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Burkina Faso vs Estonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 1.37M in Estonia (ranked 153/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 16,498 sq mi for Estonia (ranked 73rd vs. 129th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Estonia
Population
24497999
1355535
Population rank 59/197 155/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$42.8B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$31,170
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 40/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$49,334
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
25.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$7,362
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 66/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$21,368
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
16,498 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.31
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
43.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
79.5 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Estonia: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Estonia economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Estonia
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 $4,013,091,682
1994 $1,895,290,637 $4,123,011,420
1995 $2,379,517,975 $4,502,970,889
1996 $2,586,550,595 $4,786,018,988
1997 $2,447,669,102 $5,154,420,649
1998 $2,804,902,367 $5,674,080,543
1999 $3,389,566,713 $5,756,912,266
2000 $2,968,370,088 $5,686,579,748
2001 $3,190,371,081 $6,250,218,423
2002 $3,622,350,063 $7,370,119,619
2003 $4,740,768,143 $9,876,595,528
2004 $5,451,688,538 $12,148,595,031
2005 $6,146,353,173 $14,109,491,357
2006 $6,547,419,820 $17,025,671,810
2007 $7,625,722,837 $22,450,264,166
2008 $9,451,435,490 $24,342,935,404
2009 $9,450,696,873 $19,633,984,440
2010 $10,109,619,741 $19,524,355,419
2011 $12,080,295,978 $23,303,915,795
2012 $12,561,015,157 $23,237,406,116
2013 $13,444,300,486 $25,451,032,781
2014 $13,943,016,077 $27,055,689,003
2015 $11,832,159,316 $23,311,847,751
2016 $12,833,363,045 $24,561,027,788
2017 $14,106,955,615 $27,469,461,919
2018 $15,890,066,221 $31,222,632,741
2019 $16,032,813,503 $31,873,748,770
2020 $17,725,010,533 $31,820,771,494
2021 $19,697,516,284 $37,204,563,051
2022 $18,820,218,691 $38,376,046,175
2023 $20,324,617,845 $41,291,245,222
2024 $23,250,214,910 $42,764,929,169

Burkina Faso and Estonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Estonia
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 $2,686
1994 $187.2 $2,819
1995 $229.1 $3,134
1996 $242.7 $3,381
1997 $223.9 $3,683
1998 $249.5 $4,093
1999 $292.8 $4,141
2000 $248.9 $4,071
2001 $259.5 $4,503
2002 $285.7 $5,343
2003 $362 $7,205
2004 $404 $8,916
2005 $441 $10,415
2006 $456 $12,641
2007 $515 $16,745
2008 $619 $18,206
2009 $602 $14,712
2010 $625 $14,664
2011 $725 $17,556
2012 $731 $17,568
2013 $760 $19,310
2014 $765 $20,582
2015 $630 $17,722
2016 $664 $18,666
2017 $709 $20,852
2018 $777 $23,618
2019 $765 $24,021
2020 $825 $23,934
2021 $896 $27,954
2022 $836 $28,451
2023 $883 $30,133
2024 $987 $31,170

