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Burkina Faso vs Togo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 9.52M in Togo (ranked 98/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 21,000 sq mi for Togo (ranked 73rd vs. 124th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Togo ranks 154/197 ($9.93B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Togo ranks 174/197 ($1,043).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Togo
Population
24497999
9889741
Population rank 59/197 97/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$9.93B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 154/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$1,043
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 174/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$3,239
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$7.01B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
69.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$737
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 153/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$1,736
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
21,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
453 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
63.1 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Togo: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Togo economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Togo
1960 $330,442,816 $171,057,069
1961 $350,247,234 $178,497,098
1962 $379,567,099 $186,745,758
1963 $394,040,667 $202,305,865
1964 $410,321,645 $234,572,186
1965 $422,916,790 $264,505,506
1966 $433,889,766 $305,227,595
1967 $450,753,924 $327,215,844
1968 $460,442,689 $341,691,567
1969 $478,298,645 $378,091,810
1970 $458,404,269 $358,665,754
1971 $482,411,179 $404,648,368
1972 $578,595,522 $474,043,922
1973 $674,773,570 $574,030,984
1974 $751,133,430 $791,450,308
1975 $939,972,703 $871,781,687
1976 $976,547,188 $874,681,612
1977 $1,131,224,878 $1,097,893,826
1978 $1,475,583,645 $1,164,025,637
1979 $1,748,480,621 $1,259,365,712
1980 $1,928,719,888 $1,604,836,916
1981 $1,775,842,334 $1,359,026,709
1982 $1,754,450,096 $1,160,337,039
1983 $1,600,278,605 $1,081,387,265
1984 $1,459,880,132 $1,014,170,069
1985 $1,552,493,196 $1,076,604,520
1986 $2,036,303,358 $1,498,219,579
1987 $2,369,834,950 $1,763,978,066
1988 $2,616,040,479 $1,947,208,354
1989 $2,615,587,734 $1,910,635,575
1990 $3,101,300,779 $2,299,665,506
1991 $3,135,045,584 $2,262,767,860
1992 $3,356,692,505 $2,390,796,916
1993 $3,199,536,465 $1,741,944,426
1994 $1,895,290,637 $1,387,662,121
1995 $2,379,517,975 $1,849,110,468
1996 $2,586,550,595 $2,069,506,014
1997 $2,447,669,102 $2,116,818,623
1998 $2,804,902,367 $2,241,650,112
1999 $3,389,566,713 $2,226,577,204
2000 $2,968,370,088 $2,106,848,752
2001 $3,190,371,081 $2,093,498,674
2002 $3,622,350,063 $2,410,199,032
2003 $4,740,768,143 $2,987,984,051
2004 $5,451,688,538 $3,191,561,509
2005 $6,146,353,173 $3,221,910,408
2006 $6,547,419,820 $3,320,907,722
2007 $7,625,722,837 $3,759,964,943
2008 $9,451,435,490 $4,578,849,658
2009 $9,450,696,873 $4,721,890,900
2010 $10,109,619,741 $4,746,389,532
2011 $12,080,295,978 $5,422,442,166
2012 $12,561,015,157 $5,413,544,658
2013 $13,444,300,486 $6,021,732,977
2014 $13,943,016,077 $6,393,318,262
2015 $11,832,159,316 $5,755,461,035
2016 $12,833,363,045 $6,071,170,959
2017 $14,106,955,615 $6,387,422,518
2018 $15,890,066,221 $7,029,300,383
2019 $16,032,813,503 $6,992,700,101
2020 $17,725,010,533 $7,400,284,168
2021 $19,697,516,284 $8,342,243,646
2022 $18,820,218,691 $8,169,476,149
2023 $20,324,617,845 $9,171,261,838
2024 $23,250,214,910 $9,925,732,120

Burkina Faso and Togo economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Togo
1960 $69.2 $102.2
1961 $72.2 $104.8
1962 $77.2 $107.8
1963 $78.9 $114.6
1964 $80.9 $130.1
1965 $82.1 $142.7
1966 $82.8 $159.1
1967 $84.6 $163.9
1968 $85 $164.3
1969 $86.8 $174.7
1970 $81.7 $159.8
1971 $84.5 $174.6
1972 $99.6 $198.8
1973 $114.1 $234.4
1974 $124.7 $315
1975 $152.9 $339
1976 $155.5 $332
1977 $176 $406
1978 $223.9 $421
1979 $258.5 $443
1980 $277.6 $549
1981 $248.7 $451
1982 $239 $372
1983 $211.9 $336
1984 $187.8 $304
1985 $194.1 $313
1986 $247.5 $422
1987 $280.2 $482
1988 $301 $517
1989 $293.2 $492
1990 $339 $575
1991 $334 $550
1992 $349 $565
1993 $324 $414
1994 $187.2 $329
1995 $229.1 $419
1996 $242.7 $452
1997 $223.9 $448
1998 $249.5 $461
1999 $292.8 $445
2000 $248.9 $410
2001 $259.5 $397
2002 $285.7 $445
2003 $362 $538
2004 $404 $560
2005 $441 $551
2006 $456 $553
2007 $515 $608
2008 $619 $719
2009 $602 $721
2010 $625 $705
2011 $725 $784
2012 $731 $762
2013 $760 $827
2014 $765 $856
2015 $630 $751
2016 $664 $773
2017 $709 $793
2018 $777 $851
2019 $765 $826
2020 $825 $854
2021 $896 $940
2022 $836 $899
2023 $883 $986
2024 $987 $1,043

