Burkina Faso vs Rwanda statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 73rd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Burkina Faso and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Rwanda economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1960	$330,442,816	$119,000,024
1961	$350,247,234	$122,000,016
1962	$379,567,099	$125,000,008
1963	$394,040,667	$128,000,000
1964	$410,321,645	$129,999,994
1965	$422,916,790	$148,799,980
1966	$433,889,766	$124,525,703
1967	$450,753,924	$159,560,018
1968	$460,442,689	$172,200,018
1969	$478,298,645	$188,700,037
1970	$458,404,269	$219,900,006
1971	$482,411,179	$222,952,504
1972	$578,595,522	$246,457,838
1973	$674,773,570	$290,746,157
1974	$751,133,430	$308,458,423
1975	$939,972,703	$571,863,500
1976	$976,547,188	$637,753,853
1977	$1,131,224,878	$746,650,613
1978	$1,475,583,645	$905,709,076
1979	$1,748,480,621	$1,109,346,131
1980	$1,928,719,888	$1,254,765,642
1981	$1,775,842,334	$1,407,062,527
1982	$1,754,450,096	$1,407,243,139
1983	$1,600,278,605	$1,479,687,587
1984	$1,459,880,132	$1,587,413,084
1985	$1,552,493,196	$1,715,626,331
1986	$2,036,303,358	$1,944,710,684
1987	$2,369,834,950	$2,157,432,668
1988	$2,616,040,479	$2,395,492,687
1989	$2,615,587,734	$2,405,022,593
1990	$3,101,300,779	$2,550,185,679
1991	$3,135,045,584	$1,911,600,237
1992	$3,356,692,505	$2,029,026,962
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,971,525,712
1994	$1,895,290,637	$753,636,370
1995	$2,379,517,975	$1,293,535,193
1996	$2,586,550,595	$1,382,334,879
1997	$2,447,669,102	$1,851,558,197
1998	$2,804,902,367	$1,989,343,546
1999	$3,389,566,713	$2,157,108,263
2000	$2,968,370,088	$2,068,836,754
2001	$3,190,371,081	$1,966,600,715
2002	$3,622,350,063	$1,966,003,468
2003	$4,740,768,143	$2,138,237,279
2004	$5,451,688,538	$2,376,496,067
2005	$6,146,353,173	$2,933,819,766
2006	$6,547,419,820	$3,319,784,539
2007	$7,625,722,837	$4,070,507,895
2008	$9,451,435,490	$5,179,854,065
2009	$9,450,696,873	$5,674,476,969
2010	$10,109,619,741	$6,124,756,654
2011	$12,080,295,978	$6,884,913,658
2012	$12,561,015,157	$7,654,761,045
2013	$13,444,300,486	$7,819,964,024
2014	$13,943,016,077	$8,238,966,120
2015	$11,832,159,316	$8,543,760,206
2016	$12,833,363,045	$8,695,272,061
2017	$14,106,955,615	$9,252,833,894
2018	$15,890,066,221	$9,637,904,519
2019	$16,032,813,503	$10,349,300,277
2020	$17,725,010,533	$10,174,386,855
2021	$19,697,516,284	$11,078,787,095
2022	$18,820,218,691	$13,316,161,006
2023	$20,324,617,845	$14,331,722,700
2024	$23,250,214,910	$14,251,642,231

Burkina Faso and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1960	$69.2	$39.4
1961	$72.2	$39.3
1962	$77.2	$39.2
1963	$78.9	$39.3
1964	$80.9	$39
1965	$82.1	$43.5
1966	$82.8	$35.4
1967	$84.6	$44
1968	$85	$46
1969	$86.8	$48.9
1970	$81.7	$55.2
1971	$84.5	$54.4
1972	$99.6	$58.4
1973	$114.1	$66.9
1974	$124.7	$68.9
1975	$152.9	$124.1
1976	$155.5	$134.4
1977	$176	$152.7
1978	$223.9	$179.9
1979	$258.5	$213.8
1980	$277.6	$234.4
1981	$248.7	$254.6
1982	$239	$246.4
1983	$211.9	$250.6
1984	$187.8	$259.9
1985	$194.1	$271.6
1986	$247.5	$297.7
1987	$280.2	$320
1988	$301	$344
1989	$293.2	$335
1990	$339	$346
1991	$334	$254
1992	$349	$264.1
1993	$324	$247
1994	$187.2	$111
1995	$229.1	$228
1996	$242.7	$206
1997	$223.9	$238.7
1998	$249.5	$246.2
1999	$292.8	$264.7
2000	$248.9	$251.9
2001	$259.5	$237.3
2002	$285.7	$234
2003	$362	$249
2004	$404	$269.5
2005	$441	$324
2006	$456	$357
2007	$515	$426
2008	$619	$528
2009	$602	$564
2010	$625	$594
2011	$725	$651
2012	$731	$707
2013	$760	$705
2014	$765	$725
2015	$630	$734
2016	$664	$730
2017	$709	$758
2018	$777	$772
2019	$765	$810
2020	$825	$779
2021	$896	$830
2022	$836	$975
2023	$883	$1,027
2024	$987	$1,000

