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Burkina Faso vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 73rd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Maldives
Population
24497999
531152
Population rank 59/197 168/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $482,411,179 $21,566,404
1972 $578,595,522 $25,177,138
1973 $674,773,570 $30,862,042
1974 $751,133,430 $39,120,171
1975 $939,972,703 $24,540,878
1976 $976,547,188 $22,399,467
1977 $1,131,224,878 $20,853,789
1978 $1,475,583,645 $24,369,109
1979 $1,748,480,621 $38,523,364
1980 $1,928,719,888 $42,463,576
1981 $1,775,842,334 $44,781,457
1982 $1,754,450,096 $47,911,340
1983 $1,600,278,605 $57,829,787
1984 $1,459,880,132 $109,503,546
1985 $1,552,493,196 $127,190,758
1986 $2,036,303,358 $141,882,254
1987 $2,369,834,950 $141,223,029
1988 $2,616,040,479 $168,514,513
1989 $2,615,587,734 $189,514,434
1990 $3,101,300,779 $215,043,970
1991 $3,135,045,584 $244,396,762
1992 $3,356,692,505 $284,875,809
1993 $3,199,536,465 $322,417,837
1994 $1,895,290,637 $356,014,932
1995 $2,379,517,975 $398,988,955
1996 $2,586,550,595 $450,382,328
1997 $2,447,669,102 $508,223,602
1998 $2,804,902,367 $540,096,398
1999 $3,389,566,713 $589,239,754
2000 $2,968,370,088 $624,337,145
2001 $3,190,371,081 $870,031,677
2002 $3,622,350,063 $897,031,250
2003 $4,740,768,143 $1,052,121,055
2004 $5,451,688,538 $1,226,829,563
2005 $6,146,353,173 $1,163,362,438
2006 $6,547,419,820 $1,575,200,391
2007 $7,625,722,837 $1,868,383,461
2008 $9,451,435,490 $2,271,646,188
2009 $9,450,696,873 $2,345,294,875
2010 $10,109,619,741 $2,588,176,055
2011 $12,080,295,978 $2,774,350,240
2012 $12,561,015,157 $2,886,163,997
2013 $13,444,300,486 $3,295,009,238
2014 $13,943,016,077 $3,697,353,039
2015 $11,832,159,316 $4,129,505,319
2016 $12,833,363,045 $4,409,942,624
2017 $14,106,955,615 $4,816,426,257
2018 $15,890,066,221 $5,404,344,163
2019 $16,032,813,503 $5,726,094,799
2020 $17,725,010,533 $3,712,604,583
2021 $19,697,516,284 $5,252,457,370
2022 $18,820,218,691 $6,177,118,114
2023 $20,324,617,845 $6,590,894,302
2024 $23,250,214,910 $6,975,146,349

Burkina Faso and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $84.5 $169.8
1972 $99.6 $192.2
1973 $114.1 $228.7
1974 $124.7 $281.5
1975 $152.9 $171.4
1976 $155.5 $151.8
1977 $176 $137.3
1978 $223.9 $156.1
1979 $258.5 $240.2
1980 $277.6 $257.6
1981 $248.7 $264.1
1982 $239 $274.8
1983 $211.9 $323
1984 $187.8 $594
1985 $194.1 $669
1986 $247.5 $720
1987 $280.2 $692
1988 $301 $799
1989 $293.2 $870
1990 $339 $957
1991 $334 $1,054
1992 $349 $1,194
1993 $324 $1,317
1994 $187.2 $1,419
1995 $229.1 $1,555
1996 $242.7 $1,717
1997 $223.9 $1,898
1998 $249.5 $1,980
1999 $292.8 $2,124
2000 $248.9 $2,214
2001 $259.5 $3,034
2002 $285.7 $3,076
2003 $362 $3,549
2004 $404 $4,070
2005 $441 $3,797
2006 $456 $5,019
2007 $515 $5,758
2008 $619 $6,757
2009 $602 $6,734
2010 $625 $7,174
2011 $725 $7,425
2012 $731 $7,461
2013 $760 $8,236
2014 $765 $8,939
2015 $630 $9,645
2016 $664 $9,948
2017 $709 $10,510
2018 $777 $11,423
2019 $765 $11,740
2020 $825 $7,394
2021 $896 $10,176
2022 $836 $11,786
2023 $883 $12,530
2024 $987 $13,216

