Burkina Faso vs South Africa statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 73rd vs. 24th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

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Burkina Faso and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1960	$330,442,816	$8,748,596,501
1961	$350,247,234	$9,225,996,310
1962	$379,567,099	$9,813,996,074
1963	$394,040,667	$10,854,195,658
1964	$410,321,645	$11,955,995,218
1965	$422,916,790	$13,068,994,772
1966	$433,889,766	$14,211,394,315
1967	$450,753,924	$15,821,393,671
1968	$460,442,689	$17,124,793,150
1969	$478,298,645	$19,256,992,297
1970	$458,404,269	$21,218,391,513
1971	$482,411,179	$23,411,076,638
1972	$578,595,522	$24,515,919,217
1973	$674,773,570	$33,262,772,008
1974	$751,133,430	$41,389,186,095
1975	$939,972,703	$42,906,905,672
1976	$976,547,188	$41,150,460,288
1977	$1,131,224,878	$45,328,411,332
1978	$1,475,583,645	$51,607,412,902
1979	$1,748,480,621	$63,038,658,089
1980	$1,928,719,888	$89,411,864,402
1981	$1,775,842,334	$93,141,472,164
1982	$1,754,450,096	$85,904,057,409
1983	$1,600,278,605	$96,204,110,942
1984	$1,459,880,132	$84,870,163,366
1985	$1,552,493,196	$64,459,376,087
1986	$2,036,303,358	$73,354,771,399
1987	$2,369,834,950	$96,535,763,418
1988	$2,616,040,479	$103,976,831,871
1989	$2,615,587,734	$108,055,624,082
1990	$3,101,300,779	$126,048,140,142
1991	$3,135,045,584	$135,203,698,238
1992	$3,356,692,505	$146,956,150,987
1993	$3,199,536,465	$147,194,747,566
1994	$1,895,290,637	$153,512,712,382
1995	$2,379,517,975	$171,735,933,897
1996	$2,586,550,595	$163,234,925,381
1997	$2,447,669,102	$168,978,057,328
1998	$2,804,902,367	$152,982,984,557
1999	$3,389,566,713	$151,516,957,079
2000	$2,968,370,088	$151,752,757,215
2001	$3,190,371,081	$135,429,905,923
2002	$3,622,350,063	$129,087,556,612
2003	$4,740,768,143	$197,018,965,309
2004	$5,451,688,538	$255,806,908,595
2005	$6,146,353,173	$288,867,217,197
2006	$6,547,419,820	$303,858,675,364
2007	$7,625,722,837	$333,077,117,254
2008	$9,451,435,490	$316,131,258,616
2009	$9,450,696,873	$329,754,060,647
2010	$10,109,619,741	$417,363,822,802
2011	$12,080,295,978	$458,199,494,831
2012	$12,561,015,157	$434,400,545,086
2013	$13,444,300,486	$400,886,013,596
2014	$13,943,016,077	$381,198,869,776
2015	$11,832,159,316	$346,709,790,459
2016	$12,833,363,045	$323,585,509,674
2017	$14,106,955,615	$381,448,814,653
2018	$15,890,066,221	$405,260,723,893
2019	$16,032,813,503	$389,330,032,224
2020	$17,725,010,533	$337,974,655,408
2021	$19,697,516,284	$420,886,877,629
2022	$18,820,218,691	$406,920,004,594
2023	$20,324,617,845	$380,699,271,816
2024	$23,250,214,910	$400,260,724,226

Burkina Faso and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1960	$69.2	$532
1961	$72.2	$546
1962	$77.2	$563
1963	$78.9	$605
1964	$80.9	$646
1965	$82.1	$685
1966	$82.8	$722
1967	$84.6	$779
1968	$85	$817
1969	$86.8	$891
1970	$81.7	$952
1971	$84.5	$1,020
1972	$99.6	$1,038
1973	$114.1	$1,369
1974	$124.7	$1,656
1975	$152.9	$1,670
1976	$155.5	$1,559
1977	$176	$1,671
1978	$223.9	$1,852
1979	$258.5	$2,202
1980	$277.6	$3,029
1981	$248.7	$3,050
1982	$239	$2,717
1983	$211.9	$2,938
1984	$187.8	$2,504
1985	$194.1	$1,839
1986	$247.5	$2,027
1987	$280.2	$2,586
1988	$301	$2,702
1989	$293.2	$2,727
1990	$339	$3,093
1991	$334	$3,243
1992	$349	$3,462
1993	$324	$3,400
1994	$187.2	$3,489
1995	$229.1	$3,856
1996	$242.7	$3,618
1997	$223.9	$3,700
1998	$249.5	$3,310
1999	$292.8	$3,242
2000	$248.9	$3,218
2001	$259.5	$2,847
2002	$285.7	$2,688
2003	$362	$4,062
2004	$404	$5,221
2005	$441	$5,837
2006	$456	$6,077
2007	$515	$6,592
2008	$619	$6,185
2009	$602	$6,375
2010	$625	$7,973
2011	$725	$8,646
2012	$731	$8,077
2013	$760	$7,332
2014	$765	$6,857
2015	$630	$6,112
2016	$664	$5,651
2017	$709	$6,618
2018	$777	$6,914
2019	$765	$6,534
2020	$825	$5,581
2021	$896	$6,843
2022	$836	$6,523
2023	$883	$6,023
2024	$987	$6,253

