Burkina Faso vs South Korea statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 73rd vs. 105th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Burkina Faso and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1960	$330,442,816	$3,958,811,881
1961	$350,247,234	$2,417,628,737
1962	$379,567,099	$2,814,615,385
1963	$394,040,667	$3,988,461,538
1964	$410,321,645	$3,459,019,943
1965	$422,916,790	$3,120,861,499
1966	$433,889,766	$3,929,055,144
1967	$450,753,924	$4,855,892,446
1968	$460,442,689	$6,119,394,892
1969	$478,298,645	$7,678,698,838
1970	$458,404,269	$9,005,144,969
1971	$482,411,179	$9,903,571,249
1972	$578,595,522	$10,862,211,761
1973	$674,773,570	$13,876,472,208
1974	$751,133,430	$19,543,973,941
1975	$939,972,703	$21,784,297,521
1976	$976,547,188	$29,902,479,339
1977	$1,131,224,878	$38,446,487,603
1978	$1,475,583,645	$51,972,107,438
1979	$1,748,480,621	$66,946,900,826
1980	$1,928,719,888	$65,398,377,598
1981	$1,775,842,334	$72,933,533,012
1982	$1,754,450,096	$78,358,416,171
1983	$1,600,278,605	$87,760,553,262
1984	$1,459,880,132	$97,510,744,119
1985	$1,552,493,196	$101,296,177,099
1986	$2,036,303,358	$116,836,246,285
1987	$2,369,834,950	$147,948,709,376
1988	$2,616,040,479	$199,591,287,825
1989	$2,615,587,734	$246,928,837,311
1990	$3,101,300,779	$283,365,844,161
1991	$3,135,045,584	$330,647,042,837
1992	$3,356,692,505	$355,524,903,068
1993	$3,199,536,465	$392,665,710,525
1994	$1,895,290,637	$463,619,823,515
1995	$2,379,517,975	$566,581,003,128
1996	$2,586,550,595	$610,167,053,824
1997	$2,447,669,102	$569,755,022,973
1998	$2,804,902,367	$383,331,833,682
1999	$3,389,566,713	$497,514,040,642
2000	$2,968,370,088	$576,179,387,820
2001	$3,190,371,081	$547,656,279,895
2002	$3,622,350,063	$627,246,933,730
2003	$4,740,768,143	$702,714,855,194
2004	$5,451,688,538	$793,175,561,887
2005	$6,146,353,173	$934,901,071,333
2006	$6,547,419,820	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$7,625,722,837	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$9,451,435,490	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$9,450,696,873	$943,941,876,219
2010	$10,109,619,741	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$12,080,295,978	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$12,561,015,157	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$13,444,300,486	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$13,943,016,077	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$11,832,159,316	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$12,833,363,045	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$14,106,955,615	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$15,890,066,221	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$16,032,813,503	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$17,725,010,533	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$19,697,516,284	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$18,820,218,691	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$20,324,617,845	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$23,250,214,910	-

Burkina Faso and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1960	$69.2	$158.3
1961	$72.2	$93.8
1962	$77.2	$106.2
1963	$78.9	$146.3
1964	$80.9	$123.6
1965	$82.1	$108.7
1966	$82.8	$133.5
1967	$84.6	$161.2
1968	$85	$198.4
1969	$86.8	$243.4
1970	$81.7	$279.3
1971	$84.5	$301
1972	$99.6	$324
1973	$114.1	$407
1974	$124.7	$563
1975	$152.9	$617
1976	$155.5	$834
1977	$176	$1,056
1978	$223.9	$1,406
1979	$258.5	$1,784
1980	$277.6	$1,715
1981	$248.7	$1,883
1982	$239	$1,993
1983	$211.9	$2,199
1984	$187.8	$2,413
1985	$194.1	$2,482
1986	$247.5	$2,835
1987	$280.2	$3,555
1988	$301	$4,749
1989	$293.2	$5,817
1990	$339	$6,610
1991	$334	$7,637
1992	$349	$8,127
1993	$324	$8,885
1994	$187.2	$10,385
1995	$229.1	$12,565
1996	$242.7	$13,403
1997	$223.9	$12,398
1998	$249.5	$8,282
1999	$292.8	$10,672
2000	$248.9	$12,257
2001	$259.5	$11,561
2002	$285.7	$13,165
2003	$362	$14,673
2004	$404	$16,496
2005	$441	$19,403
2006	$456	$21,743
2007	$515	$24,086
2008	$619	$21,350
2009	$602	$19,144
2010	$625	$23,079
2011	$725	$25,098
2012	$731	$25,459
2013	$760	$27,180
2014	$765	$29,253
2015	$630	$28,737
2016	$664	$29,280
2017	$709	$31,601
2018	$777	$33,447
2019	$765	$31,902
2020	$825	$31,721
2021	$896	$35,126
2022	$836	$32,395
2023	$883	$33,121
2024	$987	-

