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Burkina Faso vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 73rd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Iceland
Population
24497999
412970
Population rank 59/197 172/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Iceland
1960 $330,442,816 $252,169,712
1961 $350,247,234 $257,703,245
1962 $379,567,099 $289,200,704
1963 $394,040,667 $345,175,036
1964 $410,321,645 $440,797,869
1965 $422,916,790 $531,569,564
1966 $433,889,766 $638,349,755
1967 $450,753,924 $630,567,116
1968 $460,442,689 $481,532,848
1969 $478,298,645 $420,945,148
1970 $458,404,269 $526,704,545
1971 $482,411,179 $670,251,136
1972 $578,595,522 $839,652,164
1973 $674,773,570 $1,154,440,253
1974 $751,133,430 $1,515,190,595
1975 $939,972,703 $1,406,875,081
1976 $976,547,188 $1,669,488,390
1977 $1,131,224,878 $2,208,509,076
1978 $1,475,583,645 $2,511,826,196
1979 $1,748,480,621 $2,853,435,054
1980 $1,928,719,888 $3,381,419,251
1981 $1,775,842,334 $3,492,997,010
1982 $1,754,450,096 $3,206,626,645
1983 $1,600,278,605 $2,765,950,336
1984 $1,459,880,132 $2,864,441,387
1985 $1,552,493,196 $2,984,052,357
1986 $2,036,303,358 $3,989,622,739
1987 $2,369,834,950 $5,520,318,405
1988 $2,616,040,479 $6,106,635,816
1989 $2,615,587,734 $5,672,569,449
1990 $3,101,300,779 $6,468,736,356
1991 $3,135,045,584 $6,909,730,288
1992 $3,356,692,505 $7,080,981,738
1993 $3,199,536,465 $6,218,581,532
1994 $1,895,290,637 $6,389,460,343
1995 $2,379,517,975 $7,123,633,418
1996 $2,586,550,595 $7,426,082,271
1997 $2,447,669,102 $7,569,672,925
1998 $2,804,902,367 $8,503,746,468
1999 $3,389,566,713 $8,982,047,589
2000 $2,968,370,088 $9,025,660,362
2001 $3,190,371,081 $8,234,846,805
2002 $3,622,350,063 $9,318,395,055
2003 $4,740,768,143 $11,429,333,038
2004 $5,451,688,538 $13,825,302,536
2005 $6,146,353,173 $16,852,963,067
2006 $6,547,419,820 $17,465,318,552
2007 $7,625,722,837 $21,652,505,597
2008 $9,451,435,490 $18,074,622,987
2009 $9,450,696,873 $13,154,414,219
2010 $10,109,619,741 $13,751,161,918
2011 $12,080,295,978 $15,221,622,926
2012 $12,561,015,157 $14,751,508,134
2013 $13,444,300,486 $16,125,060,515
2014 $13,943,016,077 $17,867,662,178
2015 $11,832,159,316 $17,517,210,519
2016 $12,833,363,045 $20,793,168,031
2017 $14,106,955,615 $24,728,285,177
2018 $15,890,066,221 $26,260,850,582
2019 $16,032,813,503 $24,681,343,649
2020 $17,725,010,533 $21,629,953,194
2021 $19,697,516,284 $25,770,339,317
2022 $18,820,218,691 $28,696,453,180
2023 $20,324,617,845 $31,452,223,862
2024 $23,250,214,910 $33,462,807,983

Burkina Faso and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Iceland
1960 $69.2 $1,436
1961 $72.2 $1,439
1962 $77.2 $1,586
1963 $78.9 $1,859
1964 $80.9 $2,332
1965 $82.1 $2,764
1966 $82.8 $3,264
1967 $84.6 $3,173
1968 $85 $2,390
1969 $86.8 $2,070
1970 $81.7 $2,576
1971 $84.5 $3,252
1972 $99.6 $4,015
1973 $114.1 $5,437
1974 $124.7 $7,041
1975 $152.9 $6,454
1976 $155.5 $7,583
1977 $176 $9,957
1978 $223.9 $11,237
1979 $258.5 $12,641
1980 $277.6 $14,822
1981 $248.7 $15,137
1982 $239 $13,712
1983 $211.9 $11,672
1984 $187.8 $11,960
1985 $194.1 $12,361
1986 $247.5 $16,406
1987 $280.2 $22,453
1988 $301 $24,452
1989 $293.2 $22,434
1990 $339 $25,385
1991 $334 $26,803
1992 $349 $27,124
1993 $324 $23,580
1994 $187.2 $24,019
1995 $229.1 $26,634
1996 $242.7 $27,615
1997 $223.9 $27,919
1998 $249.5 $31,030
1999 $292.8 $32,382
2000 $248.9 $32,096
2001 $259.5 $28,897
2002 $285.7 $32,409
2003 $362 $39,477
2004 $404 $47,335
2005 $441 $56,795
2006 $456 $57,493
2007 $515 $69,496
2008 $619 $56,943
2009 $602 $41,301
2010 $625 $43,237
2011 $725 $47,715
2012 $731 $45,996
2013 $760 $49,805
2014 $765 $54,577
2015 $630 $52,952
2016 $664 $61,988
2017 $709 $72,010
2018 $777 $74,452
2019 $765 $68,452
2020 $825 $59,024
2021 $896 $69,178
2022 $836 $75,121
2023 $883 $79,960
2024 $987 $82,704

