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Burkina Faso vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 73rd vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Croatia
Population
24497999
3839202
Population rank 59/197 129/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Croatia
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 -
1981 $1,775,842,334 -
1982 $1,754,450,096 -
1983 $1,600,278,605 -
1984 $1,459,880,132 -
1985 $1,552,493,196 -
1986 $2,036,303,358 -
1987 $2,369,834,950 -
1988 $2,616,040,479 -
1989 $2,615,587,734 -
1990 $3,101,300,779 $25,650,213,280
1991 $3,135,045,584 $18,760,386,775
1992 $3,356,692,505 $10,621,169,291
1993 $3,199,536,465 $11,259,647,874
1994 $1,895,290,637 $15,062,911,617
1995 $2,379,517,975 $22,772,394,547
1996 $2,586,550,595 $24,150,978,347
1997 $2,447,669,102 $24,175,764,812
1998 $2,804,902,367 $25,890,228,430
1999 $3,389,566,713 $23,777,026,779
2000 $2,968,370,088 $22,134,411,297
2001 $3,190,371,081 $23,066,883,850
2002 $3,622,350,063 $26,757,722,429
2003 $4,740,768,143 $35,245,317,002
2004 $5,451,688,538 $41,836,292,157
2005 $6,146,353,173 $45,013,119,282
2006 $6,547,419,820 $49,590,197,657
2007 $7,625,722,837 $59,298,265,770
2008 $9,451,435,490 $68,478,776,206
2009 $9,450,696,873 $62,321,642,125
2010 $10,109,619,741 $58,981,738,869
2011 $12,080,295,978 $62,903,737,380
2012 $12,561,015,157 $57,551,963,753
2013 $13,444,300,486 $59,852,401,272
2014 $13,943,016,077 $59,612,144,078
2015 $11,832,159,316 $51,005,200,670
2016 $12,833,363,045 $52,654,855,638
2017 $14,106,955,615 $56,186,190,438
2018 $15,890,066,221 $61,668,130,123
2019 $16,032,813,503 $61,467,582,194
2020 $17,725,010,533 $57,963,370,885
2021 $19,697,516,284 $69,006,802,299
2022 $18,820,218,691 $71,198,635,102
2023 $20,324,617,845 $84,393,795,502
2024 $23,250,214,910 $92,526,176,109

Burkina Faso and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Croatia
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 -
1981 $248.7 -
1982 $239 -
1983 $211.9 -
1984 $187.8 -
1985 $194.1 -
1986 $247.5 -
1987 $280.2 -
1988 $301 -
1989 $293.2 -
1990 $339 $5,369
1991 $334 $4,001
1992 $349 $2,321
1993 $324 $2,448
1994 $187.2 $3,238
1995 $229.1 $4,929
1996 $242.7 $5,300
1997 $223.9 $5,331
1998 $249.5 $5,713
1999 $292.8 $5,269
2000 $248.9 $4,954
2001 $259.5 $5,365
2002 $285.7 $6,220
2003 $362 $8,190
2004 $404 $9,719
2005 $441 $10,444
2006 $456 $11,503
2007 $515 $13,758
2008 $619 $15,889
2009 $602 $14,476
2010 $625 $13,731
2011 $725 $14,695
2012 $731 $13,509
2013 $760 $14,136
2014 $765 $14,188
2015 $630 $12,285
2016 $664 $12,821
2017 $709 $13,903
2018 $777 $15,460
2019 $765 $15,564
2020 $825 $14,808
2021 $896 $17,790
2022 $836 $18,466
2023 $883 $21,865
2024 $987 $23,931

