Burkina Faso vs Laos statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 73rd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Burkina Faso and Laos: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Laos economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Laos
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	$1,757,142,856
1985	$1,552,493,196	$2,366,666,616
1986	$2,036,303,358	$1,776,842,097
1987	$2,369,834,950	$1,087,273,104
1988	$2,616,040,479	$598,961,269
1989	$2,615,587,734	$714,046,821
1990	$3,101,300,779	$865,559,879
1991	$3,135,045,584	$1,028,087,972
1992	$3,356,692,505	$1,127,806,945
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,327,748,690
1994	$1,895,290,637	$1,543,606,345
1995	$2,379,517,975	$1,763,536,305
1996	$2,586,550,595	$1,873,671,550
1997	$2,447,669,102	$1,747,011,857
1998	$2,804,902,367	$1,280,177,839
1999	$3,389,566,713	$1,454,430,642
2000	$2,968,370,088	$1,731,198,022
2001	$3,190,371,081	$1,768,619,058
2002	$3,622,350,063	$1,758,176,653
2003	$4,740,768,143	$2,023,324,407
2004	$5,451,688,538	$2,366,398,120
2005	$6,146,353,173	$2,735,558,735
2006	$6,547,419,820	$3,455,030,061
2007	$7,625,722,837	$4,223,152,739
2008	$9,451,435,490	$5,446,433,157
2009	$9,450,696,873	$5,836,137,330
2010	$10,109,619,741	$7,131,771,015
2011	$12,080,295,978	$8,750,104,617
2012	$12,561,015,157	$10,192,846,339
2013	$13,444,300,486	$11,983,252,627
2014	$13,943,016,077	$13,279,245,886
2015	$11,832,159,316	$14,426,380,126
2016	$12,833,363,045	$15,912,501,723
2017	$14,106,955,615	$17,071,155,481
2018	$15,890,066,221	$18,141,641,090
2019	$16,032,813,503	$18,740,561,513
2020	$17,725,010,533	$18,981,805,250
2021	$19,697,516,284	$18,827,148,531
2022	$18,820,218,691	$15,468,785,204
2023	$20,324,617,845	$15,843,155,731
2024	$23,250,214,910	$16,502,933,121

Burkina Faso and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Laos
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	$483
1985	$194.1	$633
1986	$247.5	$462
1987	$280.2	$274.7
1988	$301	$147.1
1989	$293.2	$170.4
1990	$339	$200.7
1991	$334	$231.8
1992	$349	$247.3
1993	$324	$283.4
1994	$187.2	$321
1995	$229.1	$358
1996	$242.7	$371
1997	$223.9	$339
1998	$249.5	$243.9
1999	$292.8	$272.3
2000	$248.9	$319
2001	$259.5	$320
2002	$285.7	$313
2003	$362	$355
2004	$404	$409
2005	$441	$466
2006	$456	$579
2007	$515	$697
2008	$619	$886
2009	$602	$935
2010	$625	$1,126
2011	$725	$1,362
2012	$731	$1,564
2013	$760	$1,813
2014	$765	$1,981
2015	$630	$2,121
2016	$664	$2,303
2017	$709	$2,432
2018	$777	$2,545
2019	$765	$2,589
2020	$825	$2,584
2021	$896	$2,526
2022	$836	$2,046
2023	$883	$2,067
2024	$987	$2,124

Burkina Faso vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Laos
1950	33	38.9
1951	33.4	39.2
1952	33.6	39.4
1953	33.9	39.7
1954	34.2	40
1955	34.5	40.3
1956	34.8	40.6
1957	35.1	40.9
1958	35.4	41.2
1959	35.7	40.7
1960	36.1	41
1961	36.4	41.3
1962	36.8	42.3
1963	37.1	41.5
1964	37.4	41.9
1965	37.8	42.2
1966	38.1	42.3
1967	38.4	42.9
1968	38.8	43.2
1969	39	43.5
1970	39.5	43.8
1971	39.9	44.1
1972	40.4	44.4
1973	40.9	44.7
1974	41.7	45.9
1975	42.5	46.1
1976	43.3	46
1977	44.2	46.4
1978	45	46.8
1979	45.7	47.5
1980	46.5	48.6
1981	46.9	49.2
1982	47.6	49.9
1983	48.1	50.5
1984	48.5	51
1985	48.7	51.6
1986	49	52.1
1987	49.1	52.6
1988	49.2	53.1
1989	49.3	53.6
1990	49.3	54
1991	49.3	54.7
1992	49.4	55.1
1993	49.4	55.6
1994	49.5	55.8
1995	49.6	56.3
1996	49.7	56.8
1997	49.6	57.3
1998	50.2	57.5
1999	50.5	57.9
2000	50.8	58.3
2001	51.2	58.9
2002	51.4	59.3
2003	52	59.6
2004	52.6	60.1
2005	53.3	60.7
2006	53.8	61.1
2007	54.4	61.7
2008	55.2	62.2
2009	55.8	63
2010	56.3	63.7
2011	57	64.5
2012	57.5	65.1
2013	57.9	65.7
2014	58.3	66.3
2015	58.8	66.7
2016	59.2	67
2017	59.6	67.3
2018	60	67.6
2019	60.2	67.9
2020	60.5	68.3
2021	60	67.8
2022	60.7	68.7
2023	61.1	69
2024	61.3	69.2
2025	61.5	69.5