Burkina Faso vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1950	33	43.1
1951	33.4	44.1
1952	33.6	45
1953	33.9	46.1
1954	34.2	47.1
1955	34.5	48.2
1956	34.8	49.2
1957	35.1	50.2
1958	35.4	51.1
1959	35.7	51.9
1960	36.1	52.6
1961	36.4	53.1
1962	36.8	53.6
1963	37.1	53.9
1964	37.4	54.2
1965	37.8	54.4
1966	38.1	54.7
1967	38.4	55
1968	38.8	55.2
1969	39	55.4
1970	39.5	55.7
1971	39.9	56
1972	40.4	56.4
1973	40.9	56.7
1974	41.7	57.1
1975	42.5	57.6
1976	43.3	58
1977	44.2	58.5
1978	45	59
1979	45.7	59.5
1980	46.5	60
1981	46.9	60.4
1982	47.6	60.9
1983	48.1	61.4
1984	48.5	61.8
1985	48.7	62.2
1986	49	62.4
1987	49.1	62.7
1988	49.2	62.9
1989	49.3	63
1990	49.3	62.9
1991	49.3	63
1992	49.4	62.8
1993	49.4	62.6
1994	49.5	62.1
1995	49.6	61.6
1996	49.7	61.1
1997	49.6	60.5
1998	50.2	59.9
1999	50.5	59.2
2000	50.8	58.4
2001	51.2	57.2
2002	51.4	55.6
2003	52	54.2
2004	52.6	54
2005	53.3	53.9
2006	53.8	54.2
2007	54.4	54.9
2008	55.2	56
2009	55.8	57.4
2010	56.3	58.9
2011	57	60.6
2012	57.5	61.7
2013	57.9	62.4
2014	58.3	63.2
2015	58.8	64.1
2016	59.2	64.7
2017	59.6	65.4
2018	60	65.7
2019	60.2	66.1
2020	60.5	65.2
2021	60	62
2022	60.7	65.5
2023	61.1	66.1
2024	61.3	66.3
2025	61.5	66.5

Burkina Faso and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1960	4,778,621	16,440,172
1961	4,848,224	16,908,035
1962	4,919,672	17,418,522
1963	4,993,623	17,954,564
1964	5,071,034	18,511,361
1965	5,152,833	19,089,380
1966	5,237,933	19,690,087
1967	5,326,348	20,314,066
1968	5,418,644	20,957,287
1969	5,513,177	21,614,676
1970	5,610,304	22,279,984
1971	5,707,999	22,942,143
1972	5,807,234	23,609,456
1973	5,911,927	24,294,263
1974	6,024,904	24,989,108
1975	6,147,569	25,690,940
1976	6,280,635	26,395,450
1977	6,428,734	27,118,952
1978	6,590,984	27,869,507
1979	6,763,903	28,634,162
1980	6,947,900	29,518,857
1981	7,140,271	30,541,044
1982	7,340,197	31,615,339
1983	7,551,129	32,739,304
1984	7,772,256	33,892,788
1985	7,999,935	35,042,093
1986	8,228,847	36,180,515
1987	8,457,109	37,326,190
1988	8,687,435	38,480,649
1989	8,921,175	39,628,575
1990	9,159,356	40,746,268
1991	9,394,632	41,687,898
1992	9,629,275	42,443,509
1993	9,871,713	43,297,156
1994	10,123,798	44,004,139
1995	10,386,722	44,541,554
1996	10,655,942	45,123,018
1997	10,934,223	45,666,838
1998	11,240,664	46,223,880
1999	11,574,928	46,730,335
2000	11,925,546	47,159,719
2001	12,295,001	47,566,800
2002	12,680,897	48,019,415
2003	13,082,532	48,500,348
2004	13,500,533	48,991,421
2005	13,932,123	49,490,033
2006	14,373,707	49,998,277
2007	14,816,307	50,528,584
2008	15,258,093	51,114,599
2009	15,710,066	51,728,516
2010	16,176,498	52,344,051
2011	16,661,908	52,995,205
2012	17,172,287	53,782,567
2013	17,695,409	54,678,791
2014	18,229,461	55,594,838
2015	18,777,487	56,723,537
2016	19,334,856	57,259,551
2017	19,894,407	57,635,162
2018	20,438,288	58,613,001
2019	20,961,952	59,587,885
2020	21,478,690	60,562,381
2021	21,995,243	61,502,603
2022	22,509,038	62,378,410
2023	23,025,776	63,212,384
2024	23,548,781	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and South Africa

