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Burkina Faso vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 73rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Malta
Population
24497999
583596
Population rank 59/197 167/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Malta: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Malta economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $482,411,179 $264,578,485
1972 $578,595,522 $295,106,628
1973 $674,773,570 $345,616,106
1974 $751,133,430 $376,081,124
1975 $939,972,703 $474,618,321
1976 $976,547,188 $527,936,989
1977 $1,131,224,878 $625,563,171
1978 $1,475,583,645 $793,673,402
1979 $1,748,480,621 $1,001,288,847
1980 $1,928,719,888 $1,250,198,601
1981 $1,775,842,334 $1,243,509,394
1982 $1,754,450,096 $1,234,474,404
1983 $1,600,278,605 $1,165,729,707
1984 $1,459,880,132 $1,101,807,023
1985 $1,552,493,196 $1,117,797,439
1986 $2,036,303,358 $1,435,038,441
1987 $2,369,834,950 $1,751,293,461
1988 $2,616,040,479 $2,019,503,068
1989 $2,615,587,734 $2,118,655,677
1990 $3,101,300,779 $2,547,328,748
1991 $3,135,045,584 $2,750,216,747
1992 $3,356,692,505 $3,021,942,759
1993 $3,199,536,465 $2,709,193,538
1994 $1,895,290,637 $2,998,505,428
1995 $2,379,517,975 $3,709,360,097
1996 $2,586,550,595 $3,822,489,746
1997 $2,447,669,102 $3,787,070,704
1998 $2,804,902,367 $4,010,092,091
1999 $3,389,566,713 $4,111,891,845
2000 $2,968,370,088 $4,036,809,865
2001 $3,190,371,081 $4,070,867,153
2002 $3,622,350,063 $4,455,127,398
2003 $4,740,768,143 $5,418,315,225
2004 $5,451,688,538 $6,104,141,501
2005 $6,146,353,173 $6,393,234,965
2006 $6,547,419,820 $6,749,838,862
2007 $7,625,722,837 $7,908,412,374
2008 $9,451,435,490 $9,135,419,490
2009 $9,450,696,873 $8,734,745,632
2010 $10,109,619,741 $9,097,044,182
2011 $12,080,295,978 $9,789,361,705
2012 $12,561,015,157 $9,609,532,106
2013 $13,444,300,486 $10,796,782,634
2014 $13,943,016,077 $11,888,032,862
2015 $11,832,159,316 $11,340,795,033
2016 $12,833,363,045 $12,025,782,885
2017 $14,106,955,615 $14,161,366,733
2018 $15,890,066,221 $16,153,779,511
2019 $16,032,813,503 $16,337,793,531
2020 $17,725,010,533 $16,409,900,599
2021 $19,697,516,284 $19,723,563,355
2022 $18,820,218,691 $19,239,187,084
2023 $20,324,617,845 $22,210,718,401
2024 $23,250,214,910 $24,322,006,608

Burkina Faso and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Malta
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 $828
1971 $84.5 $874
1972 $99.6 $976
1973 $114.1 $1,144
1974 $124.7 $1,245
1975 $152.9 $1,560
1976 $155.5 $1,727
1977 $176 $2,038
1978 $223.9 $2,559
1979 $258.5 $3,196
1980 $277.6 $3,948
1981 $248.7 $3,898
1982 $239 $3,788
1983 $211.9 $3,527
1984 $187.8 $3,333
1985 $194.1 $3,322
1986 $247.5 $4,195
1987 $280.2 $5,084
1988 $301 $5,814
1989 $293.2 $6,041
1990 $339 $7,192
1991 $334 $7,559
1992 $349 $8,220
1993 $324 $7,296
1994 $187.2 $8,000
1995 $229.1 $9,828
1996 $242.7 $10,062
1997 $223.9 $9,893
1998 $249.5 $10,408
1999 $292.8 $10,609
2000 $248.9 $10,348
2001 $259.5 $10,358
2002 $285.7 $11,251
2003 $362 $13,594
2004 $404 $15,212
2005 $441 $15,831
2006 $456 $16,654
2007 $515 $19,444
2008 $619 $22,315
2009 $602 $21,176
2010 $625 $21,947
2011 $725 $23,517
2012 $731 $22,878
2013 $760 $25,416
2014 $765 $27,425
2015 $630 $25,530
2016 $664 $26,459
2017 $709 $30,317
2018 $777 $33,382
2019 $765 $32,422
2020 $825 $31,834
2021 $896 $38,065
2022 $836 $36,224
2023 $883 $40,182
2024 $987 $42,347