Burkina Faso vs. Togo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Togo
1950 33 41.9
1951 33.4 42.1
1952 33.6 42.2
1953 33.9 42.3
1954 34.2 42.5
1955 34.5 42.7
1956 34.8 42.8
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 44.3
1964 37.4 44.6
1965 37.8 44.9
1966 38.1 45.2
1967 38.4 45.6
1968 38.8 46
1969 39 46.4
1970 39.5 46.8
1971 39.9 47.2
1972 40.4 47.7
1973 40.9 48.1
1974 41.7 48.6
1975 42.5 49
1976 43.3 49.5
1977 44.2 50.2
1978 45 50.9
1979 45.7 51.5
1980 46.5 52.1
1981 46.9 52.8
1982 47.6 53.3
1983 48.1 53.8
1984 48.5 54.1
1985 48.7 54.4
1986 49 54.6
1987 49.1 54.8
1988 49.2 54.9
1989 49.3 54.7
1990 49.3 54.6
1991 49.3 54.3
1992 49.4 54.1
1993 49.4 53.9
1994 49.5 53.7
1995 49.6 53.7
1996 49.7 53.8
1997 49.6 53.8
1998 50.2 54
1999 50.5 54.3
2000 50.8 54.6
2001 51.2 54.7
2002 51.4 55
2003 52 55.3
2004 52.6 55.6
2005 53.3 55.9
2006 53.8 56.1
2007 54.4 56.4
2008 55.2 56.7
2009 55.8 56.9
2010 56.3 57.2
2011 57 57.6
2012 57.5 57.9
2013 57.9 58.3
2014 58.3 58.8
2015 58.8 59.2
2016 59.2 59.7
2017 59.6 60.1
2018 60 60.6
2019 60.2 61.1
2020 60.5 61.1
2021 60 61.3
2022 60.7 62.3
2023 61.1 62.7
2024 61.3 62.9
2025 61.5 63.1

Burkina Faso and Togo population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year Population
Burkina Faso Togo
1960 4,778,621 1,673,110
1961 4,848,224 1,702,717
1962 4,919,672 1,732,959
1963 4,993,623 1,765,072
1964 5,071,034 1,803,440
1965 5,152,833 1,853,771
1966 5,237,933 1,918,513
1967 5,326,348 1,995,890
1968 5,418,644 2,080,226
1969 5,513,177 2,164,814
1970 5,610,304 2,244,773
1971 5,707,999 2,317,976
1972 5,807,234 2,384,994
1973 5,911,927 2,448,749
1974 6,024,904 2,511,760
1975 6,147,569 2,574,622
1976 6,280,635 2,637,796
1977 6,428,734 2,701,894
1978 6,590,984 2,768,148
1979 6,763,903 2,839,854
1980 6,947,900 2,920,894
1981 7,140,271 3,013,043
1982 7,340,197 3,115,042
1983 7,551,129 3,222,899
1984 7,772,256 3,332,837
1985 7,999,935 3,441,091
1986 8,228,847 3,547,952
1987 8,457,109 3,657,508
1988 8,687,435 3,769,742
1989 8,921,175 3,883,411
1990 9,159,356 3,998,761
1991 9,394,632 4,115,560
1992 9,629,275 4,233,617
1993 9,871,713 4,207,453
1994 10,123,798 4,222,940
1995 10,386,722 4,410,832
1996 10,655,942 4,577,860
1997 10,934,223 4,725,030
1998 11,240,664 4,860,913
1999 11,574,928 5,000,269
2000 11,925,546 5,140,037
2001 12,295,001 5,277,382
2002 12,680,897 5,413,274
2003 13,082,532 5,552,167
2004 13,500,533 5,696,508
2005 13,932,123 5,844,631
2006 14,373,707 6,010,668
2007 14,816,307 6,188,344
2008 15,258,093 6,368,812
2009 15,710,066 6,551,865
2010 16,176,498 6,732,590
2011 16,661,908 6,916,474
2012 17,172,287 7,100,736
2013 17,695,409 7,285,442
2014 18,229,461 7,472,450
2015 18,777,487 7,663,195
2016 19,334,856 7,858,289
2017 19,894,407 8,057,140
2018 20,438,288 8,258,778
2019 20,961,952 8,463,068
2020 21,478,690 8,669,720
2021 21,995,243 8,878,379
2022 22,509,038 9,089,738
2023 23,025,776 9,304,337
2024 23,548,781 9,515,236

