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Burkina Faso vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 73rd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Palau
Population
24497999
17663
Population rank 59/197 194/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 122/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 179/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$17,532
2023
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
$8,654
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Palau: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Palau economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $482,411,179 $12,706,874
1972 $578,595,522 $13,956,474
1973 $674,773,570 $15,331,889
1974 $751,133,430 $16,848,759
1975 $939,972,703 $18,521,112
1976 $976,547,188 $20,364,420
1977 $1,131,224,878 $22,308,104
1978 $1,475,583,645 $24,530,015
1979 $1,748,480,621 $27,004,251
1980 $1,928,719,888 $29,728,054
1981 $1,775,842,334 $32,726,594
1982 $1,754,450,096 $36,027,583
1983 $1,600,278,605 $39,661,530
1984 $1,459,880,132 $44,814,259
1985 $1,552,493,196 $51,030,637
1986 $2,036,303,358 $58,109,314
1987 $2,369,834,950 $66,169,905
1988 $2,616,040,479 $75,348,615
1989 $2,615,587,734 $85,800,543
1990 $3,101,300,779 $97,702,303
1991 $3,135,045,584 $106,555,300
1992 $3,356,692,505 $104,771,300
1993 $3,199,536,465 $96,455,700
1994 $1,895,290,637 $106,138,500
1995 $2,379,517,975 $121,018,500
1996 $2,586,550,595 $137,494,600
1997 $2,447,669,102 $143,860,800
1998 $2,804,902,367 $149,079,600
1999 $3,389,566,713 $144,206,500
2000 $2,968,370,088 $149,535,800
2001 $3,190,371,081 $159,453,500
2002 $3,622,350,063 $162,665,500
2003 $4,740,768,143 $154,559,900
2004 $5,451,688,538 $166,391,600
2005 $6,146,353,173 $191,048,400
2006 $6,547,419,820 $193,679,700
2007 $7,625,722,837 $200,903,600
2008 $9,451,435,490 $201,167,300
2009 $9,450,696,873 $189,998,000
2010 $10,109,619,741 $188,174,300
2011 $12,080,295,978 $198,873,900
2012 $12,561,015,157 $215,762,400
2013 $13,444,300,486 $225,345,700
2014 $13,943,016,077 $243,156,500
2015 $11,832,159,316 $278,824,800
2016 $12,833,363,045 $298,323,500
2017 $14,106,955,615 $285,600,000
2018 $15,890,066,221 $288,546,300
2019 $16,032,813,503 $281,941,600
2020 $17,725,010,533 $258,990,800
2021 $19,697,516,284 $235,752,900
2022 $18,820,218,691 $255,591,100
2023 $20,324,617,845 $281,849,100
2024 $23,250,214,910 -

Burkina Faso and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $84.5 $1,081
1972 $99.6 $1,145
1973 $114.1 $1,221
1974 $124.7 $1,328
1975 $152.9 $1,464
1976 $155.5 $1,616
1977 $176 $1,781
1978 $223.9 $1,972
1979 $258.5 $2,189
1980 $277.6 $2,423
1981 $248.7 $2,639
1982 $239 $2,838
1983 $211.9 $3,049
1984 $187.8 $3,360
1985 $194.1 $3,728
1986 $247.5 $4,144
1987 $280.2 $4,616
1988 $301 $5,145
1989 $293.2 $5,741
1990 $339 $6,403
1991 $334 $6,824
1992 $349 $6,553
1993 $324 $5,892
1994 $187.2 $6,329
1995 $229.1 $7,038
1996 $242.7 $7,788
1997 $223.9 $7,945
1998 $249.5 $8,048
1999 $292.8 $7,630
2000 $248.9 $7,797
2001 $259.5 $8,240
2002 $285.7 $8,341
2003 $362 $7,862
2004 $404 $8,395
2005 $441 $9,640
2006 $456 $9,885
2007 $515 $10,408
2008 $619 $10,583
2009 $602 $10,155
2010 $625 $10,229
2011 $725 $11,001
2012 $731 $12,145
2013 $760 $12,769
2014 $765 $13,726
2015 $630 $15,691
2016 $664 $16,763
2017 $709 $16,034
2018 $777 $16,198
2019 $765 $15,841
2020 $825 $14,557
2021 $896 $13,257
2022 $836 $14,392
2023 $883 $15,899
2024 $987 -

