Burkina Faso vs Somalia statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 73rd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Burkina Faso and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Somalia economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Somalia
1960	$330,442,816	$180,459,937
1961	$350,247,234	$191,659,914
1962	$379,567,099	$203,531,928
1963	$394,040,667	$216,145,936
1964	$410,321,645	$229,529,913
1965	$422,916,790	$243,725,898
1966	$433,889,766	$257,375,897
1967	$450,753,924	$271,781,887
1968	$460,442,689	$286,719,885
1969	$478,298,645	$306,357,285
1970	$458,404,269	$347,985,394
1971	$482,411,179	$347,039,446
1972	$578,595,522	$447,883,941
1973	$674,773,570	$483,699,611
1974	$751,133,430	$572,504,036
1975	$939,972,703	$757,015,879
1976	$976,547,188	$871,344,245
1977	$1,131,224,878	$498,550,725
1978	$1,475,583,645	$564,571,823
1979	$1,748,480,621	$589,566,929
1980	$1,928,719,888	$602,515,548
1981	$1,775,842,334	$699,302,473
1982	$1,754,450,096	$774,578,932
1983	$1,600,278,605	$735,408,642
1984	$1,459,880,132	$787,434,542
1985	$1,552,493,196	$875,702,247
1986	$2,036,303,358	$916,590,786
1987	$2,369,834,950	$1,018,972,664
1988	$2,616,040,479	$1,051,596,967
1989	$2,615,587,734	$1,181,360,844
1990	$3,101,300,779	$1,031,282,081
1991	$3,135,045,584	$717,974,930
1992	$3,356,692,505	$709,297,579
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,260,132,956
1994	$1,895,290,637	$1,481,205,098
1995	$2,379,517,975	$1,534,756,135
1996	$2,586,550,595	$1,792,234,297
1997	$2,447,669,102	$2,191,749,014
1998	$2,804,902,367	$2,962,047,564
1999	$3,389,566,713	$3,045,751,528
2000	$2,968,370,088	$3,412,797,450
2001	$3,190,371,081	$2,252,847,465
2002	$3,622,350,063	$2,192,684,135
2003	$4,740,768,143	$2,836,724,352
2004	$5,451,688,538	$3,859,592,813
2005	$6,146,353,173	$4,683,246,454
2006	$6,547,419,820	$5,026,743,282
2007	$7,625,722,837	$5,430,713,729
2008	$9,451,435,490	$5,913,620,293
2009	$9,450,696,873	$2,948,594,552
2010	$10,109,619,741	$2,687,807,004
2011	$12,080,295,978	$2,906,000,097
2012	$12,561,015,157	$4,364,670,160
2013	$13,444,300,486	$5,062,881,600
2014	$13,943,016,077	$5,728,399,720
2015	$11,832,159,316	$6,152,149,100
2016	$12,833,363,045	$6,613,743,070
2017	$14,106,955,615	$7,621,501,710
2018	$15,890,066,221	$7,873,440,830
2019	$16,032,813,503	$8,655,023,960
2020	$17,725,010,533	$8,628,393,720
2021	$19,697,516,284	$9,483,997,390
2022	$18,820,218,691	$10,202,767,270
2023	$20,324,617,845	$10,968,517,090
2024	$23,250,214,910	$12,108,515,110

Burkina Faso and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Somalia
1960	$69.2	$62.7
1961	$72.2	$64.9
1962	$77.2	$67.2
1963	$78.9	$69.5
1964	$80.9	$71.9
1965	$82.1	$74.4
1966	$82.8	$76.5
1967	$84.6	$78.7
1968	$85	$80.8
1969	$86.8	$84.1
1970	$81.7	$93.1
1971	$84.5	$90.4
1972	$99.6	$113.7
1973	$114.1	$119.6
1974	$124.7	$137.9
1975	$152.9	$177.8
1976	$155.5	$199.6
1977	$176	$111.2
1978	$223.9	$117.3
1979	$258.5	$108.2
1980	$277.6	$101.5
1981	$248.7	$116.9
1982	$239	$129
1983	$211.9	$118.6
1984	$187.8	$122.5
1985	$194.1	$130.8
1986	$247.5	$131.4
1987	$280.2	$141
1988	$301	$145.3
1989	$293.2	$166
1990	$339	$145.6
1991	$334	$105.4
1992	$349	$109.2
1993	$324	$188.6
1994	$187.2	$210.8
1995	$229.1	$210.7
1996	$242.7	$237.2
1997	$223.9	$280.1
1998	$249.5	$363
1999	$292.8	$359
2000	$248.9	$386
2001	$259.5	$244.9
2002	$285.7	$229.6
2003	$362	$286.3
2004	$404	$375
2005	$441	$440
2006	$456	$458
2007	$515	$480
2008	$619	$507
2009	$602	$246.5
2010	$625	$219.2
2011	$725	$235.3
2012	$731	$350
2013	$760	$393
2014	$765	$429
2015	$630	$446
2016	$664	$461
2017	$709	$511
2018	$777	$510
2019	$765	$540
2020	$825	$518
2021	$896	$549
2022	$836	$573
2023	$883	$597
2024	$987	$637