Burkina Faso vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Croatia
1950 33 58.5
1951 33.4 59
1952 33.6 59.8
1953 33.9 61.5
1954 34.2 62.2
1955 34.5 63.1
1956 34.8 63.6
1957 35.1 64.4
1958 35.4 65
1959 35.7 65.5
1960 36.1 65.9
1961 36.4 66.5
1962 36.8 67.3
1963 37.1 67.6
1964 37.4 68
1965 37.8 68.5
1966 38.1 68.9
1967 38.4 69
1968 38.8 68.9
1969 39 69
1970 39.5 69.2
1971 39.9 69.4
1972 40.4 69.8
1973 40.9 70.1
1974 41.7 70.6
1975 42.5 71
1976 43.3 71.4
1977 44.2 71.4
1978 45 71.3
1979 45.7 71.1
1980 46.5 71
1981 46.9 70.9
1982 47.6 70.7
1983 48.1 70.7
1984 48.5 71
1985 48.7 71.5
1986 49 71.8
1987 49.1 71.9
1988 49.2 72.2
1989 49.3 72.5
1990 49.3 72.2
1991 49.3 70.6
1992 49.4 71.7
1993 49.4 72.3
1994 49.5 72.6
1995 49.6 72.6
1996 49.7 73
1997 49.6 73
1998 50.2 73.2
1999 50.5 73.6
2000 50.8 74
2001 51.2 74.4
2002 51.4 74.6
2003 52 74.7
2004 52.6 75.3
2005 53.3 75.6
2006 53.8 75.7
2007 54.4 75.9
2008 55.2 76
2009 55.8 76.3
2010 56.3 76.7
2011 57 77
2012 57.5 77.3
2013 57.9 77.5
2014 58.3 77.5
2015 58.8 77.6
2016 59.2 77.6
2017 59.6 77.7
2018 60 77.9
2019 60.2 78.2
2020 60.5 77.5
2021 60 77.1
2022 60.7 78.3
2023 61.1 78.6
2024 61.3 78.8
2025 61.5 78.9

Burkina Faso and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year Population
Burkina Faso Croatia
1960 4,778,621 4,140,181
1961 4,848,224 4,167,292
1962 4,919,672 4,196,712
1963 4,993,623 4,225,675
1964 5,071,034 4,252,876
1965 5,152,833 4,280,923
1966 5,237,933 4,310,701
1967 5,326,348 4,338,683
1968 5,418,644 4,365,628
1969 5,513,177 4,391,490
1970 5,610,304 4,412,252
1971 5,707,999 4,431,275
1972 5,807,234 4,450,564
1973 5,911,927 4,470,161
1974 6,024,904 4,490,660
1975 6,147,569 4,512,082
1976 6,280,635 4,535,934
1977 6,428,734 4,559,571
1978 6,590,984 4,581,085
1979 6,763,903 4,594,778
1980 6,947,900 4,599,782
1981 7,140,271 4,611,509
1982 7,340,197 4,634,234
1983 7,551,129 4,658,254
1984 7,772,256 4,680,285
1985 7,999,935 4,701,417
1986 8,228,847 4,721,446
1987 8,457,109 4,739,745
1988 8,687,435 4,755,207
1989 8,921,175 4,767,260
1990 9,159,356 4,777,368
1991 9,394,632 4,689,022
1992 9,629,275 4,575,818
1993 9,871,713 4,600,463
1994 10,123,798 4,652,024
1995 10,386,722 4,620,030
1996 10,655,942 4,557,097
1997 10,934,223 4,534,920
1998 11,240,664 4,532,135
1999 11,574,928 4,512,597
2000 11,925,546 4,468,302
2001 12,295,001 4,299,642
2002 12,680,897 4,302,174
2003 13,082,532 4,303,399
2004 13,500,533 4,304,600
2005 13,932,123 4,310,145
2006 14,373,707 4,311,159
2007 14,816,307 4,310,217
2008 15,258,093 4,309,705
2009 15,710,066 4,305,181
2010 16,176,498 4,295,427
2011 16,661,908 4,280,622
2012 17,172,287 4,260,368
2013 17,695,409 4,233,922
2014 18,229,461 4,201,598
2015 18,777,487 4,151,725
2016 19,334,856 4,106,867
2017 19,894,407 4,041,407
2018 20,438,288 3,988,775
2019 20,961,952 3,949,390
2020 21,478,690 3,914,206
2021 21,995,243 3,878,981
2022 22,509,038 3,855,641
2023 23,025,776 3,859,686
2024 23,548,781 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Croatia

