Burkina Faso vs Sudan statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 73rd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Burkina Faso and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Sudan economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1960	$330,442,816	$1,126,364,162
1961	$350,247,234	$1,222,860,429
1962	$379,567,099	$1,328,259,625
1963	$394,040,667	$1,351,234,926
1964	$410,321,645	$1,388,282,600
1965	$422,916,790	$1,446,869,619
1966	$433,889,766	$1,484,491,676
1967	$450,753,924	$1,607,409,539
1968	$460,442,689	$1,677,771,401
1969	$478,298,645	$1,847,501,441
1970	$458,404,269	$2,100,229,759
1971	$482,411,179	$2,288,340,041
1972	$578,595,522	$2,483,055,722
1973	$674,773,570	$3,077,254,460
1974	$751,133,430	$3,958,931,660
1975	$939,972,703	$4,823,090,192
1976	$976,547,188	$6,013,210,816
1977	$1,131,224,878	$7,499,005,639
1978	$1,475,583,645	$8,128,719,315
1979	$1,748,480,621	$8,418,407,787
1980	$1,928,719,888	$8,951,800,000
1981	$1,775,842,334	$10,753,888,154
1982	$1,754,450,096	$8,732,542,274
1983	$1,600,278,605	$8,230,153,846
1984	$1,459,880,132	$10,447,615,385
1985	$1,552,493,196	$8,075,259,600
1986	$2,036,303,358	$10,092,200,000
1987	$2,369,834,950	$12,093,333,333
1988	$2,616,040,479	$14,372,555,556
1989	$2,615,587,734	$21,408,111,111
1990	$3,101,300,779	$33,641,222,222
1991	$3,135,045,584	$44,171,194,366
1992	$3,356,692,505	$7,031,933,492
1993	$3,199,536,465	$8,881,005,436
1994	$1,895,290,637	$12,793,794,737
1995	$2,379,517,975	$13,830,363,900
1996	$2,586,550,595	$9,018,300,725
1997	$2,447,669,102	$11,681,175,864
1998	$2,804,902,367	$11,250,221,537
1999	$3,389,566,713	$10,682,028,340
2000	$2,968,370,088	$12,257,299,147
2001	$3,190,371,081	$15,716,361,792
2002	$3,622,350,063	$18,137,128,388
2003	$4,740,768,143	$21,355,298,460
2004	$5,451,688,538	$26,646,007,251
2005	$6,146,353,173	$35,182,711,988
2006	$6,547,419,820	$45,263,831,634
2007	$7,625,722,837	$59,440,139,775
2008	$9,451,435,490	$64,833,083,257
2009	$9,450,696,873	$51,621,044,077
2010	$10,109,619,741	$58,962,978,034
2011	$12,080,295,978	$55,018,567,211
2012	$12,561,015,157	$37,632,919,967
2013	$13,444,300,486	$43,024,018,082
2014	$13,943,016,077	$49,516,748,618
2015	$11,832,159,316	$51,726,758,677
2016	$12,833,363,045	$42,630,376,000
2017	$14,106,955,615	$41,283,617,976
2018	$15,890,066,221	$32,333,780,383
2019	$16,032,813,503	$32,338,079,165
2020	$17,725,010,533	$27,034,593,750
2021	$19,697,516,284	$34,229,513,775
2022	$18,820,218,691	$51,666,875,363
2023	$20,324,617,845	$39,898,289,821
2024	$23,250,214,910	$49,909,807,030

Burkina Faso and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1960	$69.2	$134.7
1961	$72.2	$141.6
1962	$77.2	$148.9
1963	$78.9	$146.6
1964	$80.9	$145.7
1965	$82.1	$146.8
1966	$82.8	$145.6
1967	$84.6	$152.4
1968	$85	$153.7
1969	$86.8	$163.5
1970	$81.7	$179.6
1971	$84.5	$189
1972	$99.6	$198.2
1973	$114.1	$235.8
1974	$124.7	$291.5
1975	$152.9	$343
1976	$155.5	$413
1977	$176	$497
1978	$223.9	$518
1979	$258.5	$515
1980	$277.6	$525
1981	$248.7	$605
1982	$239	$472
1983	$211.9	$431
1984	$187.8	$534
1985	$194.1	$406
1986	$247.5	$497
1987	$280.2	$584
1988	$301	$680
1989	$293.2	$992
1990	$339	$1,528
1991	$334	$1,966
1992	$349	$307
1993	$324	$379
1994	$187.2	$532
1995	$229.1	$561
1996	$242.7	$357
1997	$223.9	$453
1998	$249.5	$425
1999	$292.8	$394
2000	$248.9	$441
2001	$259.5	$551
2002	$285.7	$621
2003	$362	$714
2004	$404	$872
2005	$441	$1,125
2006	$456	$1,415
2007	$515	$1,814
2008	$619	$1,928
2009	$602	$1,493
2010	$625	$1,665
2011	$725	$1,522
2012	$731	$1,019
2013	$760	$1,139
2014	$765	$1,275
2015	$630	$1,292
2016	$664	$1,033
2017	$709	$967
2018	$777	$731
2019	$765	$710
2020	$825	$578
2021	$896	$712
2022	$836	$1,046
2023	$883	$797
2024	$987	$989

