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Burkina Faso vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 73rd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Tonga
Population
24497999
103744
Population rank 59/197 183/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 122/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 179/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 166/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Tonga
1960 $330,442,816 -
1961 $350,247,234 -
1962 $379,567,099 -
1963 $394,040,667 -
1964 $410,321,645 -
1965 $422,916,790 -
1966 $433,889,766 -
1967 $450,753,924 -
1968 $460,442,689 -
1969 $478,298,645 -
1970 $458,404,269 -
1971 $482,411,179 -
1972 $578,595,522 -
1973 $674,773,570 -
1974 $751,133,430 -
1975 $939,972,703 $32,506,742
1976 $976,547,188 $30,036,417
1977 $1,131,224,878 $34,139,388
1978 $1,475,583,645 $41,567,472
1979 $1,748,480,621 $44,667,002
1980 $1,928,719,888 $53,260,077
1981 $1,775,842,334 $62,242,013
1982 $1,754,450,096 $62,068,161
1983 $1,600,278,605 $60,863,964
1984 $1,459,880,132 $64,248,355
1985 $1,552,493,196 $60,058,663
1986 $2,036,303,358 $68,195,856
1987 $2,369,834,950 $81,667,133
1988 $2,616,040,479 $106,657,267
1989 $2,615,587,734 $106,344,855
1990 $3,101,300,779 $113,563,822
1991 $3,135,045,584 $132,201,141
1992 $3,356,692,505 $137,066,291
1993 $3,199,536,465 $138,489,884
1994 $1,895,290,637 $195,990,986
1995 $2,379,517,975 $208,871,666
1996 $2,586,550,595 $222,100,576
1997 $2,447,669,102 $214,991,452
1998 $2,804,902,367 $191,504,893
1999 $3,389,566,713 $199,208,718
2000 $2,968,370,088 $204,848,488
2001 $3,190,371,081 $181,117,230
2002 $3,622,350,063 $182,764,281
2003 $4,740,768,143 $202,246,591
2004 $5,451,688,538 $230,678,011
2005 $6,146,353,173 $261,823,805
2006 $6,547,419,820 $292,232,703
2007 $7,625,722,837 $298,519,623
2008 $9,451,435,490 $344,438,844
2009 $9,450,696,873 $312,415,028
2010 $10,109,619,741 $366,887,375
2011 $12,080,295,978 $414,143,828
2012 $12,561,015,157 $471,122,971
2013 $13,444,300,486 $451,788,498
2014 $13,943,016,077 $440,997,735
2015 $11,832,159,316 $437,525,539
2016 $12,833,363,045 $420,828,255
2017 $14,106,955,615 $459,976,847
2018 $15,890,066,221 $489,714,530
2019 $16,032,813,503 $494,197,854
2020 $17,725,010,533 $496,856,304
2021 $19,697,516,284 $518,228,029
2022 $18,820,218,691 $518,180,029
2023 $20,324,617,845 $508,735,107
2024 $23,250,214,910 -

Burkina Faso and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Tonga
1960 $69.2 -
1961 $72.2 -
1962 $77.2 -
1963 $78.9 -
1964 $80.9 -
1965 $82.1 -
1966 $82.8 -
1967 $84.6 -
1968 $85 -
1969 $86.8 -
1970 $81.7 -
1971 $84.5 -
1972 $99.6 -
1973 $114.1 -
1974 $124.7 -
1975 $152.9 $349
1976 $155.5 $315
1977 $176 $353
1978 $223.9 $428
1979 $258.5 $458
1980 $277.6 $545
1981 $248.7 $636
1982 $239 $633
1983 $211.9 $621
1984 $187.8 $656
1985 $194.1 $613
1986 $247.5 $696
1987 $280.2 $830
1988 $301 $1,078
1989 $293.2 $1,070
1990 $339 $1,139
1991 $334 $1,323
1992 $349 $1,370
1993 $324 $1,383
1994 $187.2 $1,957
1995 $229.1 $2,084
1996 $242.7 $2,215
1997 $223.9 $2,136
1998 $249.5 $1,889
1999 $292.8 $1,952
2000 $248.9 $1,995
2001 $259.5 $1,754
2002 $285.7 $1,759
2003 $362 $1,936
2004 $404 $2,195
2005 $441 $2,478
2006 $456 $2,750
2007 $515 $2,797
2008 $619 $3,218
2009 $602 $2,914
2010 $625 $3,416
2011 $725 $3,850
2012 $731 $4,384
2013 $760 $4,219
2014 $765 $4,137
2015 $630 $4,124
2016 $664 $3,988
2017 $709 $4,366
2018 $777 $4,639
2019 $765 $4,677
2020 $825 $4,700
2021 $896 $4,913
2022 $836 $4,933
2023 $883 $4,864
2024 $987 -

