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Burkina Faso vs Curacao statistics compared

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Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 73rd vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Curacao
Population
24497999
155910
Population rank 59/197 179/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 122/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 179/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$30,716
2023
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$520
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 166/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$14,281
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Curacao
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 -
1991 $3,135,045,584 -
1992 $3,356,692,505 -
1993 $3,199,536,465 -
1994 $1,895,290,637 -
1995 $2,379,517,975 -
1996 $2,586,550,595 -
1997 $2,447,669,102 -
1998 $2,804,902,367 -
1999 $3,389,566,713 -
2000 $2,968,370,088 $2,120,511,229
2001 $3,190,371,081 $2,143,450,726
2002 $3,622,350,063 $2,160,784,693
2003 $4,740,768,143 $2,202,117,374
2004 $5,451,688,538 $2,237,160,503
2005 $6,146,353,173 $2,344,637,263
2006 $6,547,419,820 $2,457,581,732
2007 $7,625,722,837 $2,593,831,508
2008 $9,451,435,490 $2,833,476,145
2009 $9,450,696,873 $2,869,153,184
2010 $10,109,619,741 $2,951,342,793
2011 $12,080,295,978 $2,930,092,235
2012 $12,561,015,157 $3,012,836,257
2013 $13,444,300,486 $3,033,568,603
2014 $13,943,016,077 $3,059,406,983
2015 $11,832,159,316 $3,058,779,218
2016 $12,833,363,045 $3,024,690,168
2017 $14,106,955,615 $3,033,433,240
2018 $15,890,066,221 $3,046,364,804
2019 $16,032,813,503 $3,026,124,116
2020 $17,725,010,533 $2,534,327,592
2021 $19,697,516,284 $2,739,594,360
2022 $18,820,218,691 $3,075,180,835
2023 $20,324,617,845 $3,281,419,347
2024 $23,250,214,910 -

Burkina Faso and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Curacao
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 -
1991 $334 -
1992 $349 -
1993 $324 -
1994 $187.2 -
1995 $229.1 -
1996 $242.7 -
1997 $223.9 -
1998 $249.5 -
1999 $292.8 -
2000 $248.9 $15,841
2001 $259.5 $16,610
2002 $285.7 $16,724
2003 $362 $16,696
2004 $404 $16,671
2005 $441 $17,032
2006 $456 $17,400
2007 $515 $18,006
2008 $619 $19,423
2009 $602 $19,540
2010 $625 $19,847
2011 $725 $19,426
2012 $731 $19,810
2013 $760 $19,721
2014 $765 $19,623
2015 $630 $19,362
2016 $664 $18,944
2017 $709 $18,938
2018 $777 $19,119
2019 $765 $19,221
2020 $825 $16,356
2021 $896 $17,980
2022 $836 $20,502
2023 $883 $21,062
2024 $987 -

Burkina Faso vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Curacao
1950 33 60.3
1951 33.4 61
1952 33.6 61.6
1953 33.9 62.1
1954 34.2 62.7
1955 34.5 63.3
1956 34.8 63.8
1957 35.1 64.2
1958 35.4 64.7
1959 35.7 65.1
1960 36.1 65.4
1961 36.4 65.7
1962 36.8 66
1963 37.1 66.3
1964 37.4 66.6
1965 37.8 66.9
1966 38.1 67.1
1967 38.4 67.4
1968 38.8 67.7
1969 39 67.9
1970 39.5 68.2
1971 39.9 68.5
1972 40.4 68.8
1973 40.9 69.1
1974 41.7 69.4
1975 42.5 69.7
1976 43.3 70
1977 44.2 70.2
1978 45 70.4
1979 45.7 70.7
1980 46.5 71
1981 46.9 71.2
1982 47.6 71.4
1983 48.1 71.5
1984 48.5 71.7
1985 48.7 71.9
1986 49 72
1987 49.1 72.1
1988 49.2 72.2
1989 49.3 72.2
1990 49.3 72.4
1991 49.3 72.5
1992 49.4 72.7
1993 49.4 72.7
1994 49.5 72.8
1995 49.6 72.8
1996 49.7 72.9
1997 49.6 73
1998 50.2 73.1
1999 50.5 73.2
2000 50.8 73.3
2001 51.2 73.4
2002 51.4 73.5
2003 52 73.6
2004 52.6 73.7
2005 53.3 73.9
2006 53.8 74
2007 54.4 74.1
2008 55.2 74.3
2009 55.8 74.5
2010 56.3 75.1
2011 57 75.6
2012 57.5 76
2013 57.9 76.2
2014 58.3 76.4
2015 58.8 76.5
2016 59.2 76.3
2017 59.6 76.4
2018 60 76.5
2019 60.2 76.5
2020 60.5 76.5
2021 60 75.7
2022 60.7 76.7
2023 61.1 76.8
2024 61.3 77
2025 61.5 77.2

