Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 73rd vs. 98th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Burkina Faso and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1960	$330,442,816	$227,223,322
1961	$350,247,234	$244,144,237
1962	$379,567,099	$269,283,804
1963	$394,040,667	$297,324,163
1964	$410,321,645	$347,119,918
1965	$422,916,790	$564,290,020
1966	$433,889,766	$607,140,010
1967	$450,753,924	$657,140,011
1968	$460,442,689	$692,859,985
1969	$478,298,645	$750,000,003
1970	$458,404,269	$778,569,939
1971	$482,411,179	$828,569,953
1972	$578,595,522	$878,570,045
1973	$674,773,570	$1,092,900,015
1974	$751,133,430	$1,521,400,012
1975	$939,972,703	$1,581,599,959
1976	$976,547,188	$1,836,899,999
1977	$1,131,224,878	$2,226,999,874
1978	$1,475,583,645	$2,127,699,979
1979	$1,748,480,621	$1,567,599,982
1980	$1,928,719,888	$2,144,300,006
1981	$1,775,842,334	$2,474,700,227
1982	$1,754,450,096	$2,454,499,872
1983	$1,600,278,605	$2,753,100,058
1984	$1,459,880,132	$3,117,599,872
1985	$1,552,493,196	$2,683,699,935
1986	$2,036,303,358	$2,885,799,994
1987	$2,369,834,950	$3,851,200,118
1988	$2,616,040,479	$2,630,900,096
1989	$2,615,587,734	$1,013,184,756
1990	$3,101,300,779	$1,009,455,484
1991	$3,135,045,584	$1,488,804,124
1992	$3,356,692,505	$1,792,800,000
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,756,454,248
1994	$1,895,290,637	$3,863,185,119
1995	$2,379,517,975	$4,140,470,000
1996	$2,586,550,595	$4,308,351,903
1997	$2,447,669,102	$4,389,973,490
1998	$2,804,902,367	$4,635,347,386
1999	$3,389,566,713	$4,856,026,259
2000	$2,968,370,088	$5,109,587,050
2001	$3,190,371,081	$5,351,752,034
2002	$3,622,350,063	$5,223,727,303
2003	$4,740,768,143	$5,322,228,351
2004	$5,451,688,538	$5,792,932,838
2005	$6,146,353,173	$6,321,324,279
2006	$6,547,419,820	$6,763,672,381
2007	$7,625,722,837	$7,423,375,015
2008	$9,451,435,490	$8,496,967,597
2009	$9,450,696,873	$8,298,702,489
2010	$10,109,619,741	$8,758,602,233
2011	$12,080,295,978	$9,774,329,333
2012	$12,561,015,157	$10,532,017,232
2013	$13,444,300,486	$10,982,988,249
2014	$13,943,016,077	$11,880,438,824
2015	$11,832,159,316	$12,756,696,261
2016	$12,833,363,045	$13,286,093,388
2017	$14,106,955,615	$13,785,893,007
2018	$15,890,066,221	$13,025,221,974
2019	$16,032,813,503	$12,699,023,614
2020	$17,725,010,533	$12,726,422,432
2021	$19,697,516,284	$14,209,020,362
2022	$18,820,218,691	$15,634,572,502
2023	$20,324,617,845	$17,805,842,284
2024	$23,250,214,910	$19,693,982,968

Burkina Faso and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1960	$69.2	$127.5
1961	$72.2	$132.9
1962	$77.2	$142.3
1963	$78.9	$152.5
1964	$80.9	$172.7
1965	$82.1	$272.3
1966	$82.8	$284
1967	$84.6	$297.9
1968	$85	$304
1969	$86.8	$319
1970	$81.7	$321
1971	$84.5	$331
1972	$99.6	$341
1973	$114.1	$413
1974	$124.7	$557
1975	$152.9	$561
1976	$155.5	$633
1977	$176	$744
1978	$223.9	$691
1979	$258.5	$495
1980	$277.6	$659
1981	$248.7	$740
1982	$239	$714
1983	$211.9	$780
1984	$187.8	$861
1985	$194.1	$724
1986	$247.5	$761
1987	$280.2	$992
1988	$301	$662
1989	$293.2	$249.2
1990	$339	$242.5
1991	$334	$350
1992	$349	$411
1993	$324	$394
1994	$187.2	$849
1995	$229.1	$892
1996	$242.7	$911
1997	$223.9	$913
1998	$249.5	$949
1999	$292.8	$980
2000	$248.9	$1,017
2001	$259.5	$1,052
2002	$285.7	$1,014
2003	$362	$1,021
2004	$404	$1,099
2005	$441	$1,183
2006	$456	$1,248
2007	$515	$1,350
2008	$619	$1,524
2009	$602	$1,467
2010	$625	$1,527
2011	$725	$1,680
2012	$731	$1,785
2013	$760	$1,835
2014	$765	$1,958
2015	$630	$2,074
2016	$664	$2,132
2017	$709	$2,183
2018	$777	$2,035
2019	$765	$1,959
2020	$825	$1,938
2021	$896	$2,138
2022	$836	$2,323
2023	$883	$2,609
2024	$987	$2,848

