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Burkina Faso vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 73rd vs. 46th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Ukraine
Population
24497999
39426577
Population rank 59/197 40/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Ukraine
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 -
1976 $976,547,188 -
1977 $1,131,224,878 -
1978 $1,475,583,645 -
1979 $1,748,480,621 -
1980 $1,928,719,888 -
1981 $1,775,842,334 -
1982 $1,754,450,096 -
1983 $1,600,278,605 -
1984 $1,459,880,132 -
1985 $1,552,493,196 -
1986 $2,036,303,358 -
1987 $2,369,834,950 $64,087,694,038
1988 $2,616,040,479 $74,703,517,903
1989 $2,615,587,734 $82,709,161,099
1990 $3,101,300,779 $81,393,558,423
1991 $3,135,045,584 $77,350,733,982
1992 $3,356,692,505 $73,945,908,384
1993 $3,199,536,465 $65,648,559,903
1994 $1,895,290,637 $52,549,580,265
1995 $2,379,517,975 $48,213,856,469
1996 $2,586,550,595 $44,558,831,005
1997 $2,447,669,102 $50,151,531,592
1998 $2,804,902,367 $41,882,523,345
1999 $3,389,566,713 $31,580,639,554
2000 $2,968,370,088 $32,375,083,935
2001 $3,190,371,081 $39,309,580,983
2002 $3,622,350,063 $43,956,163,612
2003 $4,740,768,143 $52,010,355,753
2004 $5,451,688,538 $67,220,154,164
2005 $6,146,353,173 $89,238,865,119
2006 $6,547,419,820 $111,884,752,475
2007 $7,625,722,837 $148,733,861,386
2008 $9,451,435,490 $188,110,390,660
2009 $9,450,696,873 $121,552,153,444
2010 $10,109,619,741 $141,209,170,427
2011 $12,080,295,978 $169,333,835,202
2012 $12,561,015,157 $182,591,753,828
2013 $13,444,300,486 $190,498,811,460
2014 $13,943,016,077 $133,503,871,862
2015 $11,832,159,316 $91,030,967,789
2016 $12,833,363,045 $93,355,869,404
2017 $14,106,955,615 $112,090,505,082
2018 $15,890,066,221 $130,891,088,294
2019 $16,032,813,503 $153,883,047,510
2020 $17,725,010,533 $156,617,722,013
2021 $19,697,516,284 $199,765,859,571
2022 $18,820,218,691 $161,989,520,721
2023 $20,324,617,845 $181,221,517,869
2024 $23,250,214,910 $190,741,263,732

Burkina Faso and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Ukraine
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 -
1976 $155.5 -
1977 $176 -
1978 $223.9 -
1979 $258.5 -
1980 $277.6 -
1981 $248.7 -
1982 $239 -
1983 $211.9 -
1984 $187.8 -
1985 $194.1 -
1986 $247.5 -
1987 $280.2 $1,244
1988 $301 $1,444
1989 $293.2 $1,593
1990 $339 $1,564
1991 $334 $1,483
1992 $349 $1,413
1993 $324 $1,254
1994 $187.2 $1,009
1995 $229.1 $933
1996 $242.7 $870
1997 $223.9 $987
1998 $249.5 $831
1999 $292.8 $632
2000 $248.9 $653
2001 $259.5 $800
2002 $285.7 $903
2003 $362 $1,076
2004 $404 $1,401
2005 $441 $1,875
2006 $456 $2,366
2007 $515 $3,160
2008 $619 $4,018
2009 $602 $2,607
2010 $625 $3,040
2011 $725 $3,657
2012 $731 $3,951
2013 $760 $4,130
2014 $765 $2,904
2015 $630 $1,988
2016 $664 $2,047
2017 $709 $2,467
2018 $777 $2,895
2019 $765 $3,423
2020 $825 $3,505
2021 $896 $4,510
2022 $836 $3,946
2023 $883 $4,803
2024 $987 $5,038