Burkina Faso vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Iceland
1950 33 71
1951 33.4 71
1952 33.6 72.4
1953 33.9 72.3
1954 34.2 73.3
1955 34.5 73.3
1956 34.8 72.9
1957 35.1 73.4
1958 35.4 73.3
1959 35.7 72.6
1960 36.1 74
1961 36.4 73.4
1962 36.8 73.6
1963 37.1 72.9
1964 37.4 73.5
1965 37.8 73.8
1966 38.1 73.1
1967 38.4 73.7
1968 38.8 73.9
1969 39 73.7
1970 39.5 73.8
1971 39.9 73.5
1972 40.4 74.4
1973 40.9 74.3
1974 41.7 74.1
1975 42.5 75.3
1976 43.3 76.6
1977 44.2 76.1
1978 45 76.4
1979 45.7 76.5
1980 46.5 76.6
1981 46.9 76.2
1982 47.6 76.8
1983 48.1 76.4
1984 48.5 77.3
1985 48.7 77.4
1986 49 77.9
1987 49.1 77.1
1988 49.2 76.9
1989 49.3 77.9
1990 49.3 77.7
1991 49.3 77.8
1992 49.4 78.6
1993 49.4 78.8
1994 49.5 79
1995 49.6 77.5
1996 49.7 78.6
1997 49.6 78.7
1998 50.2 79.4
1999 50.5 79.2
2000 50.8 79.5
2001 51.2 80.4
2002 51.4 80.3
2003 52 80.8
2004 52.6 80.7
2005 53.3 81.2
2006 53.8 80.9
2007 54.4 81.1
2008 55.2 81.2
2009 55.8 81.4
2010 56.3 81.6
2011 57 82
2012 57.5 82.3
2013 57.9 81.7
2014 58.3 82.4
2015 58.8 82.2
2016 59.2 81.8
2017 59.6 82.2
2018 60 82.5
2019 60.2 82.8
2020 60.5 82.7
2021 60 82.8
2022 60.7 81.6
2023 61.1 82.7
2024 61.3 83
2025 61.5 83.2

Burkina Faso and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year Population
Burkina Faso Iceland
1960 4,778,621 175,574
1961 4,848,224 179,029
1962 4,919,672 182,378
1963 4,993,623 185,653
1964 5,071,034 188,983
1965 5,152,833 192,286
1966 5,237,933 195,570
1967 5,326,348 198,751
1968 5,418,644 201,488
1969 5,513,177 203,369
1970 5,610,304 204,438
1971 5,707,999 206,098
1972 5,807,234 209,137
1973 5,911,927 212,317
1974 6,024,904 215,209
1975 6,147,569 217,979
1976 6,280,635 220,154
1977 6,428,734 221,799
1978 6,590,984 223,537
1979 6,763,903 225,735
1980 6,947,900 228,138
1981 7,140,271 230,755
1982 7,340,197 233,860
1983 7,551,129 236,977
1984 7,772,256 239,511
1985 7,999,935 241,405
1986 8,228,847 243,180
1987 8,457,109 245,859
1988 8,687,435 249,740
1989 8,921,175 252,852
1990 9,159,356 254,826
1991 9,394,632 257,797
1992 9,629,275 261,057
1993 9,871,713 263,725
1994 10,123,798 266,021
1995 10,386,722 267,468
1996 10,655,942 268,916
1997 10,934,223 271,128
1998 11,240,664 274,047
1999 11,574,928 277,381
2000 11,925,546 281,205
2001 12,295,001 284,968
2002 12,680,897 287,523
2003 13,082,532 289,521
2004 13,500,533 292,074
2005 13,932,123 296,734
2006 14,373,707 303,782
2007 14,816,307 311,566
2008 15,258,093 317,414
2009 15,710,066 318,499
2010 16,176,498 318,041
2011 16,661,908 319,014
2012 17,172,287 320,716
2013 17,695,409 323,764
2014 18,229,461 327,386
2015 18,777,487 330,815
2016 19,334,856 335,439
2017 19,894,407 343,400
2018 20,438,288 352,721
2019 20,961,952 360,563
2020 21,478,690 366,463
2021 21,995,243 372,520
2022 22,509,038 382,003
2023 23,025,776 393,349
2024 23,548,781 404,610