Burkina Faso vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1950	33	40.6
1951	33.4	40.8
1952	33.6	41.9
1953	33.9	42.4
1954	34.2	43.1
1955	34.5	43.7
1956	34.8	44.3
1957	35.1	44.9
1958	35.4	45.5
1959	35.7	46.1
1960	36.1	46.4
1961	36.4	47.3
1962	36.8	48
1963	37.1	48.8
1964	37.4	49.6
1965	37.8	50.6
1966	38.1	51.6
1967	38.4	52.3
1968	38.8	52.9
1969	39	53.4
1970	39.5	53.8
1971	39.9	54.2
1972	40.4	48
1973	40.9	55
1974	41.7	55.4
1975	42.5	55.8
1976	43.3	56.1
1977	44.2	56.1
1978	45	53.5
1979	45.7	50.8
1980	46.5	58
1981	46.9	58.3
1982	47.6	58.7
1983	48.1	56.9
1984	48.5	56.1
1985	48.7	56.4
1986	49	57.6
1987	49.1	57.3
1988	49.2	59.8
1989	49.3	61.9
1990	49.3	62.5
1991	49.3	63.3
1992	49.4	63.7
1993	49.4	64.1
1994	49.5	64.5
1995	49.6	64.9
1996	49.7	65.2
1997	49.6	65.5
1998	50.2	64.1
1999	50.5	65.9
2000	50.8	66.4
2001	51.2	67
2002	51.4	68
2003	52	68.7
2004	52.6	69.5
2005	53.3	70.4
2006	53.8	71
2007	54.4	71.2
2008	55.2	71.4
2009	55.8	71.5
2010	56.3	71.8
2011	57	72
2012	57.5	72.4
2013	57.9	72.6
2014	58.3	72.8
2015	58.8	72.9
2016	59.2	73.2
2017	59.6	73.4
2018	60	73.9
2019	60.2	73.8
2020	60.5	70.8
2021	60	70.5
2022	60.7	74.5
2023	61.1	74.9
2024	61.3	75.1
2025	61.5	75.3

Burkina Faso and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1960	4,778,621	1,782,370
1961	4,848,224	1,836,451
1962	4,919,672	1,892,320
1963	4,993,623	1,950,159
1964	5,071,034	2,010,176
1965	5,152,833	2,072,681
1966	5,237,933	2,137,820
1967	5,326,348	2,205,567
1968	5,418,644	2,275,836
1969	5,513,177	2,348,398
1970	5,610,304	2,423,065
1971	5,707,999	2,499,825
1972	5,807,234	2,573,578
1973	5,911,927	2,649,278
1974	6,024,904	2,732,075
1975	6,147,569	2,816,943
1976	6,280,635	2,903,851
1977	6,428,734	2,992,534
1978	6,590,984	3,080,314
1979	6,763,903	3,164,525
1980	6,947,900	3,252,403
1981	7,140,271	3,345,674
1982	7,340,197	3,438,745
1983	7,551,129	3,530,282
1984	7,772,256	3,619,104
1985	7,999,935	3,706,479
1986	8,228,847	3,794,157
1987	8,457,109	3,882,164
1988	8,687,435	3,972,320
1989	8,921,175	4,066,476
1990	9,159,356	4,162,559
1991	9,394,632	4,259,637
1992	9,629,275	4,357,026
1993	9,871,713	4,453,732
1994	10,123,798	4,549,316
1995	10,386,722	4,642,931
1996	10,655,942	4,729,974
1997	10,934,223	4,809,573
1998	11,240,664	4,883,655
1999	11,574,928	4,954,018
2000	11,925,546	5,022,633
2001	12,295,001	5,087,825
2002	12,680,897	5,149,909
2003	13,082,532	5,210,963
2004	13,500,533	5,272,912
2005	13,932,123	5,342,105
2006	14,373,707	5,418,855
2007	14,816,307	5,497,243
2008	15,258,093	5,576,593
2009	15,710,066	5,656,601
2010	16,176,498	5,737,450
2011	16,661,908	5,819,051
2012	17,172,287	5,901,287
2013	17,695,409	5,983,845
2014	18,229,461	6,066,492
2015	18,777,487	6,149,417
2016	19,334,856	6,232,666
2017	19,894,407	6,316,231
2018	20,438,288	6,400,080
2019	20,961,952	6,483,657
2020	21,478,690	6,565,267
2021	21,995,243	6,644,741
2022	22,509,038	6,730,654
2023	23,025,776	6,823,613
2024	23,548,781	6,916,140