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Togo

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Togo
1960 6.25 6.8
1961 6.29 6.82
1962 6.32 6.86
1963 6.36 6.89
1964 6.42 6.92
1965 6.47 6.94
1966 6.53 6.96
1967 6.59 6.96
1968 6.65 6.97
1969 6.66 7.02
1970 6.69 7.04
1971 6.7 7.06
1972 6.72 7.07
1973 6.77 7.08
1974 6.84 7.09
1975 6.91 7.09
1976 6.95 7.06
1977 7.05 7.03
1978 7.15 6.98
1979 7.19 6.94
1980 7.22 6.88
1981 7.26 6.81
1982 7.25 6.73
1983 7.25 6.63
1984 7.25 6.54
1985 7.24 6.46
1986 7.22 6.38
1987 7.17 6.3
1988 7.11 6.23
1989 7.05 6.15
1990 7.01 6.07
1991 6.97 5.99
1992 6.94 5.89
1993 6.89 5.78
1994 6.84 5.67
1995 6.81 5.57
1996 6.78 5.46
1997 6.72 5.36
1998 6.66 5.29
1999 6.59 5.23
2000 6.52 5.17
2001 6.43 5.13
2002 6.34 5.09
2003 6.28 5.05
2004 6.22 5
2005 6.18 5.04
2006 6.17 5.08
2007 6.11 5.1
2008 6.05 5.1
2009 5.99 5.1
2010 5.94 5.09
2011 5.87 4.98
2012 5.79 4.85
2013 5.7 4.75
2014 5.6 4.7
2015 5.48 4.66
2016 5.33 4.63
2017 5.17 4.58
2018 4.92 4.51
2019 4.68 4.45
2020 4.44 4.39
2021 4.36 4.32
2022 4.28 4.25
2023 4.19 4.19

Burkina Faso and Togo demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Togo
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Togo
1960 19.8 18.1
1961 19.7 18
1962 19.7 17.9
1963 19.7 17.8
1964 19.6 17.7
1965 19.6 17.7
1966 19.5 17.6
1967 19.5 17.5
1968 19.3 17.5
1969 19.1 17.4
1970 18.9 17.4
1971 18.8 17.3
1972 18.6 17.3
1973 18.5 17.2
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.1 17
1977 17.9 17
1978 17.8 16.9
1979 17.7 16.9
1980 17.6 16.9
1981 17.5 16.9
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.3 16.9
1984 17.2 16.9
1985 17.1 16.9
1986 16.9 17
1987 16.8 17
1988 16.7 17.1
1989 16.6 17.2
1990 16.5 17.2
1991 16.4 17.3
1992 16.3 17.4
1993 16.3 17.5
1994 16.3 17.6
1995 16.3 17.7
1996 16.3 17.8
1997 16.3 18
1998 16.3 18.1
1999 16.4 18.3
2000 16.5 18.4
2001 16.6 18.5
2002 16.7 18.6
2003 16.8 18.6
2004 16.9 18.7
2005 17 18.8
2006 17.1 18.9
2007 17.1 18.9
2008 17.1 19
2009 17.1 19
2010 17.1 19
2011 17.1 19.1
2012 17.1 19.1
2013 17.1 19.1
2014 17.1 19.2
2015 17.1 19.2
2016 17.2 19.3
2017 17.3 19.3
2018 17.4 19.4
2019 17.6 19.4
2020 17.7 19.5
2021 18 19.6
2022 18.2 19.7
2023 18.4 19.8
2024 18.6 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Togo
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$9.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
4.14%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-2.97%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
1.97%
2022
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
52%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
52.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.8%
2021
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
482,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
15.9%
2019
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
57.4%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Togo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
425 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$6.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
2.49 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
16.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
75.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
0.38%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
191.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
25.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
9.51%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
59.2%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Togo
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-14,014
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
45.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.22 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
18.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
28.7
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
72.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
37%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Togo
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$54
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
63.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
25 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
349
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
58.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
12%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
6.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
1.44 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Togo
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
2,207 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
14,749 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
4,635 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
7,291 mi
2020

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