Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 132M in Ethiopia (ranked 10/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 435,716 sq mi for Ethiopia (ranked 73rd vs. 25th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011).

Burkina Faso and Ethiopia: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia
1960	$330,442,816	$1,610,511,694
1961	$350,247,234	$1,680,859,514
1962	$379,567,099	$1,747,566,307
1963	$394,040,667	$1,825,058,828
1964	$410,321,645	$1,984,129,186
1965	$422,916,790	$2,159,998,591
1966	$433,889,766	$2,324,466,416
1967	$450,753,924	$2,461,762,003
1968	$460,442,689	$2,619,948,865
1969	$478,298,645	$2,768,987,372
1970	$458,404,269	$3,045,354,455
1971	$482,411,179	$3,224,280,835
1972	$578,595,522	$3,520,252,938
1973	$674,773,570	$4,070,570,550
1974	$751,133,430	$4,577,209,966
1975	$939,972,703	$4,577,047,854
1976	$976,547,188	$4,943,806,093
1977	$1,131,224,878	$5,651,840,585
1978	$1,475,583,645	$6,014,961,435
1979	$1,748,480,621	$6,586,048,398
1980	$1,928,719,888	$7,012,585,454
1981	$1,775,842,334	$7,507,663,567
1982	$1,754,450,096	$7,899,988,841
1983	$1,600,278,605	$8,781,664,427
1984	$1,459,880,132	$8,298,309,581
1985	$1,552,493,196	$9,717,392,687
1986	$2,036,303,358	$10,094,328,898
1987	$2,369,834,950	$10,790,001,558
1988	$2,616,040,479	$11,181,119,718
1989	$2,615,587,734	$11,762,932,007
1990	$3,101,300,779	$12,478,943,895
1991	$3,135,045,584	$13,799,799,324
1992	$3,356,692,505	$10,754,799,037
1993	$3,199,536,465	$9,051,043,870
1994	$1,895,290,637	$7,100,806,754
1995	$2,379,517,975	$7,855,205,207
1996	$2,586,550,595	$8,761,215,548
1997	$2,447,669,102	$8,803,539,988
1998	$2,804,902,367	$8,013,274,132
1999	$3,389,566,713	$7,892,973,532
2000	$2,968,370,088	$8,242,349,618
2001	$3,190,371,081	$8,231,326,016
2002	$3,622,350,063	$7,850,809,498
2003	$4,740,768,143	$8,623,691,300
2004	$5,451,688,538	$10,131,187,261
2005	$6,146,353,173	$12,401,139,454
2006	$6,547,419,820	$15,280,861,835
2007	$7,625,722,837	$19,707,616,773
2008	$9,451,435,490	$27,066,912,635
2009	$9,450,696,873	$32,437,389,116
2010	$10,109,619,741	$29,933,790,334
2011	$12,080,295,978	$31,952,763,089
2012	$12,561,015,157	$43,310,721,414
2013	$13,444,300,486	$47,648,276,605
2014	$13,943,016,077	$55,612,228,234
2015	$11,832,159,316	$64,589,328,551
2016	$12,833,363,045	$74,296,766,562
2017	$14,106,955,615	$81,770,885,148
2018	$15,890,066,221	$84,269,180,857
2019	$16,032,813,503	$95,912,620,248
2020	$17,725,010,533	$107,657,732,424
2021	$19,697,516,284	$111,261,888,669
2022	$18,820,218,691	$126,772,707,851
2023	$20,324,617,845	-
2024	$23,250,214,910	-

