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Burkina Faso vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 73rd vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Kiribati
Population
24497999
138067
Population rank 59/197 180/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 122/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $482,411,179 $12,356,134
1972 $578,595,522 $15,314,346
1973 $674,773,570 $25,645,040
1974 $751,133,430 $69,256,489
1975 $939,972,703 $44,547,454
1976 $976,547,188 $33,246,817
1977 $1,131,224,878 $31,335,459
1978 $1,475,583,645 $36,563,965
1979 $1,748,480,621 $34,466,197
1980 $1,928,719,888 $33,157,723
1981 $1,775,842,334 $35,267,489
1982 $1,754,450,096 $32,742,713
1983 $1,600,278,605 $31,000,546
1984 $1,459,880,132 $34,394,167
1985 $1,552,493,196 $26,126,615
1986 $2,036,303,358 $25,993,009
1987 $2,369,834,950 $29,554,413
1988 $2,616,040,479 $38,278,810
1989 $2,615,587,734 $37,645,319
1990 $3,101,300,779 $36,534,295
1991 $3,135,045,584 $41,247,792
1992 $3,356,692,505 $61,491,369
1993 $3,199,536,465 $58,953,596
1994 $1,895,290,637 $67,055,334
1995 $2,379,517,975 $68,596,395
1996 $2,586,550,595 $81,456,854
1997 $2,447,669,102 $80,205,807
1998 $2,804,902,367 $74,905,706
1999 $3,389,566,713 $77,323,978
2000 $2,968,370,088 $74,910,527
2001 $3,190,371,081 $64,935,850
2002 $3,622,350,063 $74,743,869
2003 $4,740,768,143 $96,105,619
2004 $5,451,688,538 $104,085,892
2005 $6,146,353,173 $113,895,437
2006 $6,547,419,820 $112,338,353
2007 $7,625,722,837 $138,054,946
2008 $9,451,435,490 $147,017,895
2009 $9,450,696,873 $140,177,384
2010 $10,109,619,741 $165,458,433
2011 $12,080,295,978 $195,970,140
2012 $12,561,015,157 $207,001,546
2013 $13,444,300,486 $201,730,861
2014 $13,943,016,077 $200,287,282
2015 $11,832,159,316 $191,559,399
2016 $12,833,363,045 $206,467,819
2017 $14,106,955,615 $222,875,736
2018 $15,890,066,221 $233,514,717
2019 $16,032,813,503 $216,985,388
2020 $17,725,010,533 $220,897,999
2021 $19,697,516,284 $285,259,894
2022 $18,820,218,691 $270,040,457
2023 $20,324,617,845 $288,610,732
2024 $23,250,214,910 $307,862,547

Burkina Faso and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Kiribati
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 $201
1971 $84.5 $210.7
1972 $99.6 $256.2
1973 $114.1 $422
1974 $124.7 $1,131
1975 $152.9 $730
1976 $155.5 $548
1977 $176 $520
1978 $223.9 $611
1979 $258.5 $573
1980 $277.6 $542
1981 $248.7 $568
1982 $239 $519
1983 $211.9 $483
1984 $187.8 $527
1985 $194.1 $393
1986 $247.5 $382
1987 $280.2 $424
1988 $301 $536
1989 $293.2 $515
1990 $339 $488
1991 $334 $540
1992 $349 $792
1993 $324 $748
1994 $187.2 $838
1995 $229.1 $844
1996 $242.7 $986
1997 $223.9 $953
1998 $249.5 $874
1999 $292.8 $887
2000 $248.9 $845
2001 $259.5 $719
2002 $285.7 $810
2003 $362 $1,021
2004 $404 $1,083
2005 $441 $1,162
2006 $456 $1,123
2007 $515 $1,353
2008 $619 $1,411
2009 $602 $1,317
2010 $625 $1,522
2011 $725 $1,771
2012 $731 $1,844
2013 $760 $1,772
2014 $765 $1,737
2015 $630 $1,640
2016 $664 $1,743
2017 $709 $1,853
2018 $777 $1,913
2019 $765 $1,751
2020 $825 $1,752
2021 $896 $2,222
2022 $836 $2,070
2023 $883 $2,178
2024 $987 $2,289