Burkina Faso vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1950	33	45.8
1951	33.4	46.2
1952	33.6	46.5
1953	33.9	46.9
1954	34.2	47.3
1955	34.5	47.7
1956	34.8	48.1
1957	35.1	48.5
1958	35.4	48.9
1959	35.7	49.2
1960	36.1	49.6
1961	36.4	50
1962	36.8	50.4
1963	37.1	50.8
1964	37.4	50.9
1965	37.8	51
1966	38.1	51.3
1967	38.4	51.5
1968	38.8	51.8
1969	39	52
1970	39.5	52.3
1971	39.9	52.5
1972	40.4	52.8
1973	40.9	53
1974	41.7	53.2
1975	42.5	53.3
1976	43.3	53.3
1977	44.2	53.5
1978	45	53.3
1979	45.7	53.4
1980	46.5	54.1
1981	46.9	54.4
1982	47.6	54.4
1983	48.1	49.6
1984	48.5	49.8
1985	48.7	50
1986	49	54.6
1987	49.1	54.7
1988	49.2	55
1989	49.3	54.9
1990	49.3	55.5
1991	49.3	55.6
1992	49.4	56
1993	49.4	56.1
1994	49.5	57
1995	49.6	57.4
1996	49.7	57.6
1997	49.6	58.1
1998	50.2	58.3
1999	50.5	58.6
2000	50.8	58.9
2001	51.2	59.3
2002	51.4	59.3
2003	52	58.3
2004	52.6	56.8
2005	53.3	57.2
2006	53.8	60.4
2007	54.4	61.4
2008	55.2	61.3
2009	55.8	62.7
2010	56.3	63
2011	57	63.2
2012	57.5	63.4
2013	57.9	63.4
2014	58.3	64
2015	58.8	64.4
2016	59.2	64.7
2017	59.6	65.1
2018	60	65.5
2019	60.2	65.8
2020	60.5	65.1
2021	60	64.5
2022	60.7	65.7
2023	61.1	66.3
2024	61.3	66.5
2025	61.5	66.7

Burkina Faso and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1960	4,778,621	8,364,489
1961	4,848,224	8,634,941
1962	4,919,672	8,919,028
1963	4,993,623	9,218,077
1964	5,071,034	9,531,109
1965	5,152,833	9,858,030
1966	5,237,933	10,197,578
1967	5,326,348	10,550,597
1968	5,418,644	10,917,999
1969	5,513,177	11,298,936
1970	5,610,304	11,695,771
1971	5,707,999	12,105,539
1972	5,807,234	12,527,856
1973	5,911,927	13,049,315
1974	6,024,904	13,580,723
1975	6,147,569	14,064,798
1976	6,280,635	14,569,716
1977	6,428,734	15,086,614
1978	6,590,984	15,695,003
1979	6,763,903	16,355,352
1980	6,947,900	17,058,905
1981	7,140,271	17,780,572
1982	7,340,197	18,486,645
1983	7,551,129	19,109,770
1984	7,772,256	19,546,528
1985	7,999,935	19,905,872
1986	8,228,847	20,288,238
1987	8,457,109	20,704,904
1988	8,687,435	21,138,431
1989	8,921,175	21,578,022
1990	9,159,356	22,021,481
1991	9,394,632	22,470,676
1992	9,629,275	22,927,355
1993	9,871,713	23,445,592
1994	10,123,798	24,043,948
1995	10,386,722	24,672,143
1996	10,655,942	25,231,528
1997	10,934,223	25,799,821
1998	11,240,664	26,458,999
1999	11,574,928	27,130,613
2000	11,925,546	27,816,745
2001	12,295,001	28,516,770
2002	12,680,897	29,228,727
2003	13,082,532	29,896,035
2004	13,500,533	30,556,637
2005	13,932,123	31,262,444
2006	14,373,707	31,992,435
2007	14,816,307	32,764,135
2008	15,258,093	33,623,980
2009	15,710,066	34,569,113
2010	16,176,498	35,414,399
2011	16,661,908	36,140,806
2012	17,172,287	36,923,178
2013	17,695,409	37,785,849
2014	18,229,461	38,823,318
2015	18,777,487	40,024,431
2016	19,334,856	41,259,892
2017	19,894,407	42,714,306
2018	20,438,288	44,230,596
2019	20,961,952	45,548,175
2020	21,478,690	46,789,231
2021	21,995,243	48,066,924
2022	22,509,038	49,383,346
2023	23,025,776	50,042,791
2024	23,548,781	50,448,963