Burkina Faso vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1950	33	43.2
1951	33.4	43.5
1952	33.6	43.8
1953	33.9	44.1
1954	34.2	44.4
1955	34.5	44.8
1956	34.8	45.2
1957	35.1	45.6
1958	35.4	46.1
1959	35.7	46.5
1960	36.1	47
1961	36.4	47.5
1962	36.8	47.8
1963	37.1	44
1964	37.4	48.1
1965	37.8	48.2
1966	38.1	48.1
1967	38.4	48
1968	38.8	47.7
1969	39	47.4
1970	39.5	47.1
1971	39.9	46.8
1972	40.4	46.3
1973	40.9	45.9
1974	41.7	45.6
1975	42.5	45.3
1976	43.3	45.3
1977	44.2	45.6
1978	45	46.2
1979	45.7	47.1
1980	46.5	48.1
1981	46.9	49.2
1982	47.6	50.2
1983	48.1	50.9
1984	48.5	51.4
1985	48.7	51.7
1986	49	51.7
1987	49.1	51.5
1988	49.2	50.9
1989	49.3	49.5
1990	49.3	47.8
1991	49.3	46.2
1992	49.4	44.4
1993	49.4	42.9
1994	49.5	12.2
1995	49.6	41.5
1996	49.7	42.5
1997	49.6	42
1998	50.2	43.1
1999	50.5	45.7
2000	50.8	47.8
2001	51.2	49.5
2002	51.4	51.3
2003	52	53.5
2004	52.6	55.5
2005	53.3	57
2006	53.8	58.3
2007	54.4	59.5
2008	55.2	60.6
2009	55.8	61.8
2010	56.3	62.8
2011	57	63.5
2012	57.5	64.2
2013	57.9	64.7
2014	58.3	65.1
2015	58.8	65.4
2016	59.2	65.7
2017	59.6	66.1
2018	60	66.4
2019	60.2	66.7
2020	60.5	67
2021	60	66.8
2022	60.7	67.5
2023	61.1	67.8
2024	61.3	68
2025	61.5	68.2

Burkina Faso and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1960	4,778,621	3,022,294
1961	4,848,224	3,106,779
1962	4,919,672	3,186,025
1963	4,993,623	3,258,890
1964	5,071,034	3,334,834
1965	5,152,833	3,423,210
1966	5,237,933	3,521,626
1967	5,326,348	3,629,577
1968	5,418,644	3,744,010
1969	5,513,177	3,861,271
1970	5,610,304	3,980,669
1971	5,707,999	4,100,044
1972	5,807,234	4,220,335
1973	5,911,927	4,345,047
1974	6,024,904	4,474,228
1975	6,147,569	4,607,728
1976	6,280,635	4,745,954
1977	6,428,734	4,888,240
1978	6,590,984	5,035,171
1979	6,763,903	5,189,541
1980	6,947,900	5,353,259
1981	7,140,271	5,527,230
1982	7,340,197	5,711,549
1983	7,551,129	5,905,311
1984	7,772,256	6,107,627
1985	7,999,935	6,317,228
1986	8,228,847	6,531,881
1987	8,457,109	6,749,493
1988	8,687,435	6,968,071
1989	8,921,175	7,184,706
1990	9,159,356	7,375,307
1991	9,394,632	7,526,966
1992	9,629,275	7,683,266
1993	9,871,713	7,981,132
1994	10,123,798	6,792,352
1995	10,386,722	5,674,118
1996	10,655,942	6,708,764
1997	10,934,223	7,755,238
1998	11,240,664	8,081,681
1999	11,574,928	8,147,912
2000	11,925,546	8,213,931
2001	12,295,001	8,287,094
2002	12,680,897	8,400,180
2003	13,082,532	8,586,875
2004	13,500,533	8,816,844
2005	13,932,123	9,054,528
2006	14,373,707	9,299,246
2007	14,816,307	9,549,933
2008	15,258,093	9,804,269
2009	15,710,066	10,060,432
2010	16,176,498	10,317,553
2011	16,661,908	10,573,733
2012	17,172,287	10,829,901
2013	17,695,409	11,093,340
2014	18,229,461	11,364,757
2015	18,777,487	11,640,022
2016	19,334,856	11,919,183
2017	19,894,407	12,202,060
2018	20,438,288	12,487,996
2019	20,961,952	12,776,103
2020	21,478,690	13,065,837
2021	21,995,243	13,355,260
2022	22,509,038	13,651,030
2023	23,025,776	13,954,471
2024	23,548,781	14,256,567