Burkina Faso vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Ukraine
1950 33 61.2
1951 33.4 61.4
1952 33.6 62.1
1953 33.9 63
1954 34.2 64.1
1955 34.5 65.3
1956 34.8 66.3
1957 35.1 67.2
1958 35.4 67.7
1959 35.7 68.7
1960 36.1 69.4
1961 36.4 70
1962 36.8 70.4
1963 37.1 70.7
1964 37.4 71
1965 37.8 71.1
1966 38.1 71.2
1967 38.4 71.1
1968 38.8 71
1969 39 70.8
1970 39.5 70.8
1971 39.9 70.9
1972 40.4 71
1973 40.9 70.8
1974 41.7 70.6
1975 42.5 70.4
1976 43.3 70.1
1977 44.2 70
1978 45 69.8
1979 45.7 69.8
1980 46.5 69.8
1981 46.9 69.8
1982 47.6 69.9
1983 48.1 69.9
1984 48.5 70
1985 48.7 70.4
1986 49 70.8
1987 49.1 71.2
1988 49.2 71
1989 49.3 70.8
1990 49.3 70.4
1991 49.3 69.7
1992 49.4 68.9
1993 49.4 68.3
1994 49.5 67.5
1995 49.6 67.1
1996 49.7 67.1
1997 49.6 67.7
1998 50.2 68
1999 50.5 68
2000 50.8 67.8
2001 51.2 67.7
2002 51.4 67.7
2003 52 67.6
2004 52.6 67.5
2005 53.3 67.5
2006 53.8 67.5
2007 54.4 67.7
2008 55.2 68.3
2009 55.8 69.2
2010 56.3 70.2
2011 57 70.7
2012 57.5 71.1
2013 57.9 71.5
2014 58.3 71.8
2015 58.8 72.7
2016 59.2 73.4
2017 59.6 74
2018 60 73.6
2019 60.2 73.9
2020 60.5 73.3
2021 60 71.6
2022 60.7 72.7
2023 61.1 73.4
2024 61.3 74.7
2025 61.5 74.9

Burkina Faso and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year Population
Burkina Faso Ukraine
1960 4,778,621 42,824,093
1961 4,848,224 43,399,766
1962 4,919,672 43,943,674
1963 4,993,623 44,462,372
1964 5,071,034 44,951,156
1965 5,152,833 45,386,892
1966 5,237,933 45,802,519
1967 5,326,348 46,215,988
1968 5,418,644 46,614,325
1969 5,513,177 46,976,256
1970 5,610,304 47,261,306
1971 5,707,999 47,573,287
1972 5,807,234 47,946,893
1973 5,911,927 48,277,121
1974 6,024,904 48,576,570
1975 6,147,569 48,865,229
1976 6,280,635 49,120,842
1977 6,428,734 49,336,481
1978 6,590,984 49,521,243
1979 6,763,903 49,721,381
1980 6,947,900 49,955,152
1981 7,140,271 50,189,281
1982 7,340,197 50,402,724
1983 7,551,129 50,637,029
1984 7,772,256 50,887,599
1985 7,999,935 51,108,770
1986 8,228,847 51,318,745
1987 8,457,109 51,515,732
1988 8,687,435 51,724,853
1989 8,921,175 51,917,817
1990 9,159,356 52,054,092
1991 9,394,632 52,170,961
1992 9,629,275 52,323,671
1993 9,871,713 52,350,126
1994 10,123,798 52,075,998
1995 10,386,722 51,665,539
1996 10,655,942 51,226,109
1997 10,934,223 50,786,885
1998 11,240,664 50,379,731
1999 11,574,928 49,976,446
2000 11,925,546 49,556,660
2001 12,295,001 49,106,855
2002 12,680,897 48,677,281
2003 13,082,532 48,315,136
2004 13,500,533 47,979,507
2005 13,932,123 47,585,556
2006 14,373,707 47,278,694
2007 14,816,307 47,062,798
2008 15,258,093 46,819,175
2009 15,710,066 46,623,731
2010 16,176,498 46,456,003
2011 16,661,908 46,307,853
2012 17,172,287 46,210,056
2013 17,695,409 46,126,770
2014 18,229,461 45,972,380
2015 18,777,487 45,784,896
2016 19,334,856 45,616,832
2017 19,894,407 45,436,041
2018 20,438,288 45,208,907
2019 20,961,952 44,957,458
2020 21,478,690 44,680,014
2021 21,995,243 44,298,640
2022 22,509,038 41,048,766
2023 23,025,776 37,732,836
2024 23,548,781 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Ukraine
1960 6.25 2.29
1961 6.29 2.2
1962 6.32 2.15
1963 6.36 2.11
1964 6.42 2.01
1965 6.47 1.94
1966 6.53 2.04
1967 6.59 2.04
1968 6.65 2.03
1969 6.66 2.01
1970 6.69 2.08
1971 6.7 2.11
1972 6.72 2.13
1973 6.77 2.04
1974 6.84 2.06
1975 6.91 2.05
1976 6.95 2.04
1977 7.05 1.98
1978 7.15 1.97
1979 7.19 1.96
1980 7.22 1.95
1981 7.26 1.92
1982 7.25 1.95
1983 7.25 2.1
1984 7.25 2.08
1985 7.24 2.03
1986 7.22 2.12
1987 7.17 2.07
1988 7.11 2.04
1989 7.05 1.93
1990 7.01 1.85
1991 6.97 1.77
1992 6.94 1.67
1993 6.89 1.56
1994 6.84 1.47
1995 6.81 1.4
1996 6.78 1.33
1997 6.72 1.27
1998 6.66 1.21
1999 6.59 1.13
2000 6.52 1.11
2001 6.43 1.09
2002 6.34 1.13
2003 6.28 1.17
2004 6.22 1.22
2005 6.18 1.22
2006 6.17 1.3
2007 6.11 1.34
2008 6.05 1.44
2009 5.99 1.47
2010 5.94 1.44
2011 5.87 1.46
2012 5.79 1.53
2013 5.7 1.52
2014 5.6 1.47
2015 5.48 1.39
2016 5.33 1.39
2017 5.17 1.3
2018 4.92 1.23
2019 4.68 1.22
2020 4.44 1.21
2021 4.36 1.15
2022 4.28 0.9
2023 4.19 0.98