Burkina Faso and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia
1960	$69.2	$75.3
1961	$72.2	$76.7
1962	$77.2	$77.8
1963	$78.9	$79.2
1964	$80.9	$83.8
1965	$82.1	$88.9
1966	$82.8	$93.2
1967	$84.6	$96.1
1968	$85	$99.5
1969	$86.8	$102.3
1970	$81.7	$109.4
1971	$84.5	$112.7
1972	$99.6	$119.8
1973	$114.1	$134.9
1974	$124.7	$147.9
1975	$152.9	$144.3
1976	$155.5	$152
1977	$176	$170.4
1978	$223.9	$178.3
1979	$258.5	$192.4
1980	$277.6	$203.7
1981	$248.7	$212.7
1982	$239	$215.3
1983	$211.9	$232.7
1984	$187.8	$214.2
1985	$194.1	$243.9
1986	$247.5	$246
1987	$280.2	$254.1
1988	$301	$253.2
1989	$293.2	$256.4
1990	$339	$262.1
1991	$334	$277.6
1992	$349	$207.4
1993	$324	$168.5
1994	$187.2	$127.7
1995	$229.1	$136.5
1996	$242.7	$147.3
1997	$223.9	$143.4
1998	$249.5	$126.5
1999	$292.8	$120.7
2000	$248.9	$122.3
2001	$259.5	$118.5
2002	$285.7	$109.6
2003	$362	$116.8
2004	$404	$133.2
2005	$441	$158.2
2006	$456	$189.3
2007	$515	$237.1
2008	$619	$316
2009	$602	$369
2010	$625	$331
2011	$725	$343
2012	$731	$452
2013	$760	$484
2014	$765	$550
2015	$630	$622
2016	$664	$696
2017	$709	$746
2018	$777	$748
2019	$765	$829
2020	$825	$905
2021	$896	$911
2022	$836	$1,011
2023	$883	-
2024	$987	-

Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia
1950	33	35.5
1951	33.4	35.9
1952	33.6	36.2
1953	33.9	36.6
1954	34.2	37
1955	34.5	37.3
1956	34.8	37.8
1957	35.1	32.2
1958	35.4	32.6
1959	35.7	39.2
1960	36.1	39.6
1961	36.4	40.2
1962	36.8	40.5
1963	37.1	41
1964	37.4	41.3
1965	37.8	41.4
1966	38.1	39.3
1967	38.4	41.9
1968	38.8	42.1
1969	39	42.1
1970	39.5	42.1
1971	39.9	42.2
1972	40.4	41
1973	40.9	41.1
1974	41.7	39.1
1975	42.5	38.9
1976	43.3	41.3
1977	44.2	41.4
1978	45	41.5
1979	45.7	42.4
1980	46.5	42.8
1981	46.9	43.1
1982	47.6	43.4
1983	48.1	36.3
1984	48.5	36.7
1985	48.7	37.7
1986	49	38.4
1987	49.1	45.9
1988	49.2	45.7
1989	49.3	45.6
1990	49.3	45.1
1991	49.3	46.7
1992	49.4	47.3
1993	49.4	47.7
1994	49.5	47.9
1995	49.6	48.2
1996	49.7	48.7
1997	49.6	49.2
1998	50.2	49.8
1999	50.5	49.5
2000	50.8	50.9
2001	51.2	51.4
2002	51.4	52.1
2003	52	52.9
2004	52.6	53.7
2005	53.3	54.4
2006	53.8	55.4
2007	54.4	56.6
2008	55.2	57.7
2009	55.8	58.7
2010	56.3	59.7
2011	57	60.6
2012	57.5	61.4
2013	57.9	62.2
2014	58.3	62.9
2015	58.8	63.6
2016	59.2	64.2
2017	59.6	64.8
2018	60	65.3
2019	60.2	65.7
2020	60.5	66
2021	60	65.3
2022	60.7	66.9
2023	61.1	67.3
2024	61.3	67.6
2025	61.5	67.9