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1960	6.25	6.11
1961	6.29	6.08
1962	6.32	6.05
1963	6.36	6.01
1964	6.42	5.96
1965	6.47	5.89
1966	6.53	5.91
1967	6.59	5.85
1968	6.65	5.78
1969	6.66	5.72
1970	6.69	5.63
1971	6.7	5.57
1972	6.72	5.49
1973	6.77	5.41
1974	6.84	5.3
1975	6.91	5.19
1976	6.95	5.07
1977	7.05	4.94
1978	7.15	4.85
1979	7.19	4.82
1980	7.22	4.78
1981	7.26	4.71
1982	7.25	4.7
1983	7.25	4.63
1984	7.25	4.57
1985	7.24	4.5
1986	7.22	4.41
1987	7.17	4.35
1988	7.11	4.18
1989	7.05	3.98
1990	7.01	3.72
1991	6.97	3.62
1992	6.94	3.48
1993	6.89	3.37
1994	6.84	3.26
1995	6.81	3.17
1996	6.78	2.99
1997	6.72	2.73
1998	6.66	2.63
1999	6.59	2.56
2000	6.52	2.41
2001	6.43	2.37
2002	6.34	2.32
2003	6.28	2.36
2004	6.22	2.44
2005	6.18	2.51
2006	6.17	2.55
2007	6.11	2.55
2008	6.05	2.68
2009	5.99	2.5
2010	5.94	2.44
2011	5.87	2.44
2012	5.79	2.45
2013	5.7	2.43
2014	5.6	2.42
2015	5.48	2.36
2016	5.33	2.26
2017	5.17	2.28
2018	4.92	2.27
2019	4.68	2.26
2020	4.44	2.26
2021	4.36	2.25
2022	4.28	2.23
2023	4.19	2.22

Burkina Faso and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	South Africa
1960	19.8	19
1961	19.7	19
1962	19.7	18.9
1963	19.7	18.9
1964	19.6	18.9
1965	19.6	18.8
1966	19.5	18.8
1967	19.5	18.8
1968	19.3	18.8
1969	19.1	18.8
1970	18.9	18.8
1971	18.8	18.8
1972	18.6	18.8
1973	18.5	18.8
1974	18.3	18.9
1975	18.2	18.9
1976	18.1	19
1977	17.9	19.1
1978	17.8	19.2
1979	17.7	19.3
1980	17.6	19.4
1981	17.5	19.6
1982	17.4	19.8
1983	17.3	20
1984	17.2	20.2
1985	17.1	20.4
1986	16.9	20.5
1987	16.8	20.7
1988	16.7	20.9
1989	16.6	21.1
1990	16.5	21.3
1991	16.4	21.5
1992	16.3	21.5
1993	16.3	21.9
1994	16.3	22
1995	16.3	21.5
1996	16.3	21.2
1997	16.3	21.2
1998	16.3	21.4
1999	16.4	21.6
2000	16.5	21.9
2001	16.6	22.2
2002	16.7	22.4
2003	16.8	22.8
2004	16.9	23.1
2005	17	23.3
2006	17.1	23.5
2007	17.1	23.8
2008	17.1	24
2009	17.1	24.3
2010	17.1	24.6
2011	17.1	25
2012	17.1	25.3
2013	17.1	25.7
2014	17.1	26
2015	17.1	26.4
2016	17.2	26.7
2017	17.3	27
2018	17.4	27.5
2019	17.6	27.9
2020	17.7	28.3
2021	18	28.6
2022	18.2	28.9
2023	18.4	29.2
2024	18.6	29.5

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