Burkina Faso vs. Estonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Estonia
1950 33 66.4
1951 33.4 66.8
1952 33.6 67.2
1953 33.9 67.5
1954 34.2 67.8
1955 34.5 68.2
1956 34.8 68.5
1957 35.1 68.8
1958 35.4 68.8
1959 35.7 68.7
1960 36.1 69.3
1961 36.4 69.6
1962 36.8 69.8
1963 37.1 69.9
1964 37.4 70.6
1965 37.8 70.7
1966 38.1 70.7
1967 38.4 71
1968 38.8 70.6
1969 39 70.3
1970 39.5 70.4
1971 39.9 70.6
1972 40.4 70.4
1973 40.9 70.7
1974 41.7 70.8
1975 42.5 70.1
1976 43.3 69.7
1977 44.2 69.8
1978 45 69.7
1979 45.7 69.4
1980 46.5 69.5
1981 46.9 69.3
1982 47.6 69.9
1983 48.1 69.8
1984 48.5 69.6
1985 48.7 69.8
1986 49 70.9
1987 49.1 70.9
1988 49.2 71
1989 49.3 70.5
1990 49.3 69.9
1991 49.3 69.8
1992 49.4 69.2
1993 49.4 68.2
1994 49.5 66.7
1995 49.6 67.8
1996 49.7 70
1997 49.6 70.2
1998 50.2 69.8
1999 50.5 70.7
2000 50.8 71
2001 51.2 70.8
2002 51.4 71.4
2003 52 71.9
2004 52.6 72.4
2005 53.3 73
2006 53.8 73.2
2007 54.4 73.2
2008 55.2 74.3
2009 55.8 75.2
2010 56.3 75.9
2011 57 76.3
2012 57.5 76.4
2013 57.9 77.3
2014 58.3 77.1
2015 58.8 77.7
2016 59.2 77.8
2017 59.6 78.2
2018 60 78.3
2019 60.2 78.8
2020 60.5 78.9
2021 60 77.4
2022 60.7 78.2
2023 61.1 79.2
2024 61.3 79.3
2025 61.5 79.5

Burkina Faso and Estonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year Population
Burkina Faso Estonia
1960 4,778,621 1,211,537
1961 4,848,224 1,225,077
1962 4,919,672 1,241,623
1963 4,993,623 1,258,857
1964 5,071,034 1,277,086
1965 5,152,833 1,294,566
1966 5,237,933 1,308,597
1967 5,326,348 1,318,946
1968 5,418,644 1,331,214
1969 5,513,177 1,345,249
1970 5,610,304 1,360,076
1971 5,707,999 1,376,955
1972 5,807,234 1,392,518
1973 5,911,927 1,405,951
1974 6,024,904 1,418,169
1975 6,147,569 1,429,352
1976 6,280,635 1,439,576
1977 6,428,734 1,450,211
1978 6,590,984 1,460,188
1979 6,763,903 1,468,333
1980 6,947,900 1,477,219
1981 7,140,271 1,487,666
1982 7,340,197 1,498,414
1983 7,551,129 1,508,745
1984 7,772,256 1,518,617
1985 7,999,935 1,528,781
1986 8,228,847 1,540,190
1987 8,457,109 1,552,221
1988 8,687,435 1,561,900
1989 8,921,175 1,568,131
1990 9,159,356 1,569,174
1991 9,394,632 1,561,314
1992 9,629,275 1,533,091
1993 9,871,713 1,494,128
1994 10,123,798 1,462,514
1995 10,386,722 1,436,634
1996 10,655,942 1,415,594
1997 10,934,223 1,399,535
1998 11,240,664 1,386,156
1999 11,574,928 1,390,244
2000 11,925,546 1,396,985
2001 12,295,001 1,388,115
2002 12,680,897 1,379,350
2003 13,082,532 1,370,720
2004 13,500,533 1,362,550
2005 13,932,123 1,354,775
2006 14,373,707 1,346,810
2007 14,816,307 1,340,680
2008 15,258,093 1,337,090
2009 15,710,066 1,334,515
2010 16,176,498 1,331,475
2011 16,661,908 1,327,439
2012 17,172,287 1,322,696
2013 17,695,409 1,317,997
2014 18,229,461 1,314,545
2015 18,777,487 1,315,407
2016 19,334,856 1,315,790
2017 19,894,407 1,317,384
2018 20,438,288 1,321,977
2019 20,961,952 1,326,898
2020 21,478,690 1,329,522
2021 21,995,243 1,330,932
2022 22,509,038 1,348,840
2023 23,025,776 1,370,286
2024 23,548,781 1,371,986