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Sudan

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1960	6.25	6.66
1961	6.29	6.66
1962	6.32	6.7
1963	6.36	6.76
1964	6.42	6.8
1965	6.47	6.84
1966	6.53	6.88
1967	6.59	6.91
1968	6.65	6.95
1969	6.66	6.97
1970	6.69	6.99
1971	6.7	7.02
1972	6.72	6.98
1973	6.77	6.94
1974	6.84	6.91
1975	6.91	6.87
1976	6.95	6.82
1977	7.05	6.78
1978	7.15	6.72
1979	7.19	6.65
1980	7.22	6.59
1981	7.26	6.53
1982	7.25	6.47
1983	7.25	6.41
1984	7.25	6.34
1985	7.24	6.28
1986	7.22	6.23
1987	7.17	6.18
1988	7.11	6.13
1989	7.05	6.11
1990	7.01	6.07
1991	6.97	6.05
1992	6.94	6.02
1993	6.89	5.97
1994	6.84	5.91
1995	6.81	5.86
1996	6.78	5.79
1997	6.72	5.72
1998	6.66	5.65
1999	6.59	5.62
2000	6.52	5.6
2001	6.43	5.56
2002	6.34	5.53
2003	6.28	5.49
2004	6.22	5.46
2005	6.18	5.4
2006	6.17	5.33
2007	6.11	5.27
2008	6.05	5.21
2009	5.99	5.17
2010	5.94	5.14
2011	5.87	5.09
2012	5.79	5.03
2013	5.7	4.97
2014	5.6	4.91
2015	5.48	4.9
2016	5.33	4.83
2017	5.17	4.76
2018	4.92	4.68
2019	4.68	4.62
2020	4.44	4.54
2021	4.36	4.46
2022	4.28	4.38
2023	4.19	4.32

Burkina Faso and Sudan demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Sudan
1960	19.8	16.7
1961	19.7	16.7
1962	19.7	16.7
1963	19.7	16.6
1964	19.6	16.5
1965	19.6	16.5
1966	19.5	16.4
1967	19.5	16.4
1968	19.3	16.3
1969	19.1	16.3
1970	18.9	16.2
1971	18.8	16.2
1972	18.6	16.1
1973	18.5	16
1974	18.3	15.9
1975	18.2	16
1976	18.1	16
1977	17.9	16.1
1978	17.8	16.2
1979	17.7	16.4
1980	17.6	16.5
1981	17.5	16.6
1982	17.4	16.7
1983	17.3	16.7
1984	17.2	16.8
1985	17.1	16.8
1986	16.9	16.8
1987	16.8	16.9
1988	16.7	16.9
1989	16.6	16.8
1990	16.5	16.8
1991	16.4	16.8
1992	16.3	16.8
1993	16.3	16.8
1994	16.3	16.8
1995	16.3	16.8
1996	16.3	16.8
1997	16.3	16.8
1998	16.3	16.8
1999	16.4	16.9
2000	16.5	16.9
2001	16.6	17
2002	16.7	17
2003	16.8	17.1
2004	16.9	17.1
2005	17	17.1
2006	17.1	17.2
2007	17.1	17.3
2008	17.1	17.3
2009	17.1	17.4
2010	17.1	17.5
2011	17.1	17.4
2012	17.1	17.5
2013	17.1	17.5
2014	17.1	17.7
2015	17.1	17.9
2016	17.2	18.1
2017	17.3	18.3
2018	17.4	18.6
2019	17.6	18.7
2020	17.7	18.9
2021	18	19
2022	18.2	19.2
2023	18.4	19.3
2024	18.6	19.4

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