Burkina Faso vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Maldives
1950 33 36.5
1951 33.4 37.1
1952 33.6 37
1953 33.9 36.9
1954 34.2 36.9
1955 34.5 37
1956 34.8 37.1
1957 35.1 37.3
1958 35.4 37.6
1959 35.7 37.9
1960 36.1 38.2
1961 36.4 38.6
1962 36.8 39.1
1963 37.1 39.6
1964 37.4 40.2
1965 37.8 40.8
1966 38.1 41.4
1967 38.4 42.1
1968 38.8 42.9
1969 39 43.7
1970 39.5 44.5
1971 39.9 45.5
1972 40.4 46.4
1973 40.9 47.5
1974 41.7 48.5
1975 42.5 49.6
1976 43.3 50.8
1977 44.2 51.8
1978 45 50.4
1979 45.7 53.9
1980 46.5 54.8
1981 46.9 55.7
1982 47.6 56.6
1983 48.1 57.5
1984 48.5 58.3
1985 48.7 59.2
1986 49 60
1987 49.1 60.8
1988 49.2 61.6
1989 49.3 62.4
1990 49.3 63.1
1991 49.3 63.9
1992 49.4 64.7
1993 49.4 65.4
1994 49.5 66.2
1995 49.6 67
1996 49.7 67.7
1997 49.6 68.5
1998 50.2 69.3
1999 50.5 70.2
2000 50.8 70.9
2001 51.2 71.7
2002 51.4 72.4
2003 52 73.3
2004 52.6 73
2005 53.3 74.8
2006 53.8 75.3
2007 54.4 75.7
2008 55.2 76
2009 55.8 76.4
2010 56.3 76.8
2011 57 77.1
2012 57.5 77.5
2013 57.9 77.8
2014 58.3 78.2
2015 58.8 78.6
2016 59.2 78.9
2017 59.6 79.2
2018 60 79.4
2019 60.2 79.7
2020 60.5 78.7
2021 60 78.1
2022 60.7 80.8
2023 61.1 81
2024 61.3 81.3
2025 61.5 81.5

Burkina Faso and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year Population
Burkina Faso Maldives
1960 4,778,621 91,189
1961 4,848,224 93,450
1962 4,919,672 95,802
1963 4,993,623 98,222
1964 5,071,034 100,662
1965 5,152,833 104,102
1966 5,237,933 108,507
1967 5,326,348 112,528
1968 5,418,644 116,075
1969 5,513,177 119,564
1970 5,610,304 123,219
1971 5,707,999 127,035
1972 5,807,234 130,968
1973 5,911,927 134,952
1974 6,024,904 138,978
1975 6,147,569 143,158
1976 6,280,635 147,525
1977 6,428,734 151,930
1978 6,590,984 156,159
1979 6,763,903 160,360
1980 6,947,900 164,835
1981 7,140,271 169,532
1982 7,340,197 174,333
1983 7,551,129 179,128
1984 7,772,256 184,198
1985 7,999,935 190,169
1986 8,228,847 196,935
1987 8,457,109 203,944
1988 8,687,435 210,885
1989 8,921,175 217,738
1990 9,159,356 224,762
1991 9,394,632 231,802
1992 9,629,275 238,543
1993 9,871,713 244,884
1994 10,123,798 250,822
1995 10,386,722 256,649
1996 10,655,942 262,347
1997 10,934,223 267,707
1998 11,240,664 272,723
1999 11,574,928 277,412
2000 11,925,546 282,019
2001 12,295,001 286,767
2002 12,680,897 291,616
2003 13,082,532 296,491
2004 13,500,533 301,413
2005 13,932,123 306,429
2006 14,373,707 313,851
2007 14,816,307 324,479
2008 15,258,093 336,170
2009 15,710,066 348,275
2010 16,176,498 360,792
2011 16,661,908 373,674
2012 17,172,287 386,818
2013 17,695,409 400,070
2014 18,229,461 413,617
2015 18,777,487 428,154
2016 19,334,856 443,308
2017 19,894,407 458,287
2018 20,438,288 473,099
2019 20,961,952 487,731
2020 21,478,690 502,118
2021 21,995,243 516,154
2022 22,509,038 524,106
2023 23,025,776 525,994
2024 23,548,781 527,799

