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Burkina Faso vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 73rd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Qatar
Population
24497999
2964497
Population rank 59/197 137/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $482,411,179 $387,703,106
1972 $578,595,522 $510,262,500
1973 $674,773,570 $793,885,560
1974 $751,133,430 $2,401,403,227
1975 $939,972,703 $2,512,773,166
1976 $976,547,188 $3,284,273,987
1977 $1,131,224,878 $3,617,564,638
1978 $1,475,583,645 $4,052,000,413
1979 $1,748,480,621 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,928,719,888 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,775,842,334 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,754,450,096 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,600,278,605 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,459,880,132 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,552,493,196 $6,153,296,456
1986 $2,036,303,358 $5,053,021,951
1987 $2,369,834,950 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,616,040,479 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,615,587,734 $6,487,912,088
1990 $3,101,300,779 $7,360,439,423
1991 $3,135,045,584 $6,883,516,484
1992 $3,356,692,505 $7,646,153,984
1993 $3,199,536,465 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,895,290,637 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,379,517,975 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,586,550,595 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,447,669,102 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,804,902,367 $10,255,495,027
1999 $3,389,566,713 $12,393,131,868
2000 $2,968,370,088 $17,759,890,110
2001 $3,190,371,081 $17,538,461,538
2002 $3,622,350,063 $19,363,736,264
2003 $4,740,768,143 $23,533,791,209
2004 $5,451,688,538 $31,734,065,934
2005 $6,146,353,173 $44,530,494,505
2006 $6,547,419,820 $60,882,142,857
2007 $7,625,722,837 $79,712,087,912
2008 $9,451,435,490 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,450,696,873 $97,798,351,648
2010 $10,109,619,741 $125,122,306,346
2011 $12,080,295,978 $167,775,268,626
2012 $12,561,015,157 $186,833,502,363
2013 $13,444,300,486 $198,727,642,967
2014 $13,943,016,077 $206,224,598,571
2015 $11,832,159,316 $161,739,955,577
2016 $12,833,363,045 $151,732,181,868
2017 $14,106,955,615 $161,099,122,225
2018 $15,890,066,221 $183,334,953,819
2019 $16,032,813,503 $176,371,267,692
2020 $17,725,010,533 $144,411,363,352
2021 $19,697,516,284 $179,732,009,560
2022 $18,820,218,691 $235,709,325,714
2023 $20,324,617,845 $213,002,809,341
2024 $23,250,214,910 $217,982,967,033

Burkina Faso and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $84.5 $2,952
1972 $99.6 $3,483
1973 $114.1 $4,905
1974 $124.7 $13,540
1975 $152.9 $13,014
1976 $155.5 $15,710
1977 $176 $16,058
1978 $223.9 $16,757
1979 $258.5 $21,777
1980 $277.6 $28,375
1981 $248.7 $29,505
1982 $239 $24,385
1983 $211.9 $19,616
1984 $187.8 $19,272
1985 $194.1 $16,815
1986 $247.5 $13,213
1987 $280.2 $13,719
1988 $301 $14,682
1989 $293.2 $15,243
1990 $339 $16,722
1991 $334 $15,133
1992 $349 $16,280
1993 $324 $14,770
1994 $187.2 $14,765
1995 $229.1 $15,823
1996 $242.7 $17,125
1997 $223.9 $20,523
1998 $249.5 $17,665
1999 $292.8 $20,234
2000 $248.9 $27,535
2001 $259.5 $25,871
2002 $285.7 $27,227
2003 $362 $31,602
2004 $404 $41,036
2005 $441 $53,950
2006 $456 $62,582
2007 $515 $65,954
2008 $619 $80,781
2009 $602 $60,786
2010 $625 $77,387
2011 $725 $103,262
2012 $731 $108,470
2013 $760 $103,697
2014 $765 $95,841
2015 $630 $68,985
2016 $664 $61,254
2017 $709 $63,280
2018 $777 $71,040
2019 $765 $66,841
2020 $825 $51,684
2021 $896 $71,752
2022 $836 $88,701
2023 $883 $80,196
2024 $987 $76,276