Burkina Faso and Ethiopia population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia
1960	4,778,621	21,376,693
1961	4,848,224	21,906,102
1962	4,919,672	22,465,126
1963	4,993,623	23,051,637
1964	5,071,034	23,666,548
1965	5,152,833	24,310,612
1966	5,237,933	24,952,689
1967	5,326,348	25,620,276
1968	5,418,644	26,337,930
1969	5,513,177	27,072,571
1970	5,610,304	27,829,128
1971	5,707,999	28,600,106
1972	5,807,234	29,374,608
1973	5,911,927	30,166,785
1974	6,024,904	30,957,273
1975	6,147,569	31,723,252
1976	6,280,635	32,534,418
1977	6,428,734	33,167,272
1978	6,590,984	33,734,592
1979	6,763,903	34,238,652
1980	6,947,900	34,428,514
1981	7,140,271	35,304,012
1982	7,340,197	36,701,290
1983	7,551,129	37,740,817
1984	7,772,256	38,735,722
1985	7,999,935	39,842,136
1986	8,228,847	41,037,656
1987	8,457,109	42,460,039
1988	8,687,435	44,150,825
1989	8,921,175	45,879,690
1990	9,159,356	47,609,755
1991	9,394,632	49,717,198
1992	9,629,275	51,853,747
1993	9,871,713	53,708,891
1994	10,123,798	55,611,508
1995	10,386,722	57,537,335
1996	10,655,942	59,467,635
1997	10,934,223	61,404,539
1998	11,240,664	63,363,524
1999	11,574,928	65,374,561
2000	11,925,546	67,411,494
2001	12,295,001	69,487,762
2002	12,680,897	71,635,517
2003	13,082,532	73,832,663
2004	13,500,533	76,077,206
2005	13,932,123	78,367,470
2006	14,373,707	80,703,490
2007	14,816,307	83,103,217
2008	15,258,093	85,543,668
2009	15,710,066	88,007,636
2010	16,176,498	90,538,514
2011	16,661,908	93,149,970
2012	17,172,287	95,798,767
2013	17,695,409	98,438,751
2014	18,229,461	101,115,610
2015	18,777,487	103,867,135
2016	19,334,856	106,718,162
2017	19,894,407	109,666,481
2018	20,438,288	112,664,152
2019	20,961,952	115,737,383
2020	21,478,690	118,917,671
2021	21,995,243	122,138,588
2022	22,509,038	125,384,287
2023	23,025,776	128,691,692
2024	23,548,781	132,059,767

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia
1960	6.25	6.51
1961	6.29	6.53
1962	6.32	6.56
1963	6.36	6.59
1964	6.42	6.61
1965	6.47	6.63
1966	6.53	6.66
1967	6.59	6.68
1968	6.65	6.7
1969	6.66	6.72
1970	6.69	6.78
1971	6.7	6.84
1972	6.72	6.9
1973	6.77	6.96
1974	6.84	7.02
1975	6.91	7.08
1976	6.95	7.13
1977	7.05	7.19
1978	7.15	7.23
1979	7.19	7.25
1980	7.22	7.29
1981	7.26	7.31
1982	7.25	7.34
1983	7.25	7.35
1984	7.25	7.36
1985	7.24	7.34
1986	7.22	7.32
1987	7.17	7.29
1988	7.11	7.26
1989	7.05	7.23
1990	7.01	7.2
1991	6.97	7.16
1992	6.94	7.13
1993	6.89	7.09
1994	6.84	7.05
1995	6.81	7
1996	6.78	6.93
1997	6.72	6.87
1998	6.66	6.79
1999	6.59	6.72
2000	6.52	6.65
2001	6.43	6.58
2002	6.34	6.5
2003	6.28	6.4
2004	6.22	6.3
2005	6.18	6.19
2006	6.17	6.05
2007	6.11	5.89
2008	6.05	5.7
2009	5.99	5.49
2010	5.94	5.28
2011	5.87	5.08
2012	5.79	4.89
2013	5.7	4.71
2014	5.6	4.61
2015	5.48	4.53
2016	5.33	4.47
2017	5.17	4.4
2018	4.92	4.37
2019	4.68	4.35
2020	4.44	4.27
2021	4.36	4.18
2022	4.28	4.08
2023	4.19	3.99

Burkina Faso and Ethiopia demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Table

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

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.

Relevant pages:

• Facts World

By topic vs comparisons:

• Birth rate
• Demographics
• Economy
• Life expectancy
• Population
• Population density
• Size