Burkina Faso vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Tonga
1950 33 48.4
1951 33.4 49.8
1952 33.6 51.2
1953 33.9 52.4
1954 34.2 53.6
1955 34.5 54.7
1956 34.8 55.7
1957 35.1 56.5
1958 35.4 57.2
1959 35.7 57.8
1960 36.1 58.3
1961 36.4 58.8
1962 36.8 59.3
1963 37.1 59.8
1964 37.4 60.3
1965 37.8 60.7
1966 38.1 61.2
1967 38.4 61.7
1968 38.8 62.2
1969 39 62.7
1970 39.5 63.2
1971 39.9 63.6
1972 40.4 64.1
1973 40.9 64.4
1974 41.7 64.8
1975 42.5 65.1
1976 43.3 65.4
1977 44.2 65.6
1978 45 65.9
1979 45.7 66
1980 46.5 66.2
1981 46.9 66.4
1982 47.6 66.3
1983 48.1 66.7
1984 48.5 66.8
1985 48.7 66.9
1986 49 67.1
1987 49.1 67.2
1988 49.2 67.3
1989 49.3 67.4
1990 49.3 67.5
1991 49.3 67.7
1992 49.4 67.9
1993 49.4 68.2
1994 49.5 68.4
1995 49.6 68.6
1996 49.7 68.8
1997 49.6 69
1998 50.2 69.2
1999 50.5 69.4
2000 50.8 69.6
2001 51.2 69.8
2002 51.4 70
2003 52 70.2
2004 52.6 70.4
2005 53.3 70.6
2006 53.8 70.7
2007 54.4 70.9
2008 55.2 71
2009 55.8 70.9
2010 56.3 71.3
2011 57 71.4
2012 57.5 71.5
2013 57.9 71.6
2014 58.3 71.7
2015 58.8 71.9
2016 59.2 72
2017 59.6 72.1
2018 60 72.2
2019 60.2 72.3
2020 60.5 72.4
2021 60 72.1
2022 60.7 72.6
2023 61.1 72.9
2024 61.3 73.1
2025 61.5 73.2

Burkina Faso and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year Population
Burkina Faso Tonga
1960 4,778,621 66,170
1961 4,848,224 68,037
1962 4,919,672 69,940
1963 4,993,623 71,885
1964 5,071,034 73,879
1965 5,152,833 75,924
1966 5,237,933 78,002
1967 5,326,348 79,814
1968 5,418,644 81,353
1969 5,513,177 82,885
1970 5,610,304 84,401
1971 5,707,999 85,896
1972 5,807,234 87,356
1973 5,911,927 88,805
1974 6,024,904 90,683
1975 6,147,569 93,017
1976 6,280,635 95,325
1977 6,428,734 96,725
1978 6,590,984 97,204
1979 6,763,903 97,544
1980 6,947,900 97,769
1981 7,140,271 97,909
1982 7,340,197 97,980
1983 7,551,129 97,998
1984 7,772,256 97,990
1985 7,999,935 97,984
1986 8,228,847 98,010
1987 8,457,109 98,376
1988 8,687,435 98,969
1989 8,921,175 99,403
1990 9,159,356 99,700
1991 9,394,632 99,895
1992 9,629,275 100,022
1993 9,871,713 100,103
1994 10,123,798 100,166
1995 10,386,722 100,225
1996 10,655,942 100,275
1997 10,934,223 100,674
1998 11,240,664 101,388
1999 11,574,928 102,046
2000 11,925,546 102,677
2001 12,295,001 103,288
2002 12,680,897 103,874
2003 13,082,532 104,464
2004 13,500,533 105,071
2005 13,932,123 105,671
2006 14,373,707 106,253
2007 14,816,307 106,726
2008 15,258,093 107,020
2009 15,710,066 107,203
2010 16,176,498 107,400
2011 16,661,908 107,570
2012 17,172,287 107,460
2013 17,695,409 107,078
2014 18,229,461 106,609
2015 18,777,487 106,095
2016 19,334,856 105,524
2017 19,894,407 105,356
2018 20,438,288 105,567
2019 20,961,952 105,669
2020 21,478,690 105,704
2021 21,995,243 105,490
2022 22,509,038 105,042
2023 23,025,776 104,597
2024 23,548,781 104,175

