.1	$374
1966	$82.8	$395
1967	$84.6	$414
1968	$85	$445
1969	$86.8	$477
1970	$81.7	$536
1971	$84.5	$570
1972	$99.6	$639
1973	$114.1	$769
1974	$124.7	$817
1975	$152.9	$937
1976	$155.5	$1,123
1977	$176	$1,393
1978	$223.9	$1,556
1979	$258.5	$1,735
1980	$277.6	$2,021
1981	$248.7	$1,068
1982	$239	$1,032
1983	$211.9	$1,213
1984	$187.8	$1,372
1985	$194.1	$1,429
1986	$247.5	$1,569
1987	$280.2	$1,567
1988	$301	$1,555
1989	$293.2	$1,725
1990	$339	$1,830
1991	$334	$2,253
1992	$349	$2,612
1993	$324	$2,840
1994	$187.2	$3,040
1995	$229.1	$3,275
1996	$242.7	$3,227
1997	$223.9	$3,408
1998	$249.5	$3,617
1999	$292.8	$3,691
2000	$248.9	$3,813
2001	$259.5	$3,985
2002	$285.7	$4,068
2003	$362	$4,173
2004	$404	$4,431
2005	$441	$4,703
2006	$456	$5,257
2007	$515	$6,138
2008	$619	$6,937
2009	$602	$6,833
2010	$625	$8,266
2011	$725	$9,276
2012	$731	$10,127
2013	$760	$10,803
2014	$765	$10,911
2015	$630	$11,715
2016	$664	$12,091
2017	$709	$12,317
2018	$777	$12,590
2019	$765	$12,885
2020	$825	$12,394
2021	$896	$12,838
2022	$836	$13,626
2023	$883	$16,942
2024	$987	$18,587

Burkina Faso vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1950	33	57.5
1951	33.4	57.8
1952	33.6	58.1
1953	33.9	59.1
1954	34.2	59.9
1955	34.5	60.5
1956	34.8	61.2
1957	35.1	61.6
1958	35.4	62.3
1959	35.7	62.9
1960	36.1	63.5
1961	36.4	63.9
1962	36.8	64.2
1963	37.1	64.3
1964	37.4	64.5
1965	37.8	64.8
1966	38.1	65.1
1967	38.4	65.6
1968	38.8	65.8
1969	39	66.4
1970	39.5	66.8
1971	39.9	67.4
1972	40.4	68
1973	40.9	68.7
1974	41.7	69.4
1975	42.5	70.3
1976	43.3	70.9
1977	44.2	71.5
1978	45	72
1979	45.7	72.5
1980	46.5	73
1981	46.9	73.4
1982	47.6	73.9
1983	48.1	74.2
1984	48.5	74.6
1985	48.7	74.8
1986	49	74.9
1987	49.1	75.2
1988	49.2	75.5
1989	49.3	75.9
1990	49.3	76.1
1991	49.3	76.2
1992	49.4	76.4
1993	49.4	76.3
1994	49.5	76.3
1995	49.6	76.4
1996	49.7	76.4
1997	49.6	76.6
1998	50.2	76.9
1999	50.5	77.1
2000	50.8	77.3
2001	51.2	77.6
2002	51.4	77.9
2003	52	78.2
2004	52.6	78.5
2005	53.3	78.9
2006	53.8	79
2007	54.4	79.1
2008	55.2	79.2
2009	55.8	79.4
2010	56.3	79.4
2011	57	79.6
2012	57.5	79.9
2013	57.9	80.2
2014	58.3	80.2
2015	58.8	80.4
2016	59.2	80
2017	59.6	80
2018	60	80.1
2019	60.2	80.3
2020	60.5	79.7
2021	60	78.1
2022	60.7	79.3
2023	61.1	80.8
2024	61.3	81
2025	61.5	81.2

