Burkina Faso vs Switzerland statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 73rd vs. 131st).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

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Burkina Faso and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1960	$330,442,816	$10,412,232,621
1961	$350,247,234	$11,713,348,834
1962	$379,567,099	$12,989,649,694
1963	$394,040,667	$14,283,872,299
1964	$410,321,645	$15,833,133,858
1965	$422,916,790	$16,780,226,225
1966	$433,889,766	$18,019,402,374
1967	$450,753,924	$19,397,044,714
1968	$460,442,689	$20,712,102,794
1969	$478,298,645	$22,442,043,274
1970	$458,404,269	$24,998,066,773
1971	$482,411,179	$30,040,171,751
1972	$578,595,522	$36,844,318,854
1973	$674,773,570	$49,550,006,320
1974	$751,133,430	$57,103,011,446
1975	$939,972,703	$65,466,081,819
1976	$976,547,188	$68,476,524,644
1977	$1,131,224,878	$73,135,771,167
1978	$1,475,583,645	$102,280,472,036
1979	$1,748,480,621	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,928,719,888	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,775,842,334	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,754,450,096	$115,043,365,512
1983	$1,600,278,605	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,459,880,132	$109,455,312,168
1985	$1,552,493,196	$110,980,314,192
1986	$2,036,303,358	$159,089,921,063
1987	$2,369,834,950	$199,236,370,038
1988	$2,616,040,479	$215,540,625,299
1989	$2,615,587,734	$208,105,846,934
1990	$3,101,300,779	$265,763,573,999
1991	$3,135,045,584	$268,901,693,863
1992	$3,356,692,505	$279,921,425,828
1993	$3,199,536,465	$272,237,527,071
1994	$1,895,290,637	$301,375,055,202
1995	$2,379,517,975	$352,835,806,342
1996	$2,586,550,595	$340,103,959,547
1997	$2,447,669,102	$294,788,198,856
1998	$2,804,902,367	$303,459,014,347
1999	$3,389,566,713	$297,873,643,323
2000	$2,968,370,088	$279,216,033,870
2001	$3,190,371,081	$286,582,672,434
2002	$3,622,350,063	$309,301,422,430
2003	$4,740,768,143	$362,075,086,508
2004	$5,451,688,538	$403,912,891,033
2005	$6,146,353,173	$418,284,865,885
2006	$6,547,419,820	$441,634,672,197
2007	$7,625,722,837	$490,740,715,595
2008	$9,451,435,490	$567,267,767,519
2009	$9,450,696,873	$554,212,916,092
2010	$10,109,619,741	$598,851,027,948
2011	$12,080,295,978	$715,888,126,682
2012	$12,561,015,157	$686,420,221,558
2013	$13,444,300,486	$706,234,937,371
2014	$13,943,016,077	$726,537,809,430
2015	$11,832,159,316	$694,118,186,380
2016	$12,833,363,045	$687,895,460,903
2017	$14,106,955,615	$695,200,834,102
2018	$15,890,066,221	$725,568,717,468
2019	$16,032,813,503	$721,369,112,727
2020	$17,725,010,533	$741,999,406,006
2021	$19,697,516,284	$815,309,330,987
2022	$18,820,218,691	$828,508,926,958
2023	$20,324,617,845	$894,424,821,645
2024	$23,250,214,910	$936,564,198,049

Burkina Faso and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1960	$69.2	$1,954
1961	$72.2	$2,155
1962	$77.2	$2,330
1963	$78.9	$2,508
1964	$80.9	$2,735
1965	$82.1	$2,865
1966	$82.8	$3,045
1967	$84.6	$3,237
1968	$85	$3,413
1969	$86.8	$3,657
1970	$81.7	$4,044
1971	$84.5	$4,835
1972	$99.6	$5,885
1973	$114.1	$7,856
1974	$124.7	$9,005
1975	$152.9	$10,328
1976	$155.5	$10,865
1977	$176	$11,644
1978	$223.9	$16,282
1979	$258.5	$18,266
1980	$277.6	$19,394
1981	$248.7	$17,665
1982	$239	$18,000
1983	$211.9	$17,859
1984	$187.8	$16,991
1985	$194.1	$17,152
1986	$247.5	$24,460
1987	$280.2	$30,441
1988	$301	$32,690
1989	$293.2	$31,309
1990	$339	$39,575
1991	$334	$39,544
1992	$349	$40,714
1993	$324	$39,237
1994	$187.2	$43,092
1995	$229.1	$50,114
1996	$242.7	$48,093
1997	$223.9	$41,584
1998	$249.5	$42,681
1999	$292.8	$41,696
2000	$248.9	$38,865
2001	$259.5	$39,639
2002	$285.7	$42,459
2003	$362	$49,336
2004	$404	$54,659
2005	$441	$56,243
2006	$456	$59,011
2007	$515	$64,989
2008	$619	$74,175
2009	$602	$71,568
2010	$625	$76,531
2011	$725	$90,477
2012	$731	$85,836
2013	$760	$87,304
2014	$765	$88,725
2015	$630	$83,806
2016	$664	$82,153
2017	$709	$82,254
2018	$777	$85,217
2019	$765	$84,122
2020	$825	$85,898
2021	$896	$93,665
2022	$836	$94,395
2023	$883	$100,632
2024	$987	$103,670