Burkina Faso vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Palau
1950 33 52.7
1951 33.4 52.9
1952 33.6 53.1
1953 33.9 53.3
1954 34.2 53.5
1955 34.5 53.7
1956 34.8 53.9
1957 35.1 54.1
1958 35.4 54.4
1959 35.7 54.6
1960 36.1 54.9
1961 36.4 55.1
1962 36.8 55.4
1963 37.1 55.6
1964 37.4 55.8
1965 37.8 55.9
1966 38.1 56.2
1967 38.4 56.5
1968 38.8 56.9
1969 39 57.3
1970 39.5 57.7
1971 39.9 58.1
1972 40.4 58.6
1973 40.9 59
1974 41.7 59.5
1975 42.5 60
1976 43.3 60.5
1977 44.2 60.9
1978 45 61.3
1979 45.7 61.6
1980 46.5 61.9
1981 46.9 62.1
1982 47.6 62.3
1983 48.1 62.5
1984 48.5 62.6
1985 48.7 62.7
1986 49 62.8
1987 49.1 62.8
1988 49.2 62.8
1989 49.3 62.8
1990 49.3 62.8
1991 49.3 62.8
1992 49.4 62.9
1993 49.4 63
1994 49.5 63.1
1995 49.6 63.3
1996 49.7 63.5
1997 49.6 63.7
1998 50.2 64
1999 50.5 64.2
2000 50.8 64.5
2001 51.2 64.8
2002 51.4 65.1
2003 52 65.4
2004 52.6 65.8
2005 53.3 66.2
2006 53.8 66.6
2007 54.4 67.1
2008 55.2 67.6
2009 55.8 68
2010 56.3 68.3
2011 57 68.6
2012 57.5 68.9
2013 57.9 69
2014 58.3 69.1
2015 58.8 69.1
2016 59.2 69
2017 59.6 69
2018 60 69
2019 60.2 69
2020 60.5 68.7
2021 60 68.6
2022 60.7 68.9
2023 61.1 69.3
2024 61.3 69.4
2025 61.5 69.5

Burkina Faso and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year Population
Burkina Faso Palau
1960 4,778,621 9,328
1961 4,848,224 9,555
1962 4,919,672 9,793
1963 4,993,623 10,037
1964 5,071,034 10,292
1965 5,152,833 10,547
1966 5,237,933 10,805
1967 5,326,348 10,988
1968 5,418,644 11,080
1969 5,513,177 11,159
1970 5,610,304 11,368
1971 5,707,999 11,759
1972 5,807,234 12,194
1973 5,911,927 12,552
1974 6,024,904 12,687
1975 6,147,569 12,655
1976 6,280,635 12,598
1977 6,428,734 12,525
1978 6,590,984 12,440
1979 6,763,903 12,337
1980 6,947,900 12,271
1981 7,140,271 12,402
1982 7,340,197 12,694
1983 7,551,129 13,006
1984 7,772,256 13,337
1985 7,999,935 13,688
1986 8,228,847 14,024
1987 8,457,109 14,334
1988 8,687,435 14,645
1989 8,921,175 14,945
1990 9,159,356 15,259
1991 9,394,632 15,614
1992 9,629,275 15,989
1993 9,871,713 16,372
1994 10,123,798 16,770
1995 10,386,722 17,195
1996 10,655,942 17,654
1997 10,934,223 18,108
1998 11,240,664 18,524
1999 11,574,928 18,901
2000 11,925,546 19,178
2001 12,295,001 19,352
2002 12,680,897 19,503
2003 13,082,532 19,659
2004 13,500,533 19,820
2005 13,932,123 19,819
2006 14,373,707 19,593
2007 14,816,307 19,302
2008 15,258,093 19,009
2009 15,710,066 18,709
2010 16,176,498 18,396
2011 16,661,908 18,078
2012 17,172,287 17,765
2013 17,695,409 17,648
2014 18,229,461 17,715
2015 18,777,487 17,770
2016 19,334,856 17,797
2017 19,894,407 17,812
2018 20,438,288 17,814
2019 20,961,952 17,798
2020 21,478,690 17,792
2021 21,995,243 17,783
2022 22,509,038 17,759
2023 23,025,776 17,727
2024 23,548,781 17,695