Burkina Faso vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Somalia
1950	33	41.5
1951	33.4	41.7
1952	33.6	41.9
1953	33.9	42.1
1954	34.2	42.3
1955	34.5	42.5
1956	34.8	42.7
1957	35.1	42.9
1958	35.4	43.1
1959	35.7	43.3
1960	36.1	43.5
1961	36.4	43.7
1962	36.8	44
1963	37.1	44.2
1964	37.4	44.4
1965	37.8	44.6
1966	38.1	44.8
1967	38.4	45.1
1968	38.8	45.3
1969	39	45.5
1970	39.5	45.6
1971	39.9	45.8
1972	40.4	46
1973	40.9	46.2
1974	41.7	44.3
1975	42.5	44.5
1976	43.3	44.7
1977	44.2	47
1978	45	47
1979	45.7	47.4
1980	46.5	47.6
1981	46.9	47.8
1982	47.6	48
1983	48.1	48.2
1984	48.5	48.4
1985	48.7	48.3
1986	49	48.4
1987	49.1	49
1988	49.2	43.9
1989	49.3	46.6
1990	49.3	46.9
1991	49.3	25.4
1992	49.4	25
1993	49.4	50.6
1994	49.5	50.3
1995	49.6	50.6
1996	49.7	50.5
1997	49.6	50.3
1998	50.2	50.8
1999	50.5	50.6
2000	50.8	50.7
2001	51.2	50.8
2002	51.4	50.8
2003	52	50.7
2004	52.6	50.7
2005	53.3	50.9
2006	53.8	50.9
2007	54.4	50.9
2008	55.2	51.5
2009	55.8	52.1
2010	56.3	48.9
2011	57	32.5
2012	57.5	49.1
2013	57.9	54
2014	58.3	54.4
2015	58.8	55.1
2016	59.2	55.3
2017	59.6	52.2
2018	60	54.8
2019	60.2	57.2
2020	60.5	57.1
2021	60	55.7
2022	60.7	53.9
2023	61.1	58.8
2024	61.3	59
2025	61.5	59.1

Burkina Faso and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Somalia
1960	4,778,621	2,876,331
1961	4,848,224	2,952,054
1962	4,919,672	3,030,091
1963	4,993,623	3,110,361
1964	5,071,034	3,192,796
1965	5,152,833	3,277,874
1966	5,237,933	3,365,106
1967	5,326,348	3,454,537
1968	5,418,644	3,546,590
1969	5,513,177	3,641,015
1970	5,610,304	3,738,448
1971	5,707,999	3,837,691
1972	5,807,234	3,939,436
1973	5,911,927	4,045,592
1974	6,024,904	4,151,842
1975	6,147,569	4,257,535
1976	6,280,635	4,365,812
1977	6,428,734	4,484,050
1978	6,590,984	4,814,892
1979	6,763,903	5,449,117
1980	6,947,900	5,936,154
1981	7,140,271	5,982,849
1982	7,340,197	6,003,840
1983	7,551,129	6,198,430
1984	7,772,256	6,428,389
1985	7,999,935	6,693,289
1986	8,228,847	6,974,788
1987	8,457,109	7,228,302
1988	8,687,435	7,235,360
1989	8,921,175	7,114,817
1990	9,159,356	7,082,811
1991	9,394,632	6,813,760
1992	9,629,275	6,495,107
1993	9,871,713	6,681,399
1994	10,123,798	7,026,797
1995	10,386,722	7,285,007
1996	10,655,942	7,554,474
1997	10,934,223	7,824,525
1998	11,240,664	8,155,417
1999	11,574,928	8,492,059
2000	11,925,546	8,838,713
2001	12,295,001	9,198,493
2002	12,680,897	9,550,063
2003	13,082,532	9,909,157
2004	13,500,533	10,280,998
2005	13,932,123	10,644,228
2006	14,373,707	10,975,502
2007	14,816,307	11,322,582
2008	15,258,093	11,663,084
2009	15,710,066	11,961,201
2010	16,176,498	12,261,756
2011	16,661,908	12,348,830
2012	17,172,287	12,461,160
2013	17,695,409	12,869,594
2014	18,229,461	13,339,491
2015	18,777,487	13,806,963
2016	19,334,856	14,348,740
2017	19,894,407	14,916,629
2018	20,438,288	15,452,487
2019	20,961,952	16,030,971
2020	21,478,690	16,651,191
2021	21,995,243	17,271,431
2022	22,509,038	17,801,897
2023	23,025,776	18,358,615
2024	23,548,781	19,009,151

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Somalia

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Somalia
1960	6.25	7.25
1961	6.29	7.25
1962	6.32	7.26
1963	6.36	7.26
1964	6.42	7.26
1965	6.47	7.26
1966	6.53	7.26
1967	6.59	7.25
1968	6.65	7.23
1969	6.66	7.21
1970	6.69	7.18
1971	6.7	7.15
1972	6.72	7.12
1973	6.77	7.09
1974	6.84	7.06
1975	6.91	7.03
1976	6.95	7.02
1977	7.05	7
1978	7.15	7.13
1979	7.19	7.16
1980	7.22	7.18
1981	7.26	7.23
1982	7.25	7.25
1983	7.25	7.28
1984	7.25	7.3
1985	7.24	7.33
1986	7.22	7.35
1987	7.17	7.37
1988	7.11	7.4
1989	7.05	7.42
1990	7.01	7.44
1991	6.97	7.47
1992	6.94	7.5
1993	6.89	7.53
1994	6.84	7.54
1995	6.81	7.58
1996	6.78	7.62
1997	6.72	7.66
1998	6.66	7.66
1999	6.59	7.66
2000	6.52	7.65
2001	6.43	7.64
2002	6.34	7.63
2003	6.28	7.6
2004	6.22	7.57
2005	6.18	7.53
2006	6.17	7.49
2007	6.11	7.46
2008	6.05	7.42
2009	5.99	7.38
2010	5.94	7.32
2011	5.87	7.27
2012	5.79	7.21
2013	5.7	7.14
2014	5.6	7.06
2015	5.48	6.98
2016	5.33	6.88
2017	5.17	6.77
2018	4.92	6.66
2019	4.68	6.56
2020	4.44	6.45
2021	4.36	6.35
2022	4.28	6.26
2023	4.19	6.13

Burkina Faso and Somalia demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Somalia

Table

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

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