Burkina Faso and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Laos
1960	4,778,621	2,121,514
1961	4,848,224	2,169,796
1962	4,919,672	2,219,910
1963	4,993,623	2,271,061
1964	5,071,034	2,322,826
1965	5,152,833	2,376,200
1966	5,237,933	2,431,084
1967	5,326,348	2,487,715
1968	5,418,644	2,546,377
1969	5,513,177	2,606,959
1970	5,610,304	2,669,702
1971	5,707,999	2,734,628
1972	5,807,234	2,801,660
1973	5,911,927	2,870,573
1974	6,024,904	2,939,761
1975	6,147,569	3,005,521
1976	6,280,635	3,064,876
1977	6,428,734	3,118,923
1978	6,590,984	3,171,740
1979	6,763,903	3,228,202
1980	6,947,900	3,292,573
1981	7,140,271	3,366,631
1982	7,340,197	3,450,026
1983	7,551,129	3,541,001
1984	7,772,256	3,637,843
1985	7,999,935	3,739,985
1986	8,228,847	3,846,715
1987	8,457,109	3,957,612
1988	8,687,435	4,072,601
1989	8,921,175	4,190,974
1990	9,159,356	4,311,955
1991	9,394,632	4,435,118
1992	9,629,275	4,559,646
1993	9,871,713	4,685,060
1994	10,123,798	4,809,220
1995	10,386,722	4,929,409
1996	10,655,942	5,045,678
1997	10,934,223	5,152,011
1998	11,240,664	5,248,266
1999	11,574,928	5,340,784
2000	11,925,546	5,431,212
2001	12,295,001	5,521,482
2002	12,680,897	5,610,889
2003	13,082,532	5,697,945
2004	13,500,533	5,781,626
2005	13,932,123	5,869,523
2006	14,373,707	5,963,200
2007	14,816,307	6,056,236
2008	15,258,093	6,148,969
2009	15,710,066	6,241,642
2010	16,176,498	6,334,194
2011	16,661,908	6,426,590
2012	17,172,287	6,518,978
2013	17,695,409	6,611,385
2014	18,229,461	6,703,172
2015	18,777,487	6,801,645
2016	19,334,856	6,908,802
2017	19,894,407	7,018,147
2018	20,438,288	7,128,045
2019	20,961,952	7,237,636
2020	21,478,690	7,346,533
2021	21,995,243	7,453,194
2022	22,509,038	7,559,007
2023	23,025,776	7,664,993
2024	23,548,781	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Laos

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Laos
1960	6.25	6.29
1961	6.29	6.31
1962	6.32	6.31
1963	6.36	6.32
1964	6.42	6.31
1965	6.47	6.32
1966	6.53	6.31
1967	6.59	6.31
1968	6.65	6.3
1969	6.66	6.3
1970	6.69	6.31
1971	6.7	6.3
1972	6.72	6.28
1973	6.77	6.28
1974	6.84	6.29
1975	6.91	6.29
1976	6.95	6.29
1977	7.05	6.29
1978	7.15	6.3
1979	7.19	6.31
1980	7.22	6.33
1981	7.26	6.35
1982	7.25	6.37
1983	7.25	6.38
1984	7.25	6.37
1985	7.24	6.33
1986	7.22	6.26
1987	7.17	6.21
1988	7.11	6.16
1989	7.05	6.1
1990	7.01	6.06
1991	6.97	5.99
1992	6.94	5.9
1993	6.89	5.8
1994	6.84	5.6
1995	6.81	5.36
1996	6.78	5.15
1997	6.72	4.96
1998	6.66	4.79
1999	6.59	4.64
2000	6.52	4.43
2001	6.43	4.29
2002	6.34	4.13
2003	6.28	4.02
2004	6.22	3.9
2005	6.18	3.69
2006	6.17	3.56
2007	6.11	3.44
2008	6.05	3.33
2009	5.99	3.23
2010	5.94	3.14
2011	5.87	3.05
2012	5.79	2.95
2013	5.7	2.87
2014	5.6	2.8
2015	5.48	2.8
2016	5.33	2.74
2017	5.17	2.69
2018	4.92	2.63
2019	4.68	2.59
2020	4.44	2.54
2021	4.36	2.49
2022	4.28	2.46
2023	4.19	2.42

Burkina Faso and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Laos
1960	19.8	19.2
1961	19.7	19.2
1962	19.7	19.1
1963	19.7	19
1964	19.6	19
1965	19.6	18.9
1966	19.5	18.9
1967	19.5	18.9
1968	19.3	18.8
1969	19.1	18.8
1970	18.9	18.7
1971	18.8	18.7
1972	18.6	18.7
1973	18.5	18.7
1974	18.3	18.6
1975	18.2	18.5
1976	18.1	18.4
1977	17.9	18.3
1978	17.8	18.1
1979	17.7	18
1980	17.6	17.9
1981	17.5	17.9
1982	17.4	17.8
1983	17.3	17.8
1984	17.2	17.8
1985	17.1	17.8
1986	16.9	17.8
1987	16.8	17.8
1988	16.7	17.9
1989	16.6	17.9
1990	16.5	17.9
1991	16.4	17.9
1992	16.3	17.9
1993	16.3	17.9
1994	16.3	17.9
1995	16.3	17.9
1996	16.3	17.9
1997	16.3	18
1998	16.3	18
1999	16.4	18
2000	16.5	18.1
2001	16.6	18.2
2002	16.7	18.4
2003	16.8	18.5
2004	16.9	18.7
2005	17	18.9
2006	17.1	19.2
2007	17.1	19.6
2008	17.1	20
2009	17.1	20.5
2010	17.1	21
2011	17.1	21.4
2012	17.1	21.9
2013	17.1	22.3
2014	17.1	22.7
2015	17.1	23
2016	17.2	23.3
2017	17.3	23.6
2018	17.4	23.8
2019	17.6	24.1
2020	17.7	24.4
2021	18	24.7
2022	18.2	25
2023	18.4	25.3
2024	18.6	25.6

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