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Burkina Faso vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 73rd vs. 34th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Mozambique
Population
24497999
36441519
Population rank 59/197 43/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
64 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Mozambique
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Mozambique
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 -
1985 $1,552,493,196 -
1986 $2,036,303,358 -
1987 $2,369,834,950 -
1988 $2,616,040,479 -
1989 $2,615,587,734 -
1990 $3,101,300,779 -
1991 $3,135,045,584 $3,854,856,435
1992 $3,356,692,505 $2,798,696,511
1993 $3,199,536,465 $2,883,161,897
1994 $1,895,290,637 $2,958,108,170
1995 $2,379,517,975 $3,061,646,174
1996 $2,586,550,595 $4,030,146,135
1997 $2,447,669,102 $4,873,663,775
1998 $2,804,902,367 $5,551,118,149
1999 $3,389,566,713 $6,285,219,691
2000 $2,968,370,088 $5,930,685,215
2001 $3,190,371,081 $5,650,154,067
2002 $3,622,350,063 $5,950,769,427
2003 $4,740,768,143 $6,583,526,861
2004 $5,451,688,538 $7,937,255,565
2005 $6,146,353,173 $8,868,504,900
2006 $6,547,419,820 $9,509,835,537
2007 $7,625,722,837 $10,811,456,006
2008 $9,451,435,490 $12,920,340,965
2009 $9,450,696,873 $12,263,894,790
2010 $10,109,619,741 $11,411,894,724
2011 $12,080,295,978 $14,619,279,989
2012 $12,561,015,157 $16,688,114,144
2013 $13,444,300,486 $17,198,073,057
2014 $13,943,016,077 $17,978,246,586
2015 $11,832,159,316 $16,208,985,770
2016 $12,833,363,045 $12,069,051,237
2017 $14,106,955,615 $13,264,640,646
2018 $15,890,066,221 $15,017,358,953
2019 $16,032,813,503 $15,512,759,047
2020 $17,725,010,533 $14,235,420,174
2021 $19,697,516,284 $16,168,055,475
2022 $18,820,218,691 $18,883,528,581
2023 $20,324,617,845 $20,954,220,984
2024 $23,250,214,910 $22,416,650,343

Burkina Faso and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Mozambique
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 -
1985 $194.1 -
1986 $247.5 -
1987 $280.2 -
1988 $301 -
1989 $293.2 -
1990 $339 -
1991 $334 $288.7
1992 $349 $205.6
1993 $324 $205.2
1994 $187.2 $196.8
1995 $229.1 $191.8
1996 $242.7 $244.4
1997 $223.9 $287.5
1998 $249.5 $320
1999 $292.8 $354
2000 $248.9 $327
2001 $259.5 $305
2002 $285.7 $314
2003 $362 $339
2004 $404 $400
2005 $441 $437
2006 $456 $457
2007 $515 $508
2008 $619 $592
2009 $602 $548
2010 $625 $496
2011 $725 $618
2012 $731 $686
2013 $760 $687
2014 $765 $697
2015 $630 $611
2016 $664 $441
2017 $709 $471
2018 $777 $518
2019 $765 $519
2020 $825 $462
2021 $896 $510
2022 $836 $578
2023 $883 $623
2024 $987 $647

Burkina Faso vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Mozambique
1950 33 37.3
1951 33.4 37.7
1952 33.6 38.1
1953 33.9 38.5
1954 34.2 38.9
1955 34.5 39.3
1956 34.8 39.6
1957 35.1 40.1
1958 35.4 40.5
1959 35.7 40.9
1960 36.1 41.2
1961 36.4 41.5
1962 36.8 41.8
1963 37.1 42
1964 37.4 41.7
1965 37.8 41.8
1966 38.1 41.8
1967 38.4 42
1968 38.8 42.1
1969 39 42.3
1970 39.5 42.5
1971 39.9 42.6
1972 40.4 42.5
1973 40.9 42.7
1974 41.7 43.2
1975 42.5 43.8
1976 43.3 43.9
1977 44.2 43.9
1978 45 44
1979 45.7 43.9
1980 46.5 44
1981 46.9 41.6
1982 47.6 41.7
1983 48.1 41.6
1984 48.5 38.9
1985 48.7 39
1986 49 41
1987 49.1 41
1988 49.2 43.7
1989 49.3 43.9
1990 49.3 44.3
1991 49.3 44.7
1992 49.4 45.1
1993 49.4 45.7
1994 49.5 46.1
1995 49.6 46.5
1996 49.7 47.1
1997 49.6 47.8
1998 50.2 48.2
1999 50.5 48.8
2000 50.8 49.5
2001 51.2 50.3
2002 51.4 50.9
2003 52 51.4
2004 52.6 51.9
2005 53.3 52.3
2006 53.8 52.7
2007 54.4 53.3
2008 55.2 53.8
2009 55.8 54.4
2010 56.3 55
2011 57 55.7
2012 57.5 56.5
2013 57.9 57.2
2014 58.3 58
2015 58.8 58.7
2016 59.2 59.5
2017 59.6 60.1
2018 60 60.8
2019 60.2 61.3
2020 60.5 61.4
2021 60 60.3
2022 60.7 63
2023 61.1 63.6
2024 61.3 63.8
2025 61.5 64

