Burkina Faso vs Lesotho statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 73rd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Burkina Faso and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1960	$330,442,816	$34,579,986
1961	$350,247,234	$35,699,986
1962	$379,567,099	$41,859,983
1963	$394,040,667	$47,039,981
1964	$410,321,645	$51,939,979
1965	$422,916,790	$54,879,978
1966	$433,889,766	$56,699,977
1967	$450,753,924	$59,261,976
1968	$460,442,689	$61,445,975
1969	$478,298,645	$65,967,974
1970	$458,404,269	$68,739,973
1971	$482,411,179	$76,480,285
1972	$578,595,522	$80,913,200
1973	$674,773,570	$121,188,716
1974	$751,133,430	$150,851,317
1975	$939,972,703	$149,558,896
1976	$976,547,188	$147,660,037
1977	$1,131,224,878	$193,315,048
1978	$1,475,583,645	$266,570,067
1979	$1,748,480,621	$290,134,593
1980	$1,928,719,888	$431,542,537
1981	$1,775,842,334	$434,188,034
1982	$1,754,450,096	$348,741,684
1983	$1,600,278,605	$386,699,309
1984	$1,459,880,132	$333,163,670
1985	$1,552,493,196	$268,629,926
1986	$2,036,303,358	$318,858,423
1987	$2,369,834,950	$402,768,324
1988	$2,616,040,479	$470,395,801
1989	$2,615,587,734	$495,409,233
1990	$3,101,300,779	$596,410,264
1991	$3,135,045,584	$704,325,367
1992	$3,356,692,505	$831,029,862
1993	$3,199,536,465	$835,582,062
1994	$1,895,290,637	$878,250,945
1995	$2,379,517,975	$1,001,894,000
1996	$2,586,550,595	$946,112,493
1997	$2,447,669,102	$998,004,259
1998	$2,804,902,367	$928,460,893
1999	$3,389,566,713	$912,773,681
2000	$2,968,370,088	$887,291,688
2001	$3,190,371,081	$825,706,961
2002	$3,622,350,063	$775,777,239
2003	$4,740,768,143	$1,157,825,435
2004	$5,451,688,538	$1,511,236,656
2005	$6,146,353,173	$1,682,343,527
2006	$6,547,419,820	$1,800,092,564
2007	$7,625,722,837	$1,682,131,785
2008	$9,451,435,490	$1,766,902,709
2009	$9,450,696,873	$1,740,894,965
2010	$10,109,619,741	$2,234,754,242
2011	$12,080,295,978	$2,579,409,620
2012	$12,561,015,157	$2,477,702,216
2013	$13,444,300,486	$2,367,112,932
2014	$13,943,016,077	$2,441,063,054
2015	$11,832,159,316	$2,359,686,725
2016	$12,833,363,045	$2,114,426,452
2017	$14,106,955,615	$2,306,741,672
2018	$15,890,066,221	$2,556,247,292
2019	$16,032,813,503	$2,390,702,296
2020	$17,725,010,533	$2,053,699,870
2021	$19,697,516,284	$2,412,130,022
2022	$18,820,218,691	$2,354,980,884
2023	$20,324,617,845	$2,117,962,430
2024	$23,250,214,910	$2,271,541,846

Burkina Faso and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1960	$69.2	$47
1961	$72.2	$47
1962	$77.2	$53.5
1963	$78.9	$58.4
1964	$80.9	$62.6
1965	$82.1	$64.3
1966	$82.8	$64.3
1967	$84.6	$64.8
1968	$85	$64.8
1969	$86.8	$67.1
1970	$81.7	$67.4
1971	$84.5	$72.4
1972	$99.6	$74
1973	$114.1	$107
1974	$124.7	$128.7
1975	$152.9	$123.2
1976	$155.5	$117.8
1977	$176	$149.9
1978	$223.9	$200.8
1979	$258.5	$212.4
1980	$277.6	$307
1981	$248.7	$299.8
1982	$239	$233.9
1983	$211.9	$252
1984	$187.8	$211
1985	$194.1	$165.4
1986	$247.5	$191.4
1987	$280.2	$236.5
1988	$301	$270.4
1989	$293.2	$279
1990	$339	$330
1991	$334	$382
1992	$349	$444
1993	$324	$439
1994	$187.2	$456
1995	$229.1	$513
1996	$242.7	$480
1997	$223.9	$502
1998	$249.5	$465
1999	$292.8	$456
2000	$248.9	$443
2001	$259.5	$413
2002	$285.7	$389
2003	$362	$583
2004	$404	$767
2005	$441	$861
2006	$456	$925
2007	$515	$861
2008	$619	$898
2009	$602	$879
2010	$625	$1,119
2011	$725	$1,281
2012	$731	$1,218
2013	$760	$1,151
2014	$765	$1,174
2015	$630	$1,121
2016	$664	$992
2017	$709	$1,069
2018	$777	$1,171
2019	$765	$1,082
2020	$825	$919
2021	$896	$1,067
2022	$836	$1,030
2023	$883	$916
2024	$987	$972