Burkina Faso vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Kiribati
1950 33 45.7
1951 33.4 45.8
1952 33.6 45.9
1953 33.9 46
1954 34.2 46.1
1955 34.5 46.3
1956 34.8 46.5
1957 35.1 46.8
1958 35.4 47.1
1959 35.7 47.5
1960 36.1 48
1961 36.4 48.5
1962 36.8 49
1963 37.1 49.7
1964 37.4 50.4
1965 37.8 51
1966 38.1 51.7
1967 38.4 52.5
1968 38.8 53.1
1969 39 53.8
1970 39.5 54.4
1971 39.9 54.9
1972 40.4 55.3
1973 40.9 55.8
1974 41.7 56.1
1975 42.5 56.4
1976 43.3 56.6
1977 44.2 56.1
1978 45 56.9
1979 45.7 57.1
1980 46.5 57.3
1981 46.9 57.5
1982 47.6 57.8
1983 48.1 58.1
1984 48.5 58.4
1985 48.7 58.7
1986 49 59.1
1987 49.1 59.6
1988 49.2 60.1
1989 49.3 60.5
1990 49.3 61
1991 49.3 61.5
1992 49.4 62
1993 49.4 62.4
1994 49.5 62.8
1995 49.6 63.1
1996 49.7 63.5
1997 49.6 63.8
1998 50.2 64.1
1999 50.5 64.4
2000 50.8 64.7
2001 51.2 64.9
2002 51.4 65.1
2003 52 65.3
2004 52.6 65.4
2005 53.3 65.5
2006 53.8 65.6
2007 54.4 65.7
2008 55.2 65.7
2009 55.8 65.8
2010 56.3 65.9
2011 57 65.9
2012 57.5 65.9
2013 57.9 65.9
2014 58.3 65.9
2015 58.8 65.8
2016 59.2 65.8
2017 59.6 65.8
2018 60 65.8
2019 60.2 65.9
2020 60.5 65.2
2021 60 64.1
2022 60.7 66.3
2023 61.1 66.5
2024 61.3 66.6
2025 61.5 66.7

Burkina Faso and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year Population
Burkina Faso Kiribati
1960 4,778,621 47,157
1961 4,848,224 48,323
1962 4,919,672 49,538
1963 4,993,623 50,791
1964 5,071,034 52,088
1965 5,152,833 53,439
1966 5,237,933 54,425
1967 5,326,348 54,996
1968 5,418,644 55,529
1969 5,513,177 56,360
1970 5,610,304 57,510
1971 5,707,999 58,652
1972 5,807,234 59,778
1973 5,911,927 60,824
1974 6,024,904 61,219
1975 6,147,569 60,987
1976 6,280,635 60,661
1977 6,428,734 60,267
1978 6,590,984 59,864
1979 6,763,903 60,172
1980 6,947,900 61,148
1981 7,140,271 62,121
1982 7,340,197 63,134
1983 7,551,129 64,169
1984 7,772,256 65,228
1985 7,999,935 66,496
1986 8,228,847 68,059
1987 8,457,109 69,733
1988 8,687,435 71,427
1989 8,921,175 73,147
1990 9,159,356 74,855
1991 9,394,632 76,367
1992 9,629,275 77,641
1993 9,871,713 78,841
1994 10,123,798 80,021
1995 10,386,722 81,234
1996 10,655,942 82,623
1997 10,934,223 84,147
1998 11,240,664 85,657
1999 11,574,928 87,126
2000 11,925,546 88,613
2001 12,295,001 90,335
2002 12,680,897 92,264
2003 13,082,532 94,175
2004 13,500,533 96,085
2005 13,932,123 98,035
2006 14,373,707 100,017
2007 14,816,307 102,068
2008 15,258,093 104,222
2009 15,710,066 106,467
2010 16,176,498 108,704
2011 16,661,908 110,647
2012 17,172,287 112,284
2013 17,695,409 113,838
2014 18,229,461 115,326
2015 18,777,487 116,815
2016 19,334,856 118,478
2017 19,894,407 120,275
2018 20,438,288 122,084
2019 20,961,952 123,921
2020 21,478,690 126,099
2021 21,995,243 128,377
2022 22,509,038 130,469
2023 23,025,776 132,530
2024 23,548,781 134,518