Burkina Faso vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1950	33	22.2
1951	33.4	26.6
1952	33.6	36.6
1953	33.9	40.5
1954	34.2	46.1
1955	34.5	48.4
1956	34.8	50.2
1957	35.1	51.6
1958	35.4	51.8
1959	35.7	52.9
1960	36.1	53.8
1961	36.4	54.4
1962	36.8	55
1963	37.1	55
1964	37.4	55.3
1965	37.8	55.8
1966	38.1	55.4
1967	38.4	60.9
1968	38.8	60.9
1969	39	61.4
1970	39.5	62.2
1971	39.9	62.7
1972	40.4	63.2
1973	40.9	63.8
1974	41.7	64.2
1975	42.5	64.7
1976	43.3	65
1977	44.2	64.6
1978	45	65
1979	45.7	66.1
1980	46.5	64.8
1981	46.9	67.1
1982	47.6	67.1
1983	48.1	66.7
1984	48.5	68.1
1985	48.7	68.4
1986	49	69
1987	49.1	69.3
1988	49.2	70.2
1989	49.3	70.7
1990	49.3	71
1991	49.3	71.4
1992	49.4	72.2
1993	49.4	72.7
1994	49.5	72.9
1995	49.6	73.4
1996	49.7	74
1997	49.6	74.5
1998	50.2	75
1999	50.5	75.6
2000	50.8	76.2
2001	51.2	76.9
2002	51.4	77.2
2003	52	77.5
2004	52.6	78
2005	53.3	78.4
2006	53.8	79
2007	54.4	79.4
2008	55.2	80
2009	55.8	80.6
2010	56.3	80.7
2011	57	81.2
2012	57.5	81.3
2013	57.9	81.8
2014	58.3	82.4
2015	58.8	82.5
2016	59.2	82.9
2017	59.6	83.3
2018	60	83.3
2019	60.2	83.7
2020	60.5	83.7
2021	60	83.9
2022	60.7	82.7
2023	61.1	84.3
2024	61.3	84.4
2025	61.5	84.5

Burkina Faso and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1960	4,778,621	25,012,374
1961	4,848,224	25,765,673
1962	4,919,672	26,513,030
1963	4,993,623	27,261,747
1964	5,071,034	27,984,155
1965	5,152,833	28,704,674
1966	5,237,933	29,435,571
1967	5,326,348	30,130,983
1968	5,418,644	30,838,302
1969	5,513,177	31,544,266
1970	5,610,304	32,240,827
1971	5,707,999	32,882,704
1972	5,807,234	33,505,406
1973	5,911,927	34,103,149
1974	6,024,904	34,692,266
1975	6,147,569	35,280,725
1976	6,280,635	35,848,523
1977	6,428,734	36,411,795
1978	6,590,984	36,969,185
1979	6,763,903	37,534,236
1980	6,947,900	38,123,775
1981	7,140,271	38,723,248
1982	7,340,197	39,326,352
1983	7,551,129	39,910,403
1984	7,772,256	40,405,956
1985	7,999,935	40,805,744
1986	8,228,847	41,213,674
1987	8,457,109	41,621,690
1988	8,687,435	42,031,247
1989	8,921,175	42,449,038
1990	9,159,356	42,869,283
1991	9,394,632	43,295,704
1992	9,629,275	43,747,962
1993	9,871,713	44,194,628
1994	10,123,798	44,641,540
1995	10,386,722	45,092,991
1996	10,655,942	45,524,681
1997	10,934,223	45,953,580
1998	11,240,664	46,286,503
1999	11,574,928	46,616,677
2000	11,925,546	47,008,111
2001	12,295,001	47,370,164
2002	12,680,897	47,644,736
2003	13,082,532	47,892,330
2004	13,500,533	48,082,519
2005	13,932,123	48,184,561
2006	14,373,707	48,438,292
2007	14,816,307	48,683,638
2008	15,258,093	49,054,708
2009	15,710,066	49,307,835
2010	16,176,498	49,554,112
2011	16,661,908	49,936,638
2012	17,172,287	50,199,853
2013	17,695,409	50,428,893
2014	18,229,461	50,746,659
2015	18,777,487	51,014,947
2016	19,334,856	51,217,803
2017	19,894,407	51,361,911
2018	20,438,288	51,585,058
2019	20,961,952	51,764,822
2020	21,478,690	51,836,239
2021	21,995,243	51,769,539
2022	22,509,038	51,672,569
2023	23,025,776	51,712,619
2024	23,548,781	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and South Korea