Burkina Faso and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Ukraine
1960 19.8 29.2
1961 19.7 29.6
1962 19.7 29.7
1963 19.7 29.8
1964 19.6 29.9
1965 19.6 30.1
1966 19.5 30.6
1967 19.5 31.2
1968 19.3 31.6
1969 19.1 32
1970 18.9 32.3
1971 18.8 32.5
1972 18.6 32.8
1973 18.5 33.1
1974 18.3 33.4
1975 18.2 33.7
1976 18.1 34
1977 17.9 34.2
1978 17.8 34.2
1979 17.7 34
1980 17.6 33.8
1981 17.5 33.7
1982 17.4 33.7
1983 17.3 33.6
1984 17.2 33.6
1985 17.1 33.8
1986 16.9 33.9
1987 16.8 34.1
1988 16.7 34.1
1989 16.6 34.1
1990 16.5 34.3
1991 16.4 34.5
1992 16.3 34.7
1993 16.3 34.9
1994 16.3 35.2
1995 16.3 35.5
1996 16.3 35.8
1997 16.3 36.2
1998 16.3 36.5
1999 16.4 36.9
2000 16.5 37.2
2001 16.6 37.6
2002 16.7 37.9
2003 16.8 38.2
2004 16.9 38.4
2005 17 38.7
2006 17.1 38.9
2007 17.1 39.1
2008 17.1 39.2
2009 17.1 39.3
2010 17.1 39.5
2011 17.1 39.7
2012 17.1 39.8
2013 17.1 39.8
2014 17.1 40
2015 17.1 40.2
2016 17.2 40.6
2017 17.3 40.9
2018 17.4 41.2
2019 17.6 41.5
2020 17.7 41.9
2021 18 42.2
2022 18.2 42.5
2023 18.4 43.1
2024 18.6 43.2

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Finance

Burkina Faso Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Ukraine
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
100%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Ukraine
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
105,443 mi
2012

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