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Nicaragua

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1960	6.25	7.16
1961	6.29	7.11
1962	6.32	7.1
1963	6.36	7.08
1964	6.42	7.06
1965	6.47	7.03
1966	6.53	6.99
1967	6.59	6.94
1968	6.65	6.89
1969	6.66	6.83
1970	6.69	6.77
1971	6.7	6.71
1972	6.72	6.65
1973	6.77	6.59
1974	6.84	6.52
1975	6.91	6.45
1976	6.95	6.37
1977	7.05	6.28
1978	7.15	6.16
1979	7.19	6.07
1980	7.22	5.96
1981	7.26	5.84
1982	7.25	5.74
1983	7.25	5.61
1984	7.25	5.49
1985	7.24	5.36
1986	7.22	5.22
1987	7.17	5.07
1988	7.11	4.93
1989	7.05	4.76
1990	7.01	4.6
1991	6.97	4.43
1992	6.94	4.27
1993	6.89	4.1
1994	6.84	3.94
1995	6.81	3.78
1996	6.78	3.62
1997	6.72	3.47
1998	6.66	3.34
1999	6.59	3.22
2000	6.52	3.12
2001	6.43	3
2002	6.34	2.89
2003	6.28	2.83
2004	6.22	2.78
2005	6.18	2.77
2006	6.17	2.73
2007	6.11	2.7
2008	6.05	2.66
2009	5.99	2.63
2010	5.94	2.6
2011	5.87	2.56
2012	5.79	2.53
2013	5.7	2.49
2014	5.6	2.46
2015	5.48	2.43
2016	5.33	2.41
2017	5.17	2.38
2018	4.92	2.35
2019	4.68	2.32
2020	4.44	2.3
2021	4.36	2.27
2022	4.28	2.24
2023	4.19	2.22

Burkina Faso and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua
1960	19.8	16.2
1961	19.7	16.1
1962	19.7	16
1963	19.7	15.9
1964	19.6	15.9
1965	19.6	15.9
1966	19.5	16
1967	19.5	16
1968	19.3	16
1969	19.1	16.1
1970	18.9	16.1
1971	18.8	16.1
1972	18.6	16.2
1973	18.5	16.2
1974	18.3	16.2
1975	18.2	16.2
1976	18.1	16.2
1977	17.9	16.2
1978	17.8	16.2
1979	17.7	16.2
1980	17.6	16.2
1981	17.5	16.2
1982	17.4	16.2
1983	17.3	16.3
1984	17.2	16.3
1985	17.1	16.3
1986	16.9	16.3
1987	16.8	16.4
1988	16.7	16.4
1989	16.6	16.5
1990	16.5	16.7
1991	16.4	16.8
1992	16.3	17
1993	16.3	17.2
1994	16.3	17.4
1995	16.3	17.6
1996	16.3	17.9
1997	16.3	18.1
1998	16.3	18.4
1999	16.4	18.8
2000	16.5	19.1
2001	16.6	19.4
2002	16.7	19.7
2003	16.8	20.1
2004	16.9	20.4
2005	17	20.8
2006	17.1	21.1
2007	17.1	21.4
2008	17.1	21.7
2009	17.1	22
2010	17.1	22.2
2011	17.1	22.5
2012	17.1	22.8
2013	17.1	23.1
2014	17.1	23.4
2015	17.1	23.7
2016	17.2	24
2017	17.3	24.3
2018	17.4	24.7
2019	17.6	25
2020	17.7	25.3
2021	18	25.6
2022	18.2	25.9
2023	18.4	26.3
2024	18.6	26.6

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