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Burkina Faso vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

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Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 73rd vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
Population
24497999
40646
Population rank 59/197 190/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 122/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 179/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$139,100
2009
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$520
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 166/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$97,623
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
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 $90,099,361
1971 $482,411,179 $104,889,795
1972 $578,595,522 $124,940,289
1973 $674,773,570 $165,928,882
1974 $751,133,430 $193,980,465
1975 $939,972,703 $246,389,102
1976 $976,547,188 $272,489,300
1977 $1,131,224,878 $303,493,119
1978 $1,475,583,645 $436,912,068
1979 $1,748,480,621 $503,173,104
1980 $1,928,719,888 $534,699,363
1981 $1,775,842,334 $511,647,750
1982 $1,754,450,096 $522,096,760
1983 $1,600,278,605 $524,023,625
1984 $1,459,880,132 $502,620,992
1985 $1,552,493,196 $529,073,612
1986 $2,036,303,358 $779,357,803
1987 $2,369,834,950 $1,052,848,996
1988 $2,616,040,479 $1,161,757,671
1989 $2,615,587,734 $1,119,983,801
1990 $3,101,300,779 $1,421,509,216
1991 $3,135,045,584 $1,484,160,302
1992 $3,356,692,505 $1,631,177,029
1993 $3,199,536,465 $1,673,085,245
1994 $1,895,290,637 $1,948,129,623
1995 $2,379,517,975 $2,428,525,061
1996 $2,586,550,595 $2,504,012,993
1997 $2,447,669,102 $2,298,389,803
1998 $2,804,902,367 $2,479,699,106
1999 $3,389,566,713 $2,664,105,901
2000 $2,968,370,088 $2,483,889,858
2001 $3,190,371,081 $2,491,800,559
2002 $3,622,350,063 $2,688,618,747
2003 $4,740,768,143 $3,070,803,051
2004 $5,451,688,538 $3,454,373,798
2005 $6,146,353,173 $3,659,319,117
2006 $6,547,419,820 $4,000,102,086
2007 $7,625,722,837 $4,601,429,897
2008 $9,451,435,490 $5,081,479,840
2009 $9,450,696,873 $4,504,375,348
2010 $10,109,619,741 $5,082,337,238
2011 $12,080,295,978 $5,739,706,005
2012 $12,561,015,157 $5,456,102,482
2013 $13,444,300,486 $6,391,708,311
2014 $13,943,016,077 $6,657,526,980
2015 $11,832,159,316 $6,268,515,276
2016 $12,833,363,045 $6,237,302,034
2017 $14,106,955,615 $6,474,308,718
2018 $15,890,066,221 $6,692,620,692
2019 $16,032,813,503 $6,436,467,007
2020 $17,725,010,533 $6,405,870,210
2021 $19,697,516,284 $7,912,602,342
2022 $18,820,218,691 $7,378,156,576
2023 $20,324,617,845 $8,287,748,667
2024 $23,250,214,910 -

Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
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 $4,262
1971 $84.5 $4,856
1972 $99.6 $5,645
1973 $114.1 $7,282
1974 $124.7 $8,272
1975 $152.9 $10,333
1976 $155.5 $11,326
1977 $176 $12,417
1978 $223.9 $17,457
1979 $258.5 $19,674
1980 $277.6 $20,959
1981 $248.7 $19,929
1982 $239 $19,886
1983 $211.9 $19,815
1984 $187.8 $18,898
1985 $194.1 $19,684
1986 $247.5 $28,613
1987 $280.2 $38,206
1988 $301 $41,569
1989 $293.2 $39,552
1990 $339 $49,458
1991 $334 $50,812
1992 $349 $55,057
1993 $324 $55,605
1994 $187.2 $63,936
1995 $229.1 $78,910
1996 $242.7 $80,689
1997 $223.9 $73,591
1998 $249.5 $78,303
1999 $292.8 $82,682
2000 $248.9 $76,088
2001 $259.5 $75,068
2002 $285.7 $79,795
2003 $362 $90,108
2004 $404 $100,281
2005 $441 $105,295
2006 $456 $114,168
2007 $515 $130,493
2008 $619 $143,249
2009 $602 $126,025
2010 $625 $141,090
2011 $725 $158,066
2012 $731 $148,842
2013 $760 $172,824
2014 $765 $178,735
2015 $630 $167,187
2016 $664 $165,375
2017 $709 $170,547
2018 $777 $174,989
2019 $765 $166,908
2020 $825 $164,671
2021 $896 $201,945
2022 $836 $186,822
2023 $883 $207,974
2024 $987 -