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Rwanda

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1960	6.25	8.28
1961	6.29	8.28
1962	6.32	8.27
1963	6.36	8.27
1964	6.42	8.27
1965	6.47	8.25
1966	6.53	8.23
1967	6.59	8.21
1968	6.65	8.19
1969	6.66	8.18
1970	6.69	8.15
1971	6.7	8.09
1972	6.72	8.09
1973	6.77	8.09
1974	6.84	8.1
1975	6.91	8.1
1976	6.95	8.12
1977	7.05	8.14
1978	7.15	8.16
1979	7.19	8.13
1980	7.22	8.12
1981	7.26	8.1
1982	7.25	8.06
1983	7.25	8
1984	7.25	7.91
1985	7.24	7.79
1986	7.22	7.61
1987	7.17	7.43
1988	7.11	7.23
1989	7.05	7.03
1990	7.01	6.8
1991	6.97	6.62
1992	6.94	6.54
1993	6.89	6.48
1994	6.84	6.42
1995	6.81	6.35
1996	6.78	6.29
1997	6.72	6.24
1998	6.66	6.17
1999	6.59	6.06
2000	6.52	5.97
2001	6.43	5.89
2002	6.34	5.82
2003	6.28	5.74
2004	6.22	5.64
2005	6.18	5.5
2006	6.17	5.34
2007	6.11	5.14
2008	6.05	4.92
2009	5.99	4.71
2010	5.94	4.52
2011	5.87	4.33
2012	5.79	4.2
2013	5.7	4.14
2014	5.6	4.12
2015	5.48	4.11
2016	5.33	4.11
2017	5.17	4.08
2018	4.92	4.05
2019	4.68	3.99
2020	4.44	3.91
2021	4.36	3.84
2022	4.28	3.78
2023	4.19	3.7

Burkina Faso and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Rwanda

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Rwanda
1960	19.8	15.5
1961	19.7	15.1
1962	19.7	14.9
1963	19.7	14.8
1964	19.6	14.7
1965	19.6	14.8
1966	19.5	14.9
1967	19.5	15.1
1968	19.3	15.3
1969	19.1	15.5
1970	18.9	15.7
1971	18.8	15.9
1972	18.6	16
1973	18.5	16.2
1974	18.3	16.3
1975	18.2	16.4
1976	18.1	16.5
1977	17.9	16.6
1978	17.8	16.6
1979	17.7	16.5
1980	17.6	16.5
1981	17.5	16.4
1982	17.4	16.2
1983	17.3	16.1
1984	17.2	16
1985	17.1	15.8
1986	16.9	15.7
1987	16.8	15.6
1988	16.7	15.6
1989	16.6	15.5
1990	16.5	15.5
1991	16.4	15.5
1992	16.3	15.6
1993	16.3	15.7
1994	16.3	15
1995	16.3	14.3
1996	16.3	14.6
1997	16.3	14.8
1998	16.3	15.3
1999	16.4	15.8
2000	16.5	16.3
2001	16.6	16.8
2002	16.7	17.1
2003	16.8	17.4
2004	16.9	17.6
2005	17	17.8
2006	17.1	18
2007	17.1	18.1
2008	17.1	18.3
2009	17.1	18.4
2010	17.1	18.5
2011	17.1	18.7
2012	17.1	18.8
2013	17.1	19
2014	17.1	19.1
2015	17.1	19.3
2016	17.2	19.4
2017	17.3	19.6
2018	17.4	19.7
2019	17.6	19.8
2020	17.7	19.9
2021	18	20
2022	18.2	20.3
2023	18.4	20.5
2024	18.6	20.8

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