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Croatia
1960 6.25 2.24
1961 6.29 2.22
1962 6.32 2.19
1963 6.36 2.15
1964 6.42 2.14
1965 6.47 2.22
1966 6.53 2.23
1967 6.59 2.1
1968 6.65 2.03
1969 6.66 1.95
1970 6.69 1.88
1971 6.7 1.97
1972 6.72 2.01
1973 6.77 2.01
1974 6.84 1.98
1975 6.91 1.95
1976 6.95 1.94
1977 7.05 1.95
1978 7.15 1.96
1979 7.19 1.95
1980 7.22 1.93
1981 7.26 1.93
1982 7.25 1.9
1983 7.25 1.88
1984 7.25 1.87
1985 7.24 1.82
1986 7.22 1.76
1987 7.17 1.64
1988 7.11 1.79
1989 7.05 1.63
1990 7.01 1.63
1991 6.97 1.53
1992 6.94 1.48
1993 6.89 1.52
1994 6.84 1.47
1995 6.81 1.58
1996 6.78 1.67
1997 6.72 1.69
1998 6.66 1.45
1999 6.59 1.38
2000 6.52 1.39
2001 6.43 1.46
2002 6.34 1.42
2003 6.28 1.41
2004 6.22 1.43
2005 6.18 1.5
2006 6.17 1.47
2007 6.11 1.48
2008 6.05 1.47
2009 5.99 1.5
2010 5.94 1.46
2011 5.87 1.41
2012 5.79 1.52
2013 5.7 1.46
2014 5.6 1.46
2015 5.48 1.41
2016 5.33 1.43
2017 5.17 1.42
2018 4.92 1.47
2019 4.68 1.47
2020 4.44 1.48
2021 4.36 1.62
2022 4.28 1.53
2023 4.19 1.46

Burkina Faso and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Croatia
1960 19.8 29
1961 19.7 29.4
1962 19.7 29.7
1963 19.7 30
1964 19.6 30.3
1965 19.6 30.6
1966 19.5 30.9
1967 19.5 31.2
1968 19.3 31.5
1969 19.1 31.8
1970 18.9 32.1
1971 18.8 32.3
1972 18.6 32.5
1973 18.5 32.7
1974 18.3 32.8
1975 18.2 33
1976 18.1 33.1
1977 17.9 33.2
1978 17.8 33.3
1979 17.7 33.4
1980 17.6 33.4
1981 17.5 33.5
1982 17.4 33.6
1983 17.3 33.8
1984 17.2 34
1985 17.1 34.2
1986 16.9 34.4
1987 16.8 34.7
1988 16.7 35
1989 16.6 35.3
1990 16.5 35.6
1991 16.4 36
1992 16.3 36.4
1993 16.3 36.9
1994 16.3 37.3
1995 16.3 37.8
1996 16.3 38.2
1997 16.3 38.6
1998 16.3 38.9
1999 16.4 39.2
2000 16.5 39.6
2001 16.6 39.9
2002 16.7 40.2
2003 16.8 40.5
2004 16.9 40.7
2005 17 40.9
2006 17.1 41.2
2007 17.1 41.4
2008 17.1 41.6
2009 17.1 41.8
2010 17.1 41.9
2011 17.1 42.2
2012 17.1 42.5
2013 17.1 42.7
2014 17.1 43
2015 17.1 43.3
2016 17.2 43.7
2017 17.3 44.2
2018 17.4 44.6
2019 17.6 45
2020 17.7 45.2
2021 18 45.4
2022 18.2 45.6
2023 18.4 45.8
2024 18.6 46

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Finance

Burkina Faso Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
47%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Croatia
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
99.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
83.6%
2024

Health

Burkina Faso Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Croatia
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
16,751 mi
2015

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