Burkina Faso vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Malta
1950 33 63.5
1951 33.4 63.9
1952 33.6 64.1
1953 33.9 64.3
1954 34.2 65.1
1955 34.5 66.3
1956 34.8 66.8
1957 35.1 67.5
1958 35.4 67.8
1959 35.7 68.4
1960 36.1 68.4
1961 36.4 68.4
1962 36.8 69.2
1963 37.1 69.2
1964 37.4 69.3
1965 37.8 69.5
1966 38.1 69.7
1967 38.4 69.8
1968 38.8 69.9
1969 39 70.1
1970 39.5 70.4
1971 39.9 70.1
1972 40.4 70.7
1973 40.9 71.3
1974 41.7 71.9
1975 42.5 72.1
1976 43.3 72.2
1977 44.2 72.3
1978 45 72.3
1979 45.7 72.5
1980 46.5 72.3
1981 46.9 72.4
1982 47.6 72.8
1983 48.1 73.1
1984 48.5 73.3
1985 48.7 73.9
1986 49 74.5
1987 49.1 75.3
1988 49.2 75.9
1989 49.3 76.2
1990 49.3 76.2
1991 49.3 76.5
1992 49.4 76.7
1993 49.4 76.8
1994 49.5 76.9
1995 49.6 77
1996 49.7 76.3
1997 49.6 77.3
1998 50.2 77.8
1999 50.5 77.8
2000 50.8 77.9
2001 51.2 78.9
2002 51.4 78.5
2003 52 78.7
2004 52.6 79.2
2005 53.3 79.5
2006 53.8 79.6
2007 54.4 79.7
2008 55.2 79.7
2009 55.8 80.4
2010 56.3 81.4
2011 57 80.8
2012 57.5 81.1
2013 57.9 81.8
2014 58.3 82.3
2015 58.8 82.6
2016 59.2 82.7
2017 59.6 83.1
2018 60 82.9
2019 60.2 82.8
2020 60.5 82.3
2021 60 82.3
2022 60.7 82.2
2023 61.1 83.3
2024 61.3 83.5
2025 61.5 83.6

Burkina Faso and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year Population
Burkina Faso Malta
1960 4,778,621 326,550
1961 4,848,224 325,250
1962 4,919,672 323,900
1963 4,993,623 322,550
1964 5,071,034 321,250
1965 5,152,833 318,800
1966 5,237,933 315,200
1967 5,326,348 311,550
1968 5,418,644 307,900
1969 5,513,177 304,300
1970 5,610,304 302,650
1971 5,707,999 302,700
1972 5,807,234 302,450
1973 5,911,927 302,200
1974 6,024,904 301,996
1975 6,147,569 304,222
1976 6,280,635 305,774
1977 6,428,734 306,970
1978 6,590,984 310,182
1979 6,763,903 313,342
1980 6,947,900 316,645
1981 7,140,271 318,982
1982 7,340,197 325,898
1983 7,551,129 330,524
1984 7,772,256 330,593
1985 7,999,935 336,452
1986 8,228,847 342,121
1987 8,457,109 344,485
1988 8,687,435 347,325
1989 8,921,175 350,722
1990 9,159,356 354,170
1991 9,394,632 363,845
1992 9,629,275 367,618
1993 9,871,713 371,308
1994 10,123,798 374,797
1995 10,386,722 377,419
1996 10,655,942 379,905
1997 10,934,223 382,791
1998 11,240,664 385,287
1999 11,574,928 387,578
2000 11,925,546 390,087
2001 12,295,001 393,028
2002 12,680,897 395,969
2003 13,082,532 398,582
2004 13,500,533 401,268
2005 13,932,123 403,834
2006 14,373,707 405,308
2007 14,816,307 406,724
2008 15,258,093 409,379
2009 15,710,066 412,477
2010 16,176,498 414,508
2011 16,661,908 416,268
2012 17,172,287 420,028
2013 17,695,409 424,810
2014 18,229,461 433,481
2015 18,777,487 444,220
2016 19,334,856 454,505
2017 19,894,407 467,106
2018 20,438,288 483,903
2019 20,961,952 503,912
2020 21,478,690 515,490
2021 21,995,243 518,150
2022 22,509,038 531,113
2023 23,025,776 552,747
2024 23,548,781 574,346