Burkina Faso vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
1950 33 65.3
1951 33.4 65.8
1952 33.6 66.2
1953 33.9 66.9
1954 34.2 67.5
1955 34.5 68.3
1956 34.8 68.9
1957 35.1 69.6
1958 35.4 70.1
1959 35.7 70.6
1960 36.1 70.9
1961 36.4 71
1962 36.8 70.9
1963 37.1 70.9
1964 37.4 71.1
1965 37.8 71.2
1966 38.1 71.6
1967 38.4 72
1968 38.8 72.3
1969 39 72.6
1970 39.5 72.8
1971 39.9 73
1972 40.4 73.4
1973 40.9 73.7
1974 41.7 74
1975 42.5 74.3
1976 43.3 74.6
1977 44.2 74.8
1978 45 74.7
1979 45.7 74.7
1980 46.5 74.8
1981 46.9 74.9
1982 47.6 75.1
1983 48.1 75.7
1984 48.5 76.2
1985 48.7 76.7
1986 49 77.2
1987 49.1 77.8
1988 49.2 78
1989 49.3 78.3
1990 49.3 78.5
1991 49.3 78.7
1992 49.4 78.7
1993 49.4 78.5
1994 49.5 78.2
1995 49.6 77.9
1996 49.7 77.7
1997 49.6 77.6
1998 50.2 77.8
1999 50.5 78.2
2000 50.8 78.6
2001 51.2 79.2
2002 51.4 79.8
2003 52 80.2
2004 52.6 80.7
2005 53.3 81.1
2006 53.8 81.4
2007 54.4 81.6
2008 55.2 81.9
2009 55.8 81.9
2010 56.3 82.1
2011 57 82.2
2012 57.5 82.3
2013 57.9 82.4
2014 58.3 82.5
2015 58.8 82.8
2016 59.2 82.9
2017 59.6 83.1
2018 60 83.3
2019 60.2 83.4
2020 60.5 82
2021 60 82.8
2022 60.7 83.4
2023 61.1 83.6
2024 61.3 83.7
2025 61.5 83.9

Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
1960 4,778,621 16,451
1961 4,848,224 16,877
1962 4,919,672 17,443
1963 4,993,623 18,093
1964 5,071,034 18,755
1965 5,152,833 19,195
1966 5,237,933 19,610
1967 5,326,348 20,175
1968 5,418,644 20,835
1969 5,513,177 21,084
1970 5,610,304 21,140
1971 5,707,999 21,600
1972 5,807,234 22,132
1973 5,911,927 22,785
1974 6,024,904 23,451
1975 6,147,569 23,846
1976 6,280,635 24,058
1977 6,428,734 24,442
1978 6,590,984 25,028
1979 6,763,903 25,575
1980 6,947,900 25,512
1981 7,140,271 25,673
1982 7,340,197 26,255
1983 7,551,129 26,446
1984 7,772,256 26,596
1985 7,999,935 26,878
1986 8,228,847 27,238
1987 8,457,109 27,557
1988 8,687,435 27,948
1989 8,921,175 28,317
1990 9,159,356 28,742
1991 9,394,632 29,209
1992 9,629,275 29,627
1993 9,871,713 30,089
1994 10,123,798 30,470
1995 10,386,722 30,776
1996 10,655,942 31,033
1997 10,934,223 31,232
1998 11,240,664 31,668
1999 11,574,928 32,221
2000 11,925,546 32,645
2001 12,295,001 33,194
2002 12,680,897 33,694
2003 13,082,532 34,079
2004 13,500,533 34,447
2005 13,932,123 34,753
2006 14,373,707 35,037
2007 14,816,307 35,262
2008 15,258,093 35,473
2009 15,710,066 35,742
2010 16,176,498 36,022
2011 16,661,908 36,312
2012 17,172,287 36,657
2013 17,695,409 36,984
2014 18,229,461 37,248
2015 18,777,487 37,494
2016 19,334,856 37,716
2017 19,894,407 37,962
2018 20,438,288 38,246
2019 20,961,952 38,563
2020 21,478,690 38,901
2021 21,995,243 39,182
2022 22,509,038 39,493
2023 23,025,776 39,850
2024 23,548,781 40,197