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Kiribati
1960 6.25 6.44
1961 6.29 6.48
1962 6.32 6.42
1963 6.36 6.35
1964 6.42 6.29
1965 6.47 6.26
1966 6.53 6.23
1967 6.59 6.11
1968 6.65 5.98
1969 6.66 5.85
1970 6.69 5.71
1971 6.7 5.55
1972 6.72 5.37
1973 6.77 5.2
1974 6.84 5.09
1975 6.91 5.02
1976 6.95 4.96
1977 7.05 4.96
1978 7.15 4.97
1979 7.19 4.97
1980 7.22 4.96
1981 7.26 4.96
1982 7.25 4.95
1983 7.25 4.91
1984 7.25 4.91
1985 7.24 4.91
1986 7.22 4.87
1987 7.17 4.81
1988 7.11 4.73
1989 7.05 4.69
1990 7.01 4.67
1991 6.97 4.64
1992 6.94 4.57
1993 6.89 4.49
1994 6.84 4.44
1995 6.81 4.42
1996 6.78 4.43
1997 6.72 4.37
1998 6.66 4.29
1999 6.59 4.18
2000 6.52 4.07
2001 6.43 3.96
2002 6.34 3.81
2003 6.28 3.7
2004 6.22 3.73
2005 6.18 3.76
2006 6.17 3.82
2007 6.11 3.87
2008 6.05 3.9
2009 5.99 3.91
2010 5.94 3.9
2011 5.87 3.88
2012 5.79 3.77
2013 5.7 3.64
2014 5.6 3.52
2015 5.48 3.44
2016 5.33 3.38
2017 5.17 3.34
2018 4.92 3.32
2019 4.68 3.29
2020 4.44 3.25
2021 4.36 3.22
2022 4.28 3.18
2023 4.19 3.15

Burkina Faso and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Kiribati
1960 19.8 18.8
1961 19.7 18.5
1962 19.7 18.3
1963 19.7 18.2
1964 19.6 18.1
1965 19.6 18
1966 19.5 17.9
1967 19.5 17.7
1968 19.3 17.6
1969 19.1 17.5
1970 18.9 17.5
1971 18.8 17.6
1972 18.6 17.6
1973 18.5 17.7
1974 18.3 17.8
1975 18.2 18
1976 18.1 18.1
1977 17.9 18.2
1978 17.8 18.3
1979 17.7 18.4
1980 17.6 18.7
1981 17.5 18.9
1982 17.4 19
1983 17.3 19.2
1984 17.2 19.4
1985 17.1 19.6
1986 16.9 19.8
1987 16.8 19.9
1988 16.7 20.1
1989 16.6 20.2
1990 16.5 20.2
1991 16.4 20.2
1992 16.3 20.1
1993 16.3 20
1994 16.3 19.8
1995 16.3 19.7
1996 16.3 19.6
1997 16.3 19.6
1998 16.3 19.6
1999 16.4 19.6
2000 16.5 19.7
2001 16.6 19.8
2002 16.7 19.9
2003 16.8 20.1
2004 16.9 20.3
2005 17 20.5
2006 17.1 20.7
2007 17.1 20.9
2008 17.1 21
2009 17.1 21.2
2010 17.1 21.3
2011 17.1 21.5
2012 17.1 21.7
2013 17.1 21.9
2014 17.1 22.1
2015 17.1 22.3
2016 17.2 22.5
2017 17.3 22.7
2018 17.4 22.9
2019 17.6 23
2020 17.7 23.2
2021 18 23.3
2022 18.2 23.5
2023 18.4 23.6
2024 18.6 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
51
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
4%
2019
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Kiribati
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
98.6%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Kiribati
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
416 mi
2017

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