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Iceland

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Iceland
1960 6.25 4.29
1961 6.29 3.88
1962 6.32 3.98
1963 6.36 3.99
1964 6.42 3.88
1965 6.47 3.73
1966 6.53 3.59
1967 6.59 3.28
1968 6.65 3.06
1969 6.66 2.99
1970 6.69 2.81
1971 6.7 2.92
1972 6.72 3.09
1973 6.77 2.94
1974 6.84 2.66
1975 6.91 2.65
1976 6.95 2.52
1977 7.05 2.31
1978 7.15 2.35
1979 7.19 2.49
1980 7.22 2.48
1981 7.26 2.33
1982 7.25 2.27
1983 7.25 2.24
1984 7.25 2.08
1985 7.24 1.93
1986 7.22 1.92
1987 7.17 2.06
1988 7.11 2.26
1989 7.05 2.19
1990 7.01 2.3
1991 6.97 2.18
1992 6.94 2.21
1993 6.89 2.22
1994 6.84 2.14
1995 6.81 2.08
1996 6.78 2.12
1997 6.72 2.04
1998 6.66 2.05
1999 6.59 1.99
2000 6.52 2.08
2001 6.43 1.95
2002 6.34 1.93
2003 6.28 1.99
2004 6.22 2.04
2005 6.18 2.05
2006 6.17 2.08
2007 6.11 2.09
2008 6.05 2.15
2009 5.99 2.23
2010 5.94 2.2
2011 5.87 2.02
2012 5.79 2.04
2013 5.7 1.93
2014 5.6 1.93
2015 5.48 1.8
2016 5.33 1.74
2017 5.17 1.71
2018 4.92 1.71
2019 4.68 1.74
2020 4.44 1.72
2021 4.36 1.82
2022 4.28 1.59
2023 4.19 1.59

Burkina Faso and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Iceland
1960 19.8 25.4
1961 19.7 25.2
1962 19.7 24.9
1963 19.7 24.7
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.6 24.2
1966 19.5 24.1
1967 19.5 24.1
1968 19.3 24.2
1969 19.1 24.3
1970 18.9 24.5
1971 18.8 24.7
1972 18.6 24.8
1973 18.5 24.9
1974 18.3 25.1
1975 18.2 25.4
1976 18.1 25.7
1977 17.9 26
1978 17.8 26.4
1979 17.7 26.7
1980 17.6 26.9
1981 17.5 27.2
1982 17.4 27.5
1983 17.3 27.7
1984 17.2 28
1985 17.1 28.4
1986 16.9 28.8
1987 16.8 29.1
1988 16.7 29.3
1989 16.6 29.6
1990 16.5 30
1991 16.4 30.2
1992 16.3 30.5
1993 16.3 30.8
1994 16.3 31.1
1995 16.3 31.5
1996 16.3 31.8
1997 16.3 32.1
1998 16.3 32.4
1999 16.4 32.6
2000 16.5 32.8
2001 16.6 33
2002 16.7 33.4
2003 16.8 33.7
2004 16.9 34
2005 17 34.2
2006 17.1 34.5
2007 17.1 34.6
2008 17.1 34.5
2009 17.1 34.6
2010 17.1 34.9
2011 17.1 35.1
2012 17.1 35.4
2013 17.1 35.5
2014 17.1 35.7
2015 17.1 36
2016 17.2 36.2
2017 17.3 36.3
2018 17.4 36.4
2019 17.6 36.5
2020 17.7 36.6
2021 18 36.7
2022 18.2 36.7
2023 18.4 36.9
2024 18.6 37.1

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Finance

Burkina Faso Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Iceland
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
28.8 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
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Iceland
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
8,014 mi
2012

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