Burkina Faso vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1950	33	44.6
1951	33.4	45.2
1952	33.6	45.9
1953	33.9	46.6
1954	34.2	47.3
1955	34.5	48
1956	34.8	48.6
1957	35.1	49.2
1958	35.4	49.6
1959	35.7	49.9
1960	36.1	50.2
1961	36.4	50.3
1962	36.8	50.3
1963	37.1	50.3
1964	37.4	50.3
1965	37.8	50.3
1966	38.1	50.4
1967	38.4	50.5
1968	38.8	50.8
1969	39	51.1
1970	39.5	51.5
1971	39.9	51.8
1972	40.4	52.3
1973	40.9	52.6
1974	41.7	52.9
1975	42.5	53.5
1976	43.3	53.9
1977	44.2	54.5
1978	45	55.2
1979	45.7	55.8
1980	46.5	56.5
1981	46.9	57.3
1982	47.6	58
1983	48.1	58.5
1984	48.5	59
1985	48.7	59.2
1986	49	59.3
1987	49.1	59.6
1988	49.2	59.6
1989	49.3	59.5
1990	49.3	59.3
1991	49.3	59.1
1992	49.4	58.6
1993	49.4	58.1
1994	49.5	57.3
1995	49.6	56.4
1996	49.7	55.1
1997	49.6	53.7
1998	50.2	52
1999	50.5	50.4
2000	50.8	48.8
2001	51.2	47.2
2002	51.4	46
2003	52	44.9
2004	52.6	44
2005	53.3	43.6
2006	53.8	43.2
2007	54.4	43.7
2008	55.2	44.3
2009	55.8	45.1
2010	56.3	46
2011	57	46.9
2012	57.5	48.2
2013	57.9	49.5
2014	58.3	50.8
2015	58.8	51.8
2016	59.2	52.9
2017	59.6	53.9
2018	60	54.6
2019	60.2	55.2
2020	60.5	55.1
2021	60	54.2
2022	60.7	56.8
2023	61.1	57.4
2024	61.3	57.8
2025	61.5	58.2

Burkina Faso and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1960	4,778,621	736,500
1961	4,848,224	758,824
1962	4,919,672	781,814
1963	4,993,623	805,373
1964	5,071,034	829,437
1965	5,152,833	854,090
1966	5,237,933	881,870
1967	5,326,348	913,982
1968	5,418,644	948,105
1969	5,513,177	983,202
1970	5,610,304	1,019,273
1971	5,707,999	1,056,246
1972	5,807,234	1,094,063
1973	5,911,927	1,132,697
1974	6,024,904	1,172,420
1975	6,147,569	1,213,643
1976	6,280,635	1,253,214
1977	6,428,734	1,289,967
1978	6,590,984	1,327,240
1979	6,763,903	1,366,169
1980	6,947,900	1,406,521
1981	7,140,271	1,448,069
1982	7,340,197	1,490,732
1983	7,551,129	1,534,413
1984	7,772,256	1,578,986
1985	7,999,935	1,624,379
1986	8,228,847	1,666,138
1987	8,457,109	1,703,390
1988	8,687,435	1,739,841
1989	8,921,175	1,775,436
1990	9,159,356	1,809,696
1991	9,394,632	1,842,379
1992	9,629,275	1,873,274
1993	9,871,713	1,901,793
1994	10,123,798	1,927,707
1995	10,386,722	1,951,437
1996	10,655,942	1,972,418
1997	10,934,223	1,988,130
1998	11,240,664	1,998,049
1999	11,574,928	2,003,234
2000	11,925,546	2,003,913
2001	12,295,001	2,000,853
2002	12,680,897	1,994,679
2003	13,082,532	1,985,059
2004	13,500,533	1,971,129
2005	13,932,123	1,953,076
2006	14,373,707	1,945,063
2007	14,816,307	1,953,268
2008	15,258,093	1,966,541
2009	15,710,066	1,980,883
2010	16,176,498	1,996,251
2011	16,661,908	2,014,009
2012	17,172,287	2,034,354
2013	17,695,409	2,056,504
2014	18,229,461	2,080,089
2015	18,777,487	2,104,611
2016	19,334,856	2,130,422
2017	19,894,407	2,157,110
2018	20,438,288	2,183,603
2019	20,961,952	2,209,405
2020	21,478,690	2,235,727
2021	21,995,243	2,261,542
2022	22,509,038	2,286,110
2023	23,025,776	2,311,472
2024	23,548,781	2,337,423

