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Burkina Faso vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 73rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Vatican
Population
24497999
949
Population rank 59/197 197/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 122/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 179/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$520
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 166/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
n/a
Median age
18.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Vatican
1950 33 65.9
1951 33.4 65.3
1952 33.6 65.7
1953 33.9 66.3
1954 34.2 67.5
1955 34.5 67.8
1956 34.8 67.3
1957 35.1 67.5
1958 35.4 68.7
1959 35.7 69.2
1960 36.1 69.2
1961 36.4 69.8
1962 36.8 69.2
1963 37.1 69.3
1964 37.4 70.3
1965 37.8 70.1
1966 38.1 70.9
1967 38.4 70.9
1968 38.8 70.7
1969 39 70.7
1970 39.5 71.5
1971 39.9 71.7
1972 40.4 72
1973 40.9 71.9
1974 41.7 72.7
1975 42.5 72.6
1976 43.3 72.9
1977 44.2 73.3
1978 45 73.7
1979 45.7 74
1980 46.5 74.1
1981 46.9 74.3
1982 47.6 74.8
1983 48.1 74.7
1984 48.5 75.1
1985 48.7 75.5
1986 49 75.7
1987 49.1 76.2
1988 49.2 76.4
1989 49.3 76.8
1990 49.3 76.9
1991 49.3 76.9
1992 49.4 77.3
1993 49.4 77
1994 49.5 77.7
1995 49.6 77.8
1996 49.7 78.5
1997 49.6 78.2
1998 50.2 78.3
1999 50.5 78.7
2000 50.8 79.3
2001 51.2 79.9
2002 51.4 80
2003 52 79.8
2004 52.6 80.2
2005 53.3 80.6
2006 53.8 81.2
2007 54.4 81.3
2008 55.2 81.4
2009 55.8 81.3
2010 56.3 81.5
2011 57 81.7
2012 57.5 82
2013 57.9 82.5
2014 58.3 82.6
2015 58.8 82.5
2016 59.2 82.9
2017 59.6 82.7
2018 60 83.3
2019 60.2 83.6
2020 60.5 83
2021 60 82.9
2022 60.7 83.3
2023 61.1 83
2024 61.3 83.1
2025 61.5 83.3

Burkina Faso and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Vatican
Year Population
Burkina Faso Vatican
1960 4,778,621 -
1961 4,848,224 -
1962 4,919,672 -
1963 4,993,623 -
1964 5,071,034 -
1965 5,152,833 -
1966 5,237,933 -
1967 5,326,348 -
1968 5,418,644 -
1969 5,513,177 -
1970 5,610,304 -
1971 5,707,999 -
1972 5,807,234 -
1973 5,911,927 -
1974 6,024,904 -
1975 6,147,569 -
1976 6,280,635 -
1977 6,428,734 -
1978 6,590,984 -
1979 6,763,903 -
1980 6,947,900 -
1981 7,140,271 -
1982 7,340,197 -
1983 7,551,129 -
1984 7,772,256 -
1985 7,999,935 -
1986 8,228,847 -
1987 8,457,109 -
1988 8,687,435 -
1989 8,921,175 -
1990 9,159,356 -
1991 9,394,632 -
1992 9,629,275 -
1993 9,871,713 -
1994 10,123,798 -
1995 10,386,722 -
1996 10,655,942 -
1997 10,934,223 -
1998 11,240,664 -
1999 11,574,928 -
2000 11,925,546 880
2001 12,295,001 890
2002 12,680,897 900
2003 13,082,532 911
2004 13,500,533 921
2005 13,932,123 921
2006 14,373,707 932
2007 14,816,307 821
2008 15,258,093 824
2009 15,710,066 826
2010 16,176,498 829
2011 16,661,908 832
2012 17,172,287 836
2013 17,695,409 839
2014 18,229,461 842
2015 18,777,487 1,000
2016 19,334,856 -
2017 19,894,407 1,000
2018 20,438,288 -
2019 20,961,952 1,000
2020 21,478,690 -
2021 21,995,243 -
2022 22,509,038 -
2023 23,025,776 -
2024 23,548,781 -

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GDP

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Population

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Median age

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Burkina Faso Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
51
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Burkina Faso Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
n/a

Society

Burkina Faso Vatican
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
n/a
Urban population
33.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
31
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
66
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
n/a

Health

Burkina Faso Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
19
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Burkina Faso Vatican
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
5.59 mi
2003

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