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Estonia

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Estonia
1960 6.25 1.98
1961 6.29 1.98
1962 6.32 1.95
1963 6.36 1.89
1964 6.42 1.94
1965 6.47 1.88
1966 6.53 1.87
1967 6.59 1.9
1968 6.65 2.03
1969 6.66 2.13
1970 6.69 2.17
1971 6.7 2.19
1972 6.72 2.13
1973 6.77 2.06
1974 6.84 2.07
1975 6.91 2.04
1976 6.95 2.07
1977 7.05 2.06
1978 7.15 2.02
1979 7.19 2
1980 7.22 2.02
1981 7.26 2.07
1982 7.25 2.07
1983 7.25 2.16
1984 7.25 2.17
1985 7.24 2.13
1986 7.22 2.18
1987 7.17 2.27
1988 7.11 2.27
1989 7.05 2.22
1990 7.01 2.05
1991 6.97 1.8
1992 6.94 1.71
1993 6.89 1.49
1994 6.84 1.42
1995 6.81 1.38
1996 6.78 1.37
1997 6.72 1.32
1998 6.66 1.28
1999 6.59 1.3
2000 6.52 1.36
2001 6.43 1.32
2002 6.34 1.36
2003 6.28 1.37
2004 6.22 1.47
2005 6.18 1.52
2006 6.17 1.58
2007 6.11 1.69
2008 6.05 1.72
2009 5.99 1.7
2010 5.94 1.72
2011 5.87 1.61
2012 5.79 1.56
2013 5.7 1.52
2014 5.6 1.54
2015 5.48 1.58
2016 5.33 1.6
2017 5.17 1.59
2018 4.92 1.67
2019 4.68 1.66
2020 4.44 1.58
2021 4.36 1.61
2022 4.28 1.41
2023 4.19 1.31

Burkina Faso and Estonia demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Estonia
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Estonia
1960 19.8 32.2
1961 19.7 32.4
1962 19.7 32.5
1963 19.7 32.7
1964 19.6 32.8
1965 19.6 33
1966 19.5 33.2
1967 19.5 33.4
1968 19.3 33.6
1969 19.1 33.7
1970 18.9 33.7
1971 18.8 33.8
1972 18.6 33.9
1973 18.5 34.1
1974 18.3 34.2
1975 18.2 34.2
1976 18.1 34.3
1977 17.9 34.3
1978 17.8 34.2
1979 17.7 34
1980 17.6 33.9
1981 17.5 33.8
1982 17.4 33.8
1983 17.3 33.9
1984 17.2 33.9
1985 17.1 33.9
1986 16.9 34
1987 16.8 34
1988 16.7 34.1
1989 16.6 34.2
1990 16.5 34.3
1991 16.4 34.6
1992 16.3 35
1993 16.3 35.6
1994 16.3 36
1995 16.3 36.3
1996 16.3 36.7
1997 16.3 37
1998 16.3 37.3
1999 16.4 37.6
2000 16.5 38
2001 16.6 38.3
2002 16.7 38.5
2003 16.8 38.8
2004 16.9 39.1
2005 17 39.3
2006 17.1 39.6
2007 17.1 39.7
2008 17.1 39.8
2009 17.1 40
2010 17.1 40.3
2011 17.1 40.6
2012 17.1 40.9
2013 17.1 41.1
2014 17.1 41.4
2015 17.1 41.5
2016 17.2 41.7
2017 17.3 41.9
2018 17.4 42
2019 17.6 42.2
2020 17.7 42.4
2021 18 42.5
2022 18.2 42.7
2023 18.4 42.9
2024 18.6 43.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Estonia
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$39.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.21%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
7.5%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
65.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
20.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
78.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
23.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
14
2003
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.07B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$496M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
1,695,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
3.98%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
98.9%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Estonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
3,089 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$15.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
11.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
8.35 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
60.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
38%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
2.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
3.77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
5,722 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0.42%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Estonia
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-7,742
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
70%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
82
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
1.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
4.5
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
50.2%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
92.2%
2024

Health

Burkina Faso Estonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$1,999
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$463
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
79.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
28.7 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
22.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Estonia
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
12,025 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
3,815 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
9,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
n/a

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