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Tonga

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Tonga
1960 6.25 6.65
1961 6.29 6.61
1962 6.32 6.57
1963 6.36 6.52
1964 6.42 6.46
1965 6.47 6.41
1966 6.53 6.35
1967 6.59 6.29
1968 6.65 6.23
1969 6.66 6.17
1970 6.69 6.07
1971 6.7 5.96
1972 6.72 5.86
1973 6.77 5.8
1974 6.84 5.77
1975 6.91 5.75
1976 6.95 5.73
1977 7.05 5.7
1978 7.15 5.68
1979 7.19 5.65
1980 7.22 5.6
1981 7.26 5.55
1982 7.25 5.5
1983 7.25 5.45
1984 7.25 5.41
1985 7.24 5.34
1986 7.22 5.27
1987 7.17 5.19
1988 7.11 5.1
1989 7.05 5.01
1990 7.01 4.93
1991 6.97 4.85
1992 6.94 4.79
1993 6.89 4.73
1994 6.84 4.66
1995 6.81 4.56
1996 6.78 4.46
1997 6.72 4.38
1998 6.66 4.31
1999 6.59 4.23
2000 6.52 4.16
2001 6.43 4.13
2002 6.34 4.14
2003 6.28 4.18
2004 6.22 4.19
2005 6.18 4.2
2006 6.17 4.14
2007 6.11 4.09
2008 6.05 4.01
2009 5.99 3.95
2010 5.94 3.88
2011 5.87 3.83
2012 5.79 3.77
2013 5.7 3.7
2014 5.6 3.62
2015 5.48 3.54
2016 5.33 3.46
2017 5.17 3.39
2018 4.92 3.33
2019 4.68 3.27
2020 4.44 3.23
2021 4.36 3.2
2022 4.28 3.17
2023 4.19 3.13

Burkina Faso and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Tonga
1960 19.8 17.1
1961 19.7 17.1
1962 19.7 17.1
1963 19.7 17
1964 19.6 17
1965 19.6 17
1966 19.5 17
1967 19.5 17
1968 19.3 16.9
1969 19.1 16.8
1970 18.9 16.8
1971 18.8 16.7
1972 18.6 16.7
1973 18.5 16.8
1974 18.3 16.8
1975 18.2 16.7
1976 18.1 16.7
1977 17.9 16.8
1978 17.8 17.1
1979 17.7 17.3
1980 17.6 17.4
1981 17.5 17.6
1982 17.4 17.8
1983 17.3 17.9
1984 17.2 18
1985 17.1 18.1
1986 16.9 18.2
1987 16.8 18.3
1988 16.7 18.6
1989 16.6 18.9
1990 16.5 19.1
1991 16.4 19.3
1992 16.3 19.5
1993 16.3 19.6
1994 16.3 19.6
1995 16.3 19.6
1996 16.3 19.6
1997 16.3 19.7
1998 16.3 19.9
1999 16.4 20.1
2000 16.5 20.3
2001 16.6 20.5
2002 16.7 20.7
2003 16.8 20.8
2004 16.9 20.8
2005 17 20.8
2006 17.1 20.8
2007 17.1 20.9
2008 17.1 21
2009 17.1 21.1
2010 17.1 21.2
2011 17.1 21.2
2012 17.1 21.4
2013 17.1 21.6
2014 17.1 21.7
2015 17.1 21.8
2016 17.2 21.9
2017 17.3 21.9
2018 17.4 22
2019 17.6 22
2020 17.7 22.1
2021 18 22.1
2022 18.2 22
2023 18.4 21.9
2024 18.6 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
51
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold n/a
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Tonga
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
99.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Tonga
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
423 mi
2011

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