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Burkina Faso vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 73rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
Population
24497999
341110
Population rank 59/197 174/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $1,928,719,888 $121,185,498
1981 $1,775,842,334 $113,781,796
1982 $1,754,450,096 $114,501,913
1983 $1,600,278,605 $117,389,554
1984 $1,459,880,132 $144,482,515
1985 $1,552,493,196 $131,856,421
1986 $2,036,303,358 $126,498,935
1987 $2,369,834,950 $139,464,174
1988 $2,616,040,479 $158,351,368
1989 $2,615,587,734 $154,013,202
1990 $3,101,300,779 $168,879,207
1991 $3,135,045,584 $201,334,169
1992 $3,356,692,505 $209,088,825
1993 $3,199,536,465 $200,491,853
1994 $1,895,290,637 $233,701,301
1995 $2,379,517,975 $249,333,250
1996 $2,586,550,595 $261,370,044
1997 $2,447,669,102 $272,771,209
1998 $2,804,902,367 $262,293,411
1999 $3,389,566,713 $268,006,973
2000 $2,968,370,088 $272,014,628
2001 $3,190,371,081 $257,926,882
2002 $3,622,350,063 $262,596,536
2003 $4,740,768,143 $314,471,413
2004 $5,451,688,538 $364,996,869
2005 $6,146,353,173 $394,962,433
2006 $6,547,419,820 $439,358,587
2007 $7,625,722,837 $516,392,923
2008 $9,451,435,490 $590,748,429
2009 $9,450,696,873 $592,622,319
2010 $10,109,619,741 $670,712,980
2011 $12,080,295,978 $770,153,588
2012 $12,561,015,157 $747,839,698
2013 $13,444,300,486 $758,304,466
2014 $13,943,016,077 $773,717,011
2015 $11,832,159,316 $759,690,181
2016 $12,833,363,045 $804,323,577
2017 $14,106,955,615 $880,043,284
2018 $15,890,066,221 $914,727,908
2019 $16,032,813,503 $936,526,268
2020 $17,725,010,533 $909,421,044
2021 $19,697,516,284 $982,362,212
2022 $18,820,218,691 $1,030,654,208
2023 $20,324,617,845 $1,126,313,359
2024 $23,250,214,910 $1,161,251,868

Burkina Faso and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $277.6 $1,048
1981 $248.7 $962
1982 $239 $946
1983 $211.9 $947
1984 $187.8 $1,137
1985 $194.1 $1,012
1986 $247.5 $946
1987 $280.2 $1,017
1988 $301 $1,125
1989 $293.2 $1,067
1990 $339 $1,141
1991 $334 $1,326
1992 $349 $1,344
1993 $324 $1,257
1994 $187.2 $1,431
1995 $229.1 $1,492
1996 $242.7 $1,529
1997 $223.9 $1,562
1998 $249.5 $1,471
1999 $292.8 $1,472
2000 $248.9 $1,460
2001 $259.5 $1,350
2002 $285.7 $1,341
2003 $362 $1,567
2004 $404 $1,774
2005 $441 $1,874
2006 $456 $2,035
2007 $515 $2,334
2008 $619 $2,604
2009 $602 $2,546
2010 $625 $2,815
2011 $725 $3,163
2012 $731 $3,005
2013 $760 $2,980
2014 $765 $2,973
2015 $630 $2,855
2016 $664 $2,956
2017 $709 $3,160
2018 $777 $3,207
2019 $765 $3,207
2020 $825 $3,043
2021 $896 $3,212
2022 $836 $3,292
2023 $883 $3,515
2024 $987 $3,543

Burkina Faso vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
1950 33 43.9
1951 33.4 42.2
1952 33.6 45.3
1953 33.9 45.8
1954 34.2 46.5
1955 34.5 47.1
1956 34.8 47.7
1957 35.1 48.2
1958 35.4 48.7
1959 35.7 49.3
1960 36.1 49.8
1961 36.4 50.4
1962 36.8 50.9
1963 37.1 51.5
1964 37.4 52
1965 37.8 52.5
1966 38.1 53.1
1967 38.4 53.7
1968 38.8 54.2
1969 39 54.8
1970 39.5 55.3
1971 39.9 55.9
1972 40.4 56.4
1973 40.9 57
1974 41.7 57.6
1975 42.5 58.1
1976 43.3 58.7
1977 44.2 59.2
1978 45 59.9
1979 45.7 60.9
1980 46.5 61.3
1981 46.9 61.9
1982 47.6 62.5
1983 48.1 63.1
1984 48.5 63.5
1985 48.7 63.9
1986 49 64.6
1987 49.1 64.4
1988 49.2 65.7
1989 49.3 66
1990 49.3 66.7
1991 49.3 67.1
1992 49.4 67.4
1993 49.4 67.7
1994 49.5 68
1995 49.6 68.1
1996 49.7 68.2
1997 49.6 68.3
1998 50.2 68.4
1999 50.5 67.9
2000 50.8 68.6
2001 51.2 68.7
2002 51.4 68.8
2003 52 68.9
2004 52.6 69
2005 53.3 69.2
2006 53.8 69.1
2007 54.4 69.1
2008 55.2 69.3
2009 55.8 69.4
2010 56.3 69.6
2011 57 69.7
2012 57.5 69.9
2013 57.9 70
2014 58.3 70
2015 58.8 70.2
2016 59.2 70.4
2017 59.6 70.5
2018 60 70.6
2019 60.2 70.8
2020 60.5 70.4
2021 60 70
2022 60.7 71.3
2023 61.1 71.5
2024 61.3 71.7
2025 61.5 71.8