Burkina Faso vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1950	33	68.9
1951	33.4	68.7
1952	33.6	69.6
1953	33.9	69.5
1954	34.2	70
1955	34.5	70.1
1956	34.8	70.2
1957	35.1	70.5
1958	35.4	71.3
1959	35.7	71.5
1960	36.1	71.4
1961	36.4	71.7
1962	36.8	71.3
1963	37.1	71.3
1964	37.4	72.2
1965	37.8	72.3
1966	38.1	72.4
1967	38.4	72.7
1968	38.8	72.7
1969	39	72.7
1970	39.5	73.1
1971	39.9	73.2
1972	40.4	73.8
1973	40.9	74.1
1974	41.7	74.4
1975	42.5	74.8
1976	43.3	74.9
1977	44.2	75.4
1978	45	75.3
1979	45.7	75.6
1980	46.5	75.6
1981	46.9	75.8
1982	47.6	76.2
1983	48.1	76.2
1984	48.5	76.8
1985	48.7	76.9
1986	49	77
1987	49.1	77.3
1988	49.2	77.4
1989	49.3	77.6
1990	49.3	77.4
1991	49.3	77.6
1992	49.4	77.9
1993	49.4	78.2
1994	49.5	78.5
1995	49.6	78.6
1996	49.7	79
1997	49.6	79.2
1998	50.2	79.5
1999	50.5	79.7
2000	50.8	79.8
2001	51.2	80.3
2002	51.4	80.4
2003	52	80.5
2004	52.6	81.1
2005	53.3	81.2
2006	53.8	81.5
2007	54.4	81.7
2008	55.2	82
2009	55.8	82
2010	56.3	82.3
2011	57	82.6
2012	57.5	82.6
2013	57.9	82.7
2014	58.3	83.1
2015	58.8	82.8
2016	59.2	83.4
2017	59.6	83.4
2018	60	83.6
2019	60.2	83.8
2020	60.5	83.1
2021	60	83.6
2022	60.7	83.2
2023	61.1	84
2024	61.3	84.1
2025	61.5	84.2