Burkina Faso and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year Population
Burkina Faso Curacao
1960 4,778,621 124,826
1961 4,848,224 126,125
1962 4,919,672 128,414
1963 4,993,623 130,860
1964 5,071,034 133,148
1965 5,152,833 135,266
1966 5,237,933 136,682
1967 5,326,348 138,140
1968 5,418,644 140,298
1969 5,513,177 142,581
1970 5,610,304 144,739
1971 5,707,999 147,389
1972 5,807,234 147,710
1973 5,911,927 146,912
1974 6,024,904 148,351
1975 6,147,569 149,129
1976 6,280,635 149,399
1977 6,428,734 149,459
1978 6,590,984 148,341
1979 6,763,903 147,851
1980 6,947,900 148,041
1981 7,140,271 148,629
1982 7,340,197 150,101
1983 7,551,129 151,159
1984 7,772,256 151,940
1985 7,999,935 152,711
1986 8,228,847 152,662
1987 8,457,109 151,456
1988 8,687,435 149,254
1989 8,921,175 146,937
1990 9,159,356 145,400
1991 9,394,632 144,403
1992 9,629,275 143,912
1993 9,871,713 144,299
1994 10,123,798 144,630
1995 10,386,722 145,139
1996 10,655,942 146,306
1997 10,934,223 146,956
1998 11,240,664 144,472
1999 11,574,928 139,428
2000 11,925,546 133,860
2001 12,295,001 129,047
2002 12,680,897 129,205
2003 13,082,532 131,897
2004 13,500,533 134,192
2005 13,932,123 137,658
2006 14,373,707 141,239
2007 14,816,307 144,056
2008 15,258,093 145,880
2009 15,710,066 146,833
2010 16,176,498 148,703
2011 16,661,908 150,831
2012 17,172,287 152,088
2013 17,695,409 153,822
2014 18,229,461 155,909
2015 18,777,487 157,980
2016 19,334,856 159,664
2017 19,894,407 160,175
2018 20,438,288 159,336
2019 20,961,952 157,441
2020 21,478,690 154,947
2021 21,995,243 152,369
2022 22,509,038 149,996
2023 23,025,776 155,800
2024 23,548,781 155,900

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Curacao

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Curacao
1960 6.25 5.13
1961 6.29 5.04
1962 6.32 4.93
1963 6.36 4.8
1964 6.42 4.64
1965 6.47 4.47
1966 6.53 4.26
1967 6.59 4.06
1968 6.65 3.83
1969 6.66 3.61
1970 6.69 3.4
1971 6.7 3.18
1972 6.72 2.99
1973 6.77 2.87
1974 6.84 2.77
1975 6.91 2.66
1976 6.95 2.55
1977 7.05 2.46
1978 7.15 2.38
1979 7.19 2.31
1980 7.22 2.27
1981 7.26 2.25
1982 7.25 2.24
1983 7.25 2.24
1984 7.25 2.24
1985 7.24 2.24
1986 7.22 2.24
1987 7.17 2.24
1988 7.11 2.25
1989 7.05 2.27
1990 7.01 2.3
1991 6.97 2.37
1992 6.94 2.43
1993 6.89 2.44
1994 6.84 2.43
1995 6.81 2.42
1996 6.78 2.4
1997 6.72 2.37
1998 6.66 2.32
1999 6.59 2.29
2000 6.52 2.34
2001 6.43 2.4
2002 6.34 2.3
2003 6.28 2.19
2004 6.22 2.1
2005 6.18 2.04
2006 6.17 2.1
2007 6.11 2
2008 6.05 2.2
2009 5.99 2.1
2010 5.94 2.2
2011 5.87 2.1
2012 5.79 2.2
2013 5.7 2.1
2014 5.6 2
2015 5.48 1.9
2016 5.33 1.7
2017 5.17 1.5
2018 4.92 1.7
2019 4.68 1.6
2020 4.44 1.4
2021 4.36 1.4
2022 4.28 1.3
2023 4.19 1.2

Burkina Faso and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Curacao
1960 19.8 19.8
1961 19.7 19.6
1962 19.7 19.5
1963 19.7 19.4
1964 19.6 19.4
1965 19.6 19.5
1966 19.5 19.5
1967 19.5 19.6
1968 19.3 19.7
1969 19.1 19.7
1970 18.9 19.8
1971 18.8 19.9
1972 18.6 20.1
1973 18.5 20.4
1974 18.3 20.8
1975 18.2 21.2
1976 18.1 21.6
1977 17.9 22
1978 17.8 22.4
1979 17.7 22.8
1980 17.6 23.3
1981 17.5 23.7
1982 17.4 24.1
1983 17.3 24.6
1984 17.2 25.1
1985 17.1 25.6
1986 16.9 26.1
1987 16.8 26.6
1988 16.7 27.1
1989 16.6 27.7
1990 16.5 28.2
1991 16.4 28.7
1992 16.3 29.2
1993 16.3 29.8
1994 16.3 30.3
1995 16.3 30.8
1996 16.3 31.3
1997 16.3 31.8
1998 16.3 32.4
1999 16.4 33
2000 16.5 33.6
2001 16.6 34.1
2002 16.7 34.6
2003 16.8 35.3
2004 16.9 35.8
2005 17 36.3
2006 17.1 36.8
2007 17.1 37.3
2008 17.1 37.9
2009 17.1 38.4
2010 17.1 39
2011 17.1 39.5
2012 17.1 39.9
2013 17.1 39.9
2014 17.1 39.9
2015 17.1 40
2016 17.2 40.1
2017 17.3 40.2
2018 17.4 38.4
2019 17.6 37.6
2020 17.7 38.5
2021 18 38.7
2022 18.2 39
2023 18.4 39.2
2024 18.6 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
51
2025
78
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
27.8%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Curacao
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
66
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
n/a
English speaking
1%
2025
60%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Burkina Faso Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Burkina Faso Curacao
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
342 mi
2025

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