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Malta

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Malta
1960 6.25 3.62
1961 6.29 3.27
1962 6.32 3.24
1963 6.36 2.9
1964 6.42 2.79
1965 6.47 2.52
1966 6.53 2.33
1967 6.59 2.24
1968 6.65 2.12
1969 6.66 2.02
1970 6.69 2.03
1971 6.7 2.06
1972 6.72 2.01
1973 6.77 1.65
1974 6.84 1.64
1975 6.91 2.27
1976 6.95 2.21
1977 7.05 2.14
1978 7.15 2.05
1979 7.19 2.1
1980 7.22 1.99
1981 7.26 1.87
1982 7.25 1.9
1983 7.25 1.92
1984 7.25 1.95
1985 7.24 1.95
1986 7.22 1.93
1987 7.17 1.97
1988 7.11 2.06
1989 7.05 2.1
1990 7.01 2.02
1991 6.97 1.99
1992 6.94 2.07
1993 6.89 1.96
1994 6.84 1.84
1995 6.81 1.77
1996 6.78 1.99
1997 6.72 1.93
1998 6.66 1.84
1999 6.59 1.73
2000 6.52 1.68
2001 6.43 1.48
2002 6.34 1.45
2003 6.28 1.48
2004 6.22 1.4
2005 6.18 1.38
2006 6.17 1.36
2007 6.11 1.35
2008 6.05 1.43
2009 5.99 1.42
2010 5.94 1.36
2011 5.87 1.45
2012 5.79 1.42
2013 5.7 1.36
2014 5.6 1.38
2015 5.48 1.37
2016 5.33 1.37
2017 5.17 1.26
2018 4.92 1.23
2019 4.68 1.14
2020 4.44 1.13
2021 4.36 1.13
2022 4.28 1.08
2023 4.19 1.06

Burkina Faso and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Malta
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Malta
1960 19.8 23.6
1961 19.7 23.8
1962 19.7 24
1963 19.7 24.2
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.6 24.5
1966 19.5 24.6
1967 19.5 24.8
1968 19.3 25
1969 19.1 25.5
1970 18.9 25.9
1971 18.8 26.3
1972 18.6 26.8
1973 18.5 27.2
1974 18.3 27.6
1975 18.2 28
1976 18.1 28.4
1977 17.9 28.7
1978 17.8 29.2
1979 17.7 29.6
1980 17.6 30
1981 17.5 30.3
1982 17.4 30.6
1983 17.3 30.9
1984 17.2 31.2
1985 17.1 31.4
1986 16.9 31.7
1987 16.8 32
1988 16.7 32.4
1989 16.6 32.7
1990 16.5 33
1991 16.4 33.3
1992 16.3 33.7
1993 16.3 34
1994 16.3 34.3
1995 16.3 34.7
1996 16.3 35.1
1997 16.3 35.5
1998 16.3 35.8
1999 16.4 36.1
2000 16.5 36.4
2001 16.6 36.7
2002 16.7 37
2003 16.8 37.4
2004 16.9 37.7
2005 17 38.1
2006 17.1 38.4
2007 17.1 38.7
2008 17.1 39
2009 17.1 39.3
2010 17.1 39.6
2011 17.1 39.9
2012 17.1 40.2
2013 17.1 40.4
2014 17.1 40.6
2015 17.1 40.6
2016 17.2 40.6
2017 17.3 40.5
2018 17.4 40.2
2019 17.6 39.9
2020 17.7 39.9
2021 18 40.2
2022 18.2 40.8
2023 18.4 41.4
2024 18.6 41.8

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Finance

Burkina Faso Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Malta
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
94.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Malta
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
1,401 mi
2001

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