Burkina Faso vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Qatar
1950 33 50.8
1951 33.4 51.5
1952 33.6 52.1
1953 33.9 52.8
1954 34.2 53.5
1955 34.5 54.2
1956 34.8 54.9
1957 35.1 55.6
1958 35.4 56.3
1959 35.7 57
1960 36.1 57.8
1961 36.4 58.5
1962 36.8 59.2
1963 37.1 60
1964 37.4 60.7
1965 37.8 61.4
1966 38.1 62.2
1967 38.4 62.9
1968 38.8 63.6
1969 39 64.2
1970 39.5 64.9
1971 39.9 65.5
1972 40.4 66.1
1973 40.9 66.6
1974 41.7 67.2
1975 42.5 67.7
1976 43.3 68.2
1977 44.2 68.6
1978 45 69.1
1979 45.7 69.5
1980 46.5 69.9
1981 46.9 70.3
1982 47.6 70.7
1983 48.1 71.1
1984 48.5 71.5
1985 48.7 71.8
1986 49 72.2
1987 49.1 72.5
1988 49.2 72.8
1989 49.3 73.1
1990 49.3 73.4
1991 49.3 73.7
1992 49.4 73.9
1993 49.4 74.1
1994 49.5 74.2
1995 49.6 74.4
1996 49.7 74.6
1997 49.6 74.7
1998 50.2 74.9
1999 50.5 75
2000 50.8 75.3
2001 51.2 75.5
2002 51.4 75.8
2003 52 76.1
2004 52.6 76.5
2005 53.3 76.9
2006 53.8 77.3
2007 54.4 77.7
2008 55.2 78.3
2009 55.8 78.8
2010 56.3 79.4
2011 57 80
2012 57.5 80.5
2013 57.9 81
2014 58.3 81.4
2015 58.8 81.8
2016 59.2 82.1
2017 59.6 82.5
2018 60 82.7
2019 60.2 82.9
2020 60.5 80.4
2021 60 81.1
2022 60.7 81.9
2023 61.1 82.4
2024 61.3 82.5
2025 61.5 82.7

Burkina Faso and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year Population
Burkina Faso Qatar
1960 4,778,621 36,010
1961 4,848,224 39,680
1962 4,919,672 44,630
1963 4,993,623 50,380
1964 5,071,034 56,867
1965 5,152,833 64,065
1966 5,237,933 72,192
1967 5,326,348 81,439
1968 5,418,644 91,749
1969 5,513,177 103,025
1970 5,610,304 116,350
1971 5,707,999 131,346
1972 5,807,234 146,506
1973 5,911,927 161,841
1974 6,024,904 177,362
1975 6,147,569 193,087
1976 6,280,635 209,052
1977 6,428,734 225,285
1978 6,590,984 241,808
1979 6,763,903 258,670
1980 6,947,900 275,913
1981 7,140,271 293,553
1982 7,340,197 311,537
1983 7,551,129 329,709
1984 7,772,256 347,878
1985 7,999,935 365,940
1986 8,228,847 382,422
1987 8,457,109 397,005
1988 8,687,435 411,264
1989 8,921,175 425,646
1990 9,159,356 440,175
1991 9,394,632 454,853
1992 9,629,275 469,657
1993 9,871,713 484,545
1994 10,123,798 499,459
1995 10,386,722 514,325
1996 10,655,942 529,019
1997 10,934,223 550,500
1998 11,240,664 580,540
1999 11,574,928 612,500
2000 11,925,546 644,989
2001 12,295,001 677,925
2002 12,680,897 711,205
2003 13,082,532 744,682
2004 13,500,533 773,332
2005 13,932,123 825,408
2006 14,373,707 972,831
2007 14,816,307 1,208,595
2008 15,258,093 1,426,938
2009 15,710,066 1,608,903
2010 16,176,498 1,616,832
2011 16,661,908 1,624,761
2012 17,172,287 1,722,438
2013 17,695,409 1,916,426
2014 18,229,461 2,151,745
2015 18,777,487 2,344,557
2016 19,334,856 2,477,113
2017 19,894,407 2,545,820
2018 20,438,288 2,580,734
2019 20,961,952 2,638,657
2020 21,478,690 2,794,148
2021 21,995,243 2,504,910
2022 22,509,038 2,657,333
2023 23,025,776 2,656,032
2024 23,548,781 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Qatar