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
1960 6.25 2.78
1961 6.29 2.78
1962 6.32 2.8
1963 6.36 2.85
1964 6.42 2.92
1965 6.47 2.96
1966 6.53 2.78
1967 6.59 2.48
1968 6.65 2.22
1969 6.66 2.13
1970 6.69 2.09
1971 6.7 2.03
1972 6.72 1.98
1973 6.77 1.94
1974 6.84 1.9
1975 6.91 1.9
1976 6.95 1.91
1977 7.05 1.92
1978 7.15 1.9
1979 7.19 1.67
1980 7.22 1.7
1981 7.26 1.69
1982 7.25 1.61
1983 7.25 1.53
1984 7.25 1.51
1985 7.24 1.5
1986 7.22 1.48
1987 7.17 1.5
1988 7.11 1.5
1989 7.05 1.5
1990 7.01 1.5
1991 6.97 1.5
1992 6.94 1.48
1993 6.89 1.45
1994 6.84 1.44
1995 6.81 1.44
1996 6.78 1.52
1997 6.72 1.57
1998 6.66 1.59
1999 6.59 1.63
2000 6.52 1.57
2001 6.43 1.52
2002 6.34 1.47
2003 6.28 1.36
2004 6.22 1.44
2005 6.18 1.49
2006 6.17 1.43
2007 6.11 1.42
2008 6.05 1.43
2009 5.99 1.71
2010 5.94 1.4
2011 5.87 1.69
2012 5.79 1.51
2013 5.7 1.45
2014 5.6 1.59
2015 5.48 1.4
2016 5.33 1.61
2017 5.17 1.44
2018 4.92 1.58
2019 4.68 1.48
2020 4.44 1.46
2021 4.36 1.53
2022 4.28 1.47
2023 4.19 1.45

Burkina Faso and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
1960 19.8 28
1961 19.7 27.8
1962 19.7 27.5
1963 19.7 27.3
1964 19.6 27.1
1965 19.6 27
1966 19.5 27
1967 19.5 27
1968 19.3 27
1969 19.1 27.1
1970 18.9 27.2
1971 18.8 27.3
1972 18.6 27.6
1973 18.5 27.8
1974 18.3 28.1
1975 18.2 28.3
1976 18.1 28.6
1977 17.9 29
1978 17.8 29.4
1979 17.7 29.8
1980 17.6 30.2
1981 17.5 30.5
1982 17.4 30.7
1983 17.3 31
1984 17.2 31.2
1985 17.1 31.5
1986 16.9 31.7
1987 16.8 32
1988 16.7 32.3
1989 16.6 32.6
1990 16.5 32.9
1991 16.4 33.3
1992 16.3 33.6
1993 16.3 33.9
1994 16.3 34.3
1995 16.3 34.6
1996 16.3 35
1997 16.3 35.3
1998 16.3 35.7
1999 16.4 36.1
2000 16.5 36.5
2001 16.6 36.9
2002 16.7 37.3
2003 16.8 37.7
2004 16.9 38.2
2005 17 38.6
2006 17.1 39.1
2007 17.1 39.6
2008 17.1 40.1
2009 17.1 40.6
2010 17.1 41.1
2011 17.1 41.4
2012 17.1 41.8
2013 17.1 42.2
2014 17.1 42.7
2015 17.1 43
2016 17.2 43.4
2017 17.3 43.8
2018 17.4 44.1
2019 17.6 44.4
2020 17.7 44.6
2021 18 44.8
2022 18.2 45
2023 18.4 45.2
2024 18.6 45.4

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Finance

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
2.56%
2011
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
51
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.003%
2025
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
56.9%
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
66
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
35%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Burkina Faso Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
391 mi
2019

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