Burkina Faso and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Mozambique
Year Population
Burkina Faso Mozambique
1960 4,778,621 6,713,695
1961 4,848,224 6,834,936
1962 4,919,672 6,969,364
1963 4,993,623 7,109,828
1964 5,071,034 7,255,061
1965 5,152,833 7,406,421
1966 5,237,933 7,562,990
1967 5,326,348 7,724,550
1968 5,418,644 7,892,613
1969 5,513,177 8,066,951
1970 5,610,304 8,250,506
1971 5,707,999 8,456,317
1972 5,807,234 8,692,935
1973 5,911,927 8,954,242
1974 6,024,904 9,236,093
1975 6,147,569 9,540,817
1976 6,280,635 9,867,209
1977 6,428,734 10,224,975
1978 6,590,984 10,618,250
1979 6,763,903 11,028,809
1980 6,947,900 11,336,221
1981 7,140,271 11,568,127
1982 7,340,197 11,824,370
1983 7,551,129 12,073,822
1984 7,772,256 12,315,954
1985 7,999,935 12,548,949
1986 8,228,847 12,770,578
1987 8,457,109 12,822,574
1988 8,687,435 12,800,558
1989 8,921,175 12,906,842
1990 9,159,356 13,094,537
1991 9,394,632 13,352,090
1992 9,629,275 13,613,316
1993 9,871,713 14,051,192
1994 10,123,798 15,033,853
1995 10,386,722 15,960,530
1996 10,655,942 16,492,480
1997 10,934,223 16,949,982
1998 11,240,664 17,340,464
1999 11,574,928 17,734,506
2000 11,925,546 18,129,653
2001 12,295,001 18,537,729
2002 12,680,897 18,958,338
2003 13,082,532 19,392,475
2004 13,500,533 19,840,313
2005 13,932,123 20,304,569
2006 14,373,707 20,787,087
2007 14,816,307 21,287,635
2008 15,258,093 21,819,036
2009 15,710,066 22,391,745
2010 16,176,498 22,999,235
2011 16,661,908 23,649,039
2012 17,172,287 24,337,846
2013 17,695,409 25,051,611
2014 18,229,461 25,788,475
2015 18,777,487 26,547,572
2016 19,334,856 27,337,105
2017 19,894,407 28,166,393
2018 20,438,288 29,018,644
2019 20,961,952 29,884,380
2020 21,478,690 30,783,688
2021 21,995,243 31,707,800
2022 22,509,038 32,656,246
2023 23,025,776 33,635,160
2024 23,548,781 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Mozambique
1960 6.25 6.31
1961 6.29 6.37
1962 6.32 6.42
1963 6.36 6.47
1964 6.42 6.51
1965 6.47 6.54
1966 6.53 6.58
1967 6.59 6.61
1968 6.65 6.65
1969 6.66 6.67
1970 6.69 6.7
1971 6.7 6.7
1972 6.72 6.7
1973 6.77 6.7
1974 6.84 6.67
1975 6.91 6.66
1976 6.95 6.64
1977 7.05 6.62
1978 7.15 6.59
1979 7.19 6.56
1980 7.22 6.53
1981 7.26 6.48
1982 7.25 6.43
1983 7.25 6.43
1984 7.25 6.44
1985 7.24 6.43
1986 7.22 6.41
1987 7.17 6.39
1988 7.11 6.37
1989 7.05 6.35
1990 7.01 6.32
1991 6.97 6.28
1992 6.94 6.22
1993 6.89 6.15
1994 6.84 6.08
1995 6.81 6.02
1996 6.78 5.97
1997 6.72 5.93
1998 6.66 5.91
1999 6.59 5.88
2000 6.52 5.83
2001 6.43 5.76
2002 6.34 5.67
2003 6.28 5.6
2004 6.22 5.55
2005 6.18 5.5
2006 6.17 5.45
2007 6.11 5.47
2008 6.05 5.6
2009 5.99 5.68
2010 5.94 5.66
2011 5.87 5.6
2012 5.79 5.52
2013 5.7 5.43
2014 5.6 5.3
2015 5.48 5.25
2016 5.33 5.19
2017 5.17 5.13
2018 4.92 5.07
2019 4.68 5.02
2020 4.44 4.96
2021 4.36 4.91
2022 4.28 4.84
2023 4.19 4.76

Burkina Faso and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
1.7%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
36%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Mozambique
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
61.7%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
19.8%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Mozambique
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
19,314 mi
2015

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