Burkina Faso and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1960	4,778,621	1,327,496
1961	4,848,224	1,377,920
1962	4,919,672	1,429,445
1963	4,993,623	1,481,604
1964	5,071,034	1,533,960
1965	5,152,833	1,586,208
1966	5,237,933	1,638,116
1967	5,326,348	1,689,523
1968	5,418,644	1,739,731
1969	5,513,177	1,789,276
1970	5,610,304	1,838,949
1971	5,707,999	1,888,539
1972	5,807,234	1,938,248
1973	5,911,927	1,988,343
1974	6,024,904	2,039,643
1975	6,147,569	2,092,719
1976	6,280,635	2,147,774
1977	6,428,734	2,205,025
1978	6,590,984	2,264,510
1979	6,763,903	2,326,490
1980	6,947,900	2,390,633
1981	7,140,271	2,456,637
1982	7,340,197	2,524,806
1983	7,551,129	2,595,153
1984	7,772,256	2,667,595
1985	7,999,935	2,741,894
1986	8,228,847	2,817,216
1987	8,457,109	2,892,699
1988	8,687,435	2,968,103
1989	8,921,175	3,043,827
1990	9,159,356	3,121,706
1991	9,394,632	3,202,176
1992	9,629,275	3,284,258
1993	9,871,713	3,367,434
1994	10,123,798	3,451,122
1995	10,386,722	3,535,176
1996	10,655,942	3,619,013
1997	10,934,223	3,701,711
1998	11,240,664	3,782,838
1999	11,574,928	3,862,101
2000	11,925,546	3,937,739
2001	12,295,001	4,008,947
2002	12,680,897	4,075,705
2003	13,082,532	4,138,784
2004	13,500,533	4,200,078
2005	13,932,123	4,261,240
2006	14,373,707	4,321,340
2007	14,816,307	4,380,248
2008	15,258,093	4,440,056
2009	15,710,066	4,499,791
2010	16,176,498	4,555,962
2011	16,661,908	4,609,833
2012	17,172,287	4,663,934
2013	17,695,409	4,716,147
2014	18,229,461	4,767,119
2015	18,777,487	4,818,038
2016	19,334,856	4,866,998
2017	19,894,407	4,913,177
2018	20,438,288	4,957,818
2019	20,961,952	4,999,553
2020	21,478,690	5,034,320
2021	21,995,243	5,059,988
2022	22,509,038	5,081,765
2023	23,025,776	5,105,525
2024	23,548,781	5,129,910

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Costa Rica

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1960	6.25	6.71
1961	6.29	6.65
1962	6.32	6.54
1963	6.36	6.39
1964	6.42	6.19
1965	6.47	5.96
1966	6.53	5.7
1967	6.59	5.42
1968	6.65	5.03
1969	6.66	4.84
1970	6.69	4.59
1971	6.7	4.36
1972	6.72	4.16
1973	6.77	3.99
1974	6.84	3.89
1975	6.91	3.8
1976	6.95	3.75
1977	7.05	3.7
1978	7.15	3.66
1979	7.19	3.65
1980	7.22	3.58
1981	7.26	3.56
1982	7.25	3.54
1983	7.25	3.53
1984	7.25	3.52
1985	7.24	3.51
1986	7.22	3.45
1987	7.17	3.38
1988	7.11	3.31
1989	7.05	3.24
1990	7.01	3.17
1991	6.97	3.08
1992	6.94	3
1993	6.89	2.93
1994	6.84	2.86
1995	6.81	2.78
1996	6.78	2.68
1997	6.72	2.59
1998	6.66	2.53
1999	6.59	2.48
2000	6.52	2.41
2001	6.43	2.31
2002	6.34	2.16
2003	6.28	2.08
2004	6.22	2.03
2005	6.18	2.04
2006	6.17	1.94
2007	6.11	1.95
2008	6.05	1.98
2009	5.99	1.95
2010	5.94	1.83
2011	5.87	1.88
2012	5.79	1.85
2013	5.7	1.78
2014	5.6	1.8
2015	5.48	1.8
2016	5.33	1.75
2017	5.17	1.71
2018	4.92	1.71
2019	4.68	1.6
2020	4.44	1.45
2021	4.36	1.35
2022	4.28	1.34
2023	4.19	1.33

Burkina Faso and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
1960	19.8	16.8
1961	19.7	16.8
1962	19.7	16.7
1963	19.7	16.7
1964	19.6	16.7
1965	19.6	16.7
1966	19.5	16.8
1967	19.5	16.9
1968	19.3	17.1
1969	19.1	17.3
1970	18.9	17.6
1971	18.8	17.8
1972	18.6	18.1
1973	18.5	18.4
1974	18.3	18.6
1975	18.2	18.9
1976	18.1	19.2
1977	17.9	19.5
1978	17.8	19.7
1979	17.7	20
1980	17.6	20.3
1981	17.5	20.6
1982	17.4	20.9
1983	17.3	21.2
1984	17.2	21.4
1985	17.1	21.6
1986	16.9	21.8
1987	16.8	22.1
1988	16.7	22.3
1989	16.6	22.5
1990	16.5	22.7
1991	16.4	22.9
1992	16.3	23.2
1993	16.3	23.4
1994	16.3	23.6
1995	16.3	23.9
1996	16.3	24.1
1997	16.3	24.4
1998	16.3	24.7
1999	16.4	24.9
2000	16.5	25.2
2001	16.6	25.5
2002	16.7	25.9
2003	16.8	26.3
2004	16.9	26.7
2005	17	27
2006	17.1	27.4
2007	17.1	27.8
2008	17.1	28.2
2009	17.1	28.6
2010	17.1	29
2011	17.1	29.4
2012	17.1	29.8
2013	17.1	30.3
2014	17.1	30.7
2015	17.1	31.2
2016	17.2	31.7
2017	17.3	32.1
2018	17.4	32.6
2019	17.6	33
2020	17.7	33.5
2021	18	34
2022	18.2	34.5
2023	18.4	35.1
2024	18.6	35.6

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