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Qatar
1960 6.25 6.53
1961 6.29 6.53
1962 6.32 6.53
1963 6.36 6.53
1964 6.42 6.53
1965 6.47 6.53
1966 6.53 6.52
1967 6.59 6.46
1968 6.65 6.39
1969 6.66 6.31
1970 6.69 6.23
1971 6.7 6.15
1972 6.72 6.07
1973 6.77 6.01
1974 6.84 5.94
1975 6.91 5.86
1976 6.95 5.78
1977 7.05 5.69
1978 7.15 5.58
1979 7.19 5.46
1980 7.22 5.33
1981 7.26 5.2
1982 7.25 5.04
1983 7.25 4.9
1984 7.25 4.76
1985 7.24 4.64
1986 7.22 4.57
1987 7.17 4.54
1988 7.11 4.51
1989 7.05 4.41
1990 7.01 4.23
1991 6.97 3.99
1992 6.94 3.85
1993 6.89 3.77
1994 6.84 3.67
1995 6.81 3.56
1996 6.78 3.44
1997 6.72 3.33
1998 6.66 3.21
1999 6.59 3.12
2000 6.52 3.07
2001 6.43 3.08
2002 6.34 3.01
2003 6.28 2.93
2004 6.22 2.79
2005 6.18 2.64
2006 6.17 2.51
2007 6.11 2.44
2008 6.05 2.37
2009 5.99 2.25
2010 5.94 2.14
2011 5.87 2.07
2012 5.79 2.04
2013 5.7 2.03
2014 5.6 2.03
2015 5.48 1.98
2016 5.33 1.86
2017 5.17 1.83
2018 4.92 1.76
2019 4.68 1.73
2020 4.44 1.68
2021 4.36 1.61
2022 4.28 1.74
2023 4.19 1.73

Burkina Faso and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Qatar
1960 19.8 18
1961 19.7 19
1962 19.7 20.1
1963 19.7 21.1
1964 19.6 21.8
1965 19.6 22.5
1966 19.5 23
1967 19.5 23.5
1968 19.3 24
1969 19.1 24.4
1970 18.9 23.7
1971 18.8 22.2
1972 18.6 21.3
1973 18.5 20.9
1974 18.3 20.8
1975 18.2 21
1976 18.1 21.3
1977 17.9 21.8
1978 17.8 22.3
1979 17.7 22.9
1980 17.6 23.5
1981 17.5 24.1
1982 17.4 24.8
1983 17.3 25.6
1984 17.2 26.3
1985 17.1 27
1986 16.9 27.4
1987 16.8 27.5
1988 16.7 27.5
1989 16.6 27.6
1990 16.5 27.7
1991 16.4 27.9
1992 16.3 28.1
1993 16.3 28.4
1994 16.3 28.7
1995 16.3 29.1
1996 16.3 29.6
1997 16.3 29.9
1998 16.3 29.8
1999 16.4 29.8
2000 16.5 29.9
2001 16.6 30.1
2002 16.7 30.5
2003 16.8 30.9
2004 16.9 31
2005 17 30.9
2006 17.1 30.6
2007 17.1 30.1
2008 17.1 30.1
2009 17.1 30.8
2010 17.1 31.3
2011 17.1 31.2
2012 17.1 31
2013 17.1 30.9
2014 17.1 31.1
2015 17.1 31.2
2016 17.2 31.4
2017 17.3 31.6
2018 17.4 31.9
2019 17.6 32.3
2020 17.7 32.6
2021 18 32.9
2022 18.2 33.4
2023 18.4 34.1
2024 18.6 34.5

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Finance

Burkina Faso Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Burkina Faso Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Qatar
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Qatar
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
4,374 mi
2016

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