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Maldives

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Maldives
1960 6.25 6.71
1961 6.29 6.79
1962 6.32 6.89
1963 6.36 6.94
1964 6.42 7
1965 6.47 7.07
1966 6.53 7.15
1967 6.59 7.23
1968 6.65 7.28
1969 6.66 7.33
1970 6.69 7.39
1971 6.7 7.38
1972 6.72 7.37
1973 6.77 7.4
1974 6.84 7.38
1975 6.91 7.32
1976 6.95 7.29
1977 7.05 7.27
1978 7.15 7.23
1979 7.19 7.23
1980 7.22 7.23
1981 7.26 7.19
1982 7.25 7.15
1983 7.25 7.09
1984 7.25 7.03
1985 7.24 6.94
1986 7.22 6.85
1987 7.17 6.73
1988 7.11 6.58
1989 7.05 6.39
1990 7.01 6.13
1991 6.97 5.8
1992 6.94 5.44
1993 6.89 5.06
1994 6.84 4.69
1995 6.81 4.29
1996 6.78 3.86
1997 6.72 3.48
1998 6.66 3.17
1999 6.59 2.9
2000 6.52 2.69
2001 6.43 2.53
2002 6.34 2.42
2003 6.28 2.34
2004 6.22 2.26
2005 6.18 2.2
2006 6.17 2.2
2007 6.11 2.29
2008 6.05 2.37
2009 5.99 2.39
2010 5.94 2.35
2011 5.87 2.31
2012 5.79 2.25
2013 5.7 2.17
2014 5.6 2.09
2015 5.48 2
2016 5.33 1.9
2017 5.17 1.8
2018 4.92 1.71
2019 4.68 1.64
2020 4.44 1.61
2021 4.36 1.6
2022 4.28 1.58
2023 4.19 1.58

Burkina Faso and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Maldives
1960 19.8 20.6
1961 19.7 20.6
1962 19.7 20.6
1963 19.7 20.6
1964 19.6 20.5
1965 19.6 19.9
1966 19.5 18.9
1967 19.5 18.2
1968 19.3 17.8
1969 19.1 17.6
1970 18.9 17.4
1971 18.8 17.3
1972 18.6 17.2
1973 18.5 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.1 17
1977 17.9 17
1978 17.8 17
1979 17.7 16.9
1980 17.6 16.8
1981 17.5 16.8
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.3 16.9
1984 17.2 17
1985 17.1 17
1986 16.9 16.9
1987 16.8 16.7
1988 16.7 16.6
1989 16.6 16.5
1990 16.5 16.4
1991 16.4 16.4
1992 16.3 16.4
1993 16.3 16.5
1994 16.3 16.7
1995 16.3 16.9
1996 16.3 17.3
1997 16.3 17.6
1998 16.3 18
1999 16.4 18.4
2000 16.5 18.9
2001 16.6 19.3
2002 16.7 19.8
2003 16.8 20.3
2004 16.9 20.9
2005 17 21.5
2006 17.1 22.1
2007 17.1 22.7
2008 17.1 23.2
2009 17.1 23.8
2010 17.1 24.4
2011 17.1 25.1
2012 17.1 25.8
2013 17.1 26.5
2014 17.1 27.1
2015 17.1 27.6
2016 17.2 28
2017 17.3 28.5
2018 17.4 29
2019 17.6 29.5
2020 17.7 30.1
2021 18 30.7
2022 18.2 31.4
2023 18.4 32.1
2024 18.6 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Burkina Faso Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Maldives
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Maldives
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
57.8 mi
2018

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