Burkina Faso and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1960	4,778,621	5,327,827
1961	4,848,224	5,434,294
1962	4,919,672	5,573,815
1963	4,993,623	5,694,247
1964	5,071,034	5,789,228
1965	5,152,833	5,856,472
1966	5,237,933	5,918,002
1967	5,326,348	5,991,785
1968	5,418,644	6,067,714
1969	5,513,177	6,136,387
1970	5,610,304	6,180,877
1971	5,707,999	6,213,399
1972	5,807,234	6,260,956
1973	5,911,927	6,307,347
1974	6,024,904	6,341,405
1975	6,147,569	6,338,632
1976	6,280,635	6,302,504
1977	6,428,734	6,281,174
1978	6,590,984	6,281,738
1979	6,763,903	6,294,365
1980	6,947,900	6,319,408
1981	7,140,271	6,354,074
1982	7,340,197	6,391,309
1983	7,551,129	6,418,773
1984	7,772,256	6,441,865
1985	7,999,935	6,470,365
1986	8,228,847	6,504,124
1987	8,457,109	6,545,106
1988	8,687,435	6,593,386
1989	8,921,175	6,646,912
1990	9,159,356	6,715,519
1991	9,394,632	6,799,978
1992	9,629,275	6,875,364
1993	9,871,713	6,938,265
1994	10,123,798	6,993,795
1995	10,386,722	7,040,687
1996	10,655,942	7,071,850
1997	10,934,223	7,088,906
1998	11,240,664	7,110,001
1999	11,574,928	7,143,991
2000	11,925,546	7,184,250
2001	12,295,001	7,229,854
2002	12,680,897	7,284,753
2003	13,082,532	7,339,001
2004	13,500,533	7,389,625
2005	13,932,123	7,437,115
2006	14,373,707	7,483,934
2007	14,816,307	7,551,117
2008	15,258,093	7,647,675
2009	15,710,066	7,743,831
2010	16,176,498	7,824,909
2011	16,661,908	7,912,398
2012	17,172,287	7,996,861
2013	17,695,409	8,089,346
2014	18,229,461	8,188,649
2015	18,777,487	8,282,396
2016	19,334,856	8,373,338
2017	19,894,407	8,451,840
2018	20,438,288	8,514,329
2019	20,961,952	8,575,280
2020	21,478,690	8,638,167
2021	21,995,243	8,704,546
2022	22,509,038	8,777,088
2023	23,025,776	8,888,093
2024	23,548,781	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1960	6.25	2.44
1961	6.29	2.52
1962	6.32	2.58
1963	6.36	2.65
1964	6.42	2.66
1965	6.47	2.59
1966	6.53	2.5
1967	6.59	2.39
1968	6.65	2.29
1969	6.66	2.19
1970	6.69	2.1
1971	6.7	2.04
1972	6.72	1.91
1973	6.77	1.81
1974	6.84	1.73
1975	6.91	1.61
1976	6.95	1.55
1977	7.05	1.53
1978	7.15	1.51
1979	7.19	1.52
1980	7.22	1.55
1981	7.26	1.55
1982	7.25	1.56
1983	7.25	1.52
1984	7.25	1.53
1985	7.24	1.52
1986	7.22	1.53
1987	7.17	1.52
1988	7.11	1.57
1989	7.05	1.56
1990	7.01	1.58
1991	6.97	1.58
1992	6.94	1.58
1993	6.89	1.51
1994	6.84	1.49
1995	6.81	1.48
1996	6.78	1.5
1997	6.72	1.48
1998	6.66	1.47
1999	6.59	1.48
2000	6.52	1.5
2001	6.43	1.38
2002	6.34	1.39
2003	6.28	1.39
2004	6.22	1.42
2005	6.18	1.42
2006	6.17	1.44
2007	6.11	1.46
2008	6.05	1.48
2009	5.99	1.5
2010	5.94	1.52
2011	5.87	1.52
2012	5.79	1.52
2013	5.7	1.52
2014	5.6	1.54
2015	5.48	1.54
2016	5.33	1.54
2017	5.17	1.52
2018	4.92	1.52
2019	4.68	1.48
2020	4.44	1.46
2021	4.36	1.52
2022	4.28	1.39
2023	4.19	1.33

Burkina Faso and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Switzerland
1960	19.8	32.6
1961	19.7	32.4
1962	19.7	32
1963	19.7	31.7
1964	19.6	31.5
1965	19.6	31.6
1966	19.5	31.6
1967	19.5	31.6
1968	19.3	31.7
1969	19.1	31.7
1970	18.9	32
1971	18.8	32.2
1972	18.6	32.3
1973	18.5	32.5
1974	18.3	32.7
1975	18.2	33.1
1976	18.1	33.5
1977	17.9	33.8
1978	17.8	34.2
1979	17.7	34.5
1980	17.6	34.8
1981	17.5	35
1982	17.4	35.3
1983	17.3	35.6
1984	17.2	35.9
1985	17.1	36.1
1986	16.9	36.3
1987	16.8	36.5
1988	16.7	36.7
1989	16.6	36.8
1990	16.5	36.9
1991	16.4	36.9
1992	16.3	36.9
1993	16.3	37
1994	16.3	37.1
1995	16.3	37.3
1996	16.3	37.6
1997	16.3	37.9
1998	16.3	38.2
1999	16.4	38.4
2000	16.5	38.7
2001	16.6	39
2002	16.7	39.3
2003	16.8	39.6
2004	16.9	39.9
2005	17	40.3
2006	17.1	40.6
2007	17.1	40.9
2008	17.1	41.1
2009	17.1	41.3
2010	17.1	41.5
2011	17.1	41.6
2012	17.1	41.8
2013	17.1	42
2014	17.1	42.1
2015	17.1	42.2
2016	17.2	42.3
2017	17.3	42.4
2018	17.4	42.5
2019	17.6	42.6
2020	17.7	42.7
2021	18	42.8
2022	18.2	43
2023	18.4	43.4
2024	18.6	43.7

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