Burkina Faso and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year Population
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
1960 4,778,621 64,431
1961 4,848,224 66,264
1962 4,919,672 68,174
1963 4,993,623 70,159
1964 5,071,034 72,219
1965 5,152,833 74,358
1966 5,237,933 76,590
1967 5,326,348 78,921
1968 5,418,644 81,314
1969 5,513,177 83,755
1970 5,610,304 86,266
1971 5,707,999 88,862
1972 5,807,234 91,562
1973 5,911,927 94,362
1974 6,024,904 97,260
1975 6,147,569 100,269
1976 6,280,635 103,388
1977 6,428,734 106,618
1978 6,590,984 109,963
1979 6,763,903 113,040
1980 6,947,900 115,660
1981 7,140,271 118,249
1982 7,340,197 121,035
1983 7,551,129 123,998
1984 7,772,256 127,109
1985 7,999,935 130,356
1986 8,228,847 133,720
1987 8,457,109 137,187
1988 8,687,435 140,756
1989 8,921,175 144,393
1990 9,159,356 148,063
1991 9,394,632 151,793
1992 9,629,275 155,608
1993 9,871,713 159,463
1994 10,123,798 163,314
1995 10,386,722 167,137
1996 10,655,942 170,911
1997 10,934,223 174,626
1998 11,240,664 178,313
1999 11,574,928 182,048
2000 11,925,546 186,281
2001 12,295,001 191,031
2002 12,680,897 195,863
2003 13,082,532 200,746
2004 13,500,533 205,711
2005 13,932,123 210,760
2006 14,373,707 215,923
2007 14,816,307 221,276
2008 15,258,093 226,896
2009 15,710,066 232,731
2010 16,176,498 238,248
2011 16,661,908 243,474
2012 17,172,287 248,883
2013 17,695,409 254,482
2014 18,229,461 260,240
2015 18,777,487 266,101
2016 19,334,856 272,087
2017 19,894,407 278,507
2018 20,438,288 285,259
2019 20,961,952 291,985
2020 21,478,690 298,858
2021 21,995,243 305,868
2022 22,509,038 313,046
2023 23,025,776 320,409
2024 23,548,781 327,777

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
1960 6.25 6.78
1961 6.29 6.73
1962 6.32 6.67
1963 6.36 6.62
1964 6.42 6.57
1965 6.47 6.52
1966 6.53 6.51
1967 6.59 6.51
1968 6.65 6.46
1969 6.66 6.41
1970 6.69 6.35
1971 6.7 6.29
1972 6.72 6.23
1973 6.77 6.15
1974 6.84 6.06
1975 6.91 5.98
1976 6.95 5.89
1977 7.05 5.81
1978 7.15 5.77
1979 7.19 5.73
1980 7.22 5.69
1981 7.26 5.65
1982 7.25 5.6
1983 7.25 5.55
1984 7.25 5.49
1985 7.24 5.43
1986 7.22 5.38
1987 7.17 5.33
1988 7.11 5.27
1989 7.05 5.21
1990 7.01 5.17
1991 6.97 5.13
1992 6.94 5.09
1993 6.89 5.02
1994 6.84 4.94
1995 6.81 4.85
1996 6.78 4.75
1997 6.72 4.66
1998 6.66 4.6
1999 6.59 4.56
2000 6.52 4.54
2001 6.43 4.5
2002 6.34 4.38
2003 6.28 4.29
2004 6.22 4.21
2005 6.18 4.13
2006 6.17 4.1
2007 6.11 4.12
2008 6.05 4.16
2009 5.99 4.16
2010 5.94 4.13
2011 5.87 4.09
2012 5.79 4.06
2013 5.7 4.04
2014 5.6 4
2015 5.48 3.95
2016 5.33 3.92
2017 5.17 3.88
2018 4.92 3.83
2019 4.68 3.79
2020 4.44 3.74
2021 4.36 3.7
2022 4.28 3.65
2023 4.19 3.6

Burkina Faso and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Vanuatu
1960 19.8 17.7
1961 19.7 17.6
1962 19.7 17.5
1963 19.7 17.4
1964 19.6 17.3
1965 19.6 17.2
1966 19.5 17.1
1967 19.5 17.1
1968 19.3 17
1969 19.1 17
1970 18.9 17
1971 18.8 17
1972 18.6 17
1973 18.5 17
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.2 17.1
1976 18.1 17.1
1977 17.9 17.2
1978 17.8 17.3
1979 17.7 17.5
1980 17.6 17.6
1981 17.5 17.7
1982 17.4 17.7
1983 17.3 17.7
1984 17.2 17.7
1985 17.1 17.7
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 16.8 17.8
1988 16.7 17.8
1989 16.6 17.8
1990 16.5 17.8
1991 16.4 17.9
1992 16.3 17.8
1993 16.3 17.7
1994 16.3 17.7
1995 16.3 17.8
1996 16.3 18
1997 16.3 18
1998 16.3 18
1999 16.4 18
2000 16.5 18.2
2001 16.6 18.5
2002 16.7 18.7
2003 16.8 18.9
2004 16.9 19.2
2005 17 19.4
2006 17.1 19.6
2007 17.1 19.9
2008 17.1 20.1
2009 17.1 20.3
2010 17.1 20.5
2011 17.1 20.6
2012 17.1 20.8
2013 17.1 20.9
2014 17.1 21
2015 17.1 21.1
2016 17.2 21.1
2017 17.3 21.2
2018 17.4 21.2
2019 17.6 21.2
2020 17.7 21.2
2021 18 21.2
2022 18.2 21.2
2023 18.4 21.2
2024 18.6 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
51
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
88%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
17%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Vanuatu
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
665 mi
2000

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