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1960	6.25	5.99
1961	6.29	5.8
1962	6.32	5.56
1963	6.36	5.33
1964	6.42	5.07
1965	6.47	4.89
1966	6.53	4.78
1967	6.59	4.62
1968	6.65	4.51
1969	6.66	4.45
1970	6.69	4.53
1971	6.7	4.54
1972	6.72	4.12
1973	6.77	4.07
1974	6.84	3.77
1975	6.91	3.43
1976	6.95	3
1977	7.05	2.99
1978	7.15	2.64
1979	7.19	2.9
1980	7.22	2.82
1981	7.26	2.57
1982	7.25	2.39
1983	7.25	2.06
1984	7.25	1.74
1985	7.24	1.66
1986	7.22	1.58
1987	7.17	1.53
1988	7.11	1.55
1989	7.05	1.56
1990	7.01	1.57
1991	6.97	1.71
1992	6.94	1.76
1993	6.89	1.65
1994	6.84	1.66
1995	6.81	1.63
1996	6.78	1.57
1997	6.72	1.54
1998	6.66	1.46
1999	6.59	1.43
2000	6.52	1.48
2001	6.43	1.31
2002	6.34	1.18
2003	6.28	1.19
2004	6.22	1.16
2005	6.18	1.09
2006	6.17	1.13
2007	6.11	1.26
2008	6.05	1.19
2009	5.99	1.15
2010	5.94	1.23
2011	5.87	1.24
2012	5.79	1.3
2013	5.7	1.19
2014	5.6	1.21
2015	5.48	1.24
2016	5.33	1.17
2017	5.17	1.05
2018	4.92	0.98
2019	4.68	0.92
2020	4.44	0.84
2021	4.36	0.81
2022	4.28	0.78
2023	4.19	0.72

Burkina Faso and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	South Korea
1960	19.8	19.3
1961	19.7	19.2
1962	19.7	19.1
1963	19.7	19
1964	19.6	18.8
1965	19.6	18.6
1966	19.5	18.5
1967	19.5	18.6
1968	19.3	18.7
1969	19.1	18.8
1970	18.9	18.9
1971	18.8	19
1972	18.6	19.1
1973	18.5	19.3
1974	18.3	19.6
1975	18.2	19.9
1976	18.1	20.2
1977	17.9	20.7
1978	17.8	21.1
1979	17.7	21.6
1980	17.6	22.1
1981	17.5	22.5
1982	17.4	22.8
1983	17.3	23.3
1984	17.2	23.7
1985	17.1	24.2
1986	16.9	24.8
1987	16.8	25.3
1988	16.7	25.8
1989	16.6	26.3
1990	16.5	26.7
1991	16.4	27.2
1992	16.3	27.8
1993	16.3	28.3
1994	16.3	28.9
1995	16.3	29.4
1996	16.3	29.8
1997	16.3	30.2
1998	16.3	30.7
1999	16.4	31.2
2000	16.5	31.7
2001	16.6	32.3
2002	16.7	32.8
2003	16.8	33.4
2004	16.9	33.9
2005	17	34.5
2006	17.1	35.2
2007	17.1	35.8
2008	17.1	36.4
2009	17.1	37
2010	17.1	37.6
2011	17.1	38.2
2012	17.1	38.8
2013	17.1	39.5
2014	17.1	40.2
2015	17.1	40.8
2016	17.2	41.4
2017	17.3	41.9
2018	17.4	42.5
2019	17.6	43.1
2020	17.7	43.8
2021	18	44.4
2022	18.2	44.9
2023	18.4	45.5
2024	18.6	46.1

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