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Lesotho

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1960	6.25	5.78
1961	6.29	5.79
1962	6.32	5.79
1963	6.36	5.78
1964	6.42	5.77
1965	6.47	5.77
1966	6.53	5.76
1967	6.59	5.75
1968	6.65	5.73
1969	6.66	5.7
1970	6.69	5.7
1971	6.7	5.7
1972	6.72	5.69
1973	6.77	5.69
1974	6.84	5.75
1975	6.91	5.83
1976	6.95	5.87
1977	7.05	5.85
1978	7.15	5.82
1979	7.19	5.79
1980	7.22	5.75
1981	7.26	5.69
1982	7.25	5.63
1983	7.25	5.56
1984	7.25	5.48
1985	7.24	5.4
1986	7.22	5.32
1987	7.17	5.22
1988	7.11	5.1
1989	7.05	4.96
1990	7.01	4.81
1991	6.97	4.68
1992	6.94	4.54
1993	6.89	4.37
1994	6.84	4.21
1995	6.81	4.13
1996	6.78	4.06
1997	6.72	3.98
1998	6.66	3.82
1999	6.59	3.67
2000	6.52	3.61
2001	6.43	3.63
2002	6.34	3.68
2003	6.28	3.62
2004	6.22	3.51
2005	6.18	3.43
2006	6.17	3.41
2007	6.11	3.44
2008	6.05	3.39
2009	5.99	3.31
2010	5.94	3.25
2011	5.87	3.34
2012	5.79	3.3
2013	5.7	3.28
2014	5.6	3.24
2015	5.48	3.22
2016	5.33	3.18
2017	5.17	3.11
2018	4.92	3.02
2019	4.68	2.92
2020	4.44	2.85
2021	4.36	2.77
2022	4.28	2.72
2023	4.19	2.69

Burkina Faso and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Lesotho
1960	19.8	17.5
1961	19.7	17.4
1962	19.7	17.4
1963	19.7	17.4
1964	19.6	17.5
1965	19.6	17.5
1966	19.5	17.5
1967	19.5	17.6
1968	19.3	17.8
1969	19.1	18
1970	18.9	18.2
1971	18.8	18.3
1972	18.6	18.5
1973	18.5	18.6
1974	18.3	18.8
1975	18.2	18.9
1976	18.1	19
1977	17.9	19
1978	17.8	18.9
1979	17.7	18.8
1980	17.6	18.8
1981	17.5	18.7
1982	17.4	18.6
1983	17.3	18.6
1984	17.2	18.5
1985	17.1	18.4
1986	16.9	18.6
1987	16.8	18.7
1988	16.7	18.6
1989	16.6	18.5
1990	16.5	18.4
1991	16.4	18.4
1992	16.3	18.4
1993	16.3	18.4
1994	16.3	18.5
1995	16.3	18.6
1996	16.3	18.6
1997	16.3	18.8
1998	16.3	18.9
1999	16.4	19.1
2000	16.5	19.2
2001	16.6	19.4
2002	16.7	19.5
2003	16.8	19.7
2004	16.9	19.8
2005	17	19.9
2006	17.1	20
2007	17.1	20.2
2008	17.1	20.4
2009	17.1	20.6
2010	17.1	20.7
2011	17.1	20.9
2012	17.1	21
2013	17.1	21.1
2014	17.1	21.2
2015	17.1	21.3
2016	17.2	21.4
2017	17.3	21.6
2018	17.4	21.7
2019	17.6	21.8
2020	17.7	22
2021	18	22.1
2022	18.2	22.3
2023	18.4	22.5
2024	18.6	22.7

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