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Palau

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Palau
1960 6.25 7.19
1961 6.29 7.17
1962 6.32 7.15
1963 6.36 7.12
1964 6.42 7.08
1965 6.47 7.01
1966 6.53 6.93
1967 6.59 6.84
1968 6.65 6.71
1969 6.66 6.58
1970 6.69 6.39
1971 6.7 6.16
1972 6.72 5.9
1973 6.77 5.59
1974 6.84 5.26
1975 6.91 4.9
1976 6.95 4.53
1977 7.05 4.09
1978 7.15 3.74
1979 7.19 3.49
1980 7.22 3.35
1981 7.26 3.28
1982 7.25 3.22
1983 7.25 3.14
1984 7.25 3.08
1985 7.24 3.01
1986 7.22 2.98
1987 7.17 2.93
1988 7.11 2.91
1989 7.05 2.92
1990 7.01 2.88
1991 6.97 2.74
1992 6.94 2.71
1993 6.89 2.73
1994 6.84 2.66
1995 6.81 2.55
1996 6.78 2.39
1997 6.72 2.19
1998 6.66 2.01
1999 6.59 1.91
2000 6.52 1.82
2001 6.43 1.87
2002 6.34 1.92
2003 6.28 1.96
2004 6.22 1.99
2005 6.18 2.02
2006 6.17 2
2007 6.11 1.97
2008 6.05 1.95
2009 5.99 1.94
2010 5.94 1.94
2011 5.87 1.97
2012 5.79 2.01
2013 5.7 2.05
2014 5.6 2.03
2015 5.48 2
2016 5.33 2.06
2017 5.17 2.02
2018 4.92 1.97
2019 4.68 1.98
2020 4.44 1.97
2021 4.36 1.95
2022 4.28 1.93
2023 4.19 1.91

Burkina Faso and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Palau
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Palau
1960 19.8 16.7
1961 19.7 16.1
1962 19.7 15.5
1963 19.7 15.1
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.6 14.9
1966 19.5 14.9
1967 19.5 15.2
1968 19.3 15.7
1969 19.1 16.1
1970 18.9 16.5
1971 18.8 16.6
1972 18.6 16.6
1973 18.5 16.8
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.2 17.4
1976 18.1 17.8
1977 17.9 18.1
1978 17.8 18.3
1979 17.7 18.6
1980 17.6 18.9
1981 17.5 19.3
1982 17.4 19.9
1983 17.3 20.5
1984 17.2 21.1
1985 17.1 21.6
1986 16.9 22.2
1987 16.8 23.1
1988 16.7 24
1989 16.6 24.9
1990 16.5 25.6
1991 16.4 26
1992 16.3 26.4
1993 16.3 26.9
1994 16.3 27.4
1995 16.3 27.8
1996 16.3 28.3
1997 16.3 28.8
1998 16.3 29.4
1999 16.4 30.2
2000 16.5 30.8
2001 16.6 31.2
2002 16.7 31.5
2003 16.8 31.8
2004 16.9 32
2005 17 32.3
2006 17.1 32.7
2007 17.1 33.1
2008 17.1 33.5
2009 17.1 33.9
2010 17.1 34.2
2011 17.1 34.6
2012 17.1 35
2013 17.1 35.3
2014 17.1 35.6
2015 17.1 36
2016 17.2 36.3
2017 17.3 36.7
2018 17.4 37
2019 17.6 37.4
2020 17.7 37.8
2021 18 38.1
2022 18.2 38.5
2023 18.4 38.8
2024 18.6 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
51
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Palau
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
66
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Burkina Faso Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Burkina Faso Palau
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
n/a

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