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Burkina Faso vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 73rd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Burkina Faso Vietnam
Population
24497999
102063551
Population rank 59/197 16/197
GDP
$23.3B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 122/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$987
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 179/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,896
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$520
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 166/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,810
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
105,638 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.19
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
18.6 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Burkina Faso and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year GDP
Burkina Faso Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $2,036,303,358 $26,336,616,250
1987 $2,369,834,950 $36,658,108,850
1988 $2,616,040,479 $25,423,812,649
1989 $2,615,587,734 $6,293,304,975
1990 $3,101,300,779 $6,471,740,806
1991 $3,135,045,584 $9,613,369,520
1992 $3,356,692,505 $9,866,990,236
1993 $3,199,536,465 $13,180,953,598
1994 $1,895,290,637 $16,286,433,533
1995 $2,379,517,975 $20,736,164,459
1996 $2,586,550,595 $24,657,470,575
1997 $2,447,669,102 $26,843,700,442
1998 $2,804,902,367 $27,209,602,050
1999 $3,389,566,713 $28,683,659,007
2000 $2,968,370,088 $31,172,518,403
2001 $3,190,371,081 $32,685,198,809
2002 $3,622,350,063 $35,064,105,501
2003 $4,740,768,143 $39,552,513,232
2004 $5,451,688,538 $45,427,854,693
2005 $6,146,353,173 $57,633,255,738
2006 $6,547,419,820 $66,371,664,817
2007 $7,625,722,837 $77,414,425,532
2008 $9,451,435,490 $99,130,304,099
2009 $9,450,696,873 $106,014,659,565
2010 $10,109,619,741 $147,201,173,197
2011 $12,080,295,978 $172,595,049,184
2012 $12,561,015,157 $195,590,661,129
2013 $13,444,300,486 $213,708,811,665
2014 $13,943,016,077 $233,451,469,643
2015 $11,832,159,316 $239,258,328,382
2016 $12,833,363,045 $257,096,001,178
2017 $14,106,955,615 $281,353,605,987
2018 $15,890,066,221 $310,106,478,395
2019 $16,032,813,503 $334,365,270,497
2020 $17,725,010,533 $346,615,738,538
2021 $19,697,516,284 $366,474,752,771
2022 $18,820,218,691 $413,445,230,669
2023 $20,324,617,845 $433,857,681,378
2024 $23,250,214,910 $476,388,230,307

Burkina Faso and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Burkina Faso Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $247.5 $436
1987 $280.2 $595
1988 $301 $405
1989 $293.2 $98.1
1990 $339 $98.8
1991 $334 $143.7
1992 $349 $144.5
1993 $324 $189.4
1994 $187.2 $229.9
1995 $229.1 $287.8
1996 $242.7 $337
1997 $223.9 $362
1998 $249.5 $361
1999 $292.8 $376
2000 $248.9 $404
2001 $259.5 $419
2002 $285.7 $445
2003 $362 $497
2004 $404 $565
2005 $441 $711
2006 $456 $808
2007 $515 $926
2008 $619 $1,164
2009 $602 $1,226
2010 $625 $1,683
2011 $725 $1,951
2012 $731 $2,185
2013 $760 $2,360
2014 $765 $2,546
2015 $630 $2,578
2016 $664 $2,735
2017 $709 $2,956
2018 $777 $3,222
2019 $765 $3,441
2020 $825 $3,534
2021 $896 $3,704
2022 $836 $4,148
2023 $883 $4,323
2024 $987 $4,717

Burkina Faso vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Vietnam
1950 33 48
1951 33.4 48.7
1952 33.6 49.4
1953 33.9 50
1954 34.2 52
1955 34.5 54.8
1956 34.8 55.5
1957 35.1 56.2
1958 35.4 56.8
1959 35.7 57.4
1960 36.1 58
1961 36.4 58.5
1962 36.8 58.2
1963 37.1 56.9
1964 37.4 57.5
1965 37.8 57
1966 38.1 56.9
1967 38.4 56.7
1968 38.8 52.7
1969 39 54.8
1970 39.5 54.9
1971 39.9 55.6
1972 40.4 51.9
1973 40.9 55.7
1974 41.7 54.8
1975 42.5 61.9
1976 43.3 63.7
1977 44.2 64.1
1978 45 64.5
1979 45.7 65
1980 46.5 65.3
1981 46.9 65.8
1982 47.6 66.2
1983 48.1 66.5
1984 48.5 66.9
1985 48.7 67.2
1986 49 67.6
1987 49.1 68
1988 49.2 68.6
1989 49.3 68.8
1990 49.3 69
1991 49.3 69.3
1992 49.4 69.6
1993 49.4 70
1994 49.5 70.4
1995 49.6 70.9
1996 49.7 71.3
1997 49.6 71.7
1998 50.2 72.3
1999 50.5 72.6
2000 50.8 72.7
2001 51.2 73
2002 51.4 73.1
2003 52 73.2
2004 52.6 73.1
2005 53.3 73.2
2006 53.8 73.3
2007 54.4 73.4
2008 55.2 73.5
2009 55.8 73.5
2010 56.3 73.6
2011 57 73.7
2012 57.5 73.8
2013 57.9 73.8
2014 58.3 73.9
2015 58.8 74
2016 59.2 74
2017 59.6 74
2018 60 74.1
2019 60.2 74.2
2020 60.5 75.4
2021 60 74.1
2022 60.7 74.5
2023 61.1 74.6
2024 61.3 74.7
2025 61.5 74.9

Burkina Faso and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year Population
Burkina Faso Vietnam
1960 4,778,621 32,531,933
1961 4,848,224 33,409,059
1962 4,919,672 34,288,560
1963 4,993,623 35,249,101
1964 5,071,034 36,201,563
1965 5,152,833 37,129,656
1966 5,237,933 38,024,836
1967 5,326,348 38,895,080
1968 5,418,644 39,734,609
1969 5,513,177 40,582,096
1970 5,610,304 41,475,230
1971 5,707,999 42,449,276
1972 5,807,234 43,429,168
1973 5,911,927 44,409,861
1974 6,024,904 45,413,537
1975 6,147,569 46,482,903
1976 6,280,635 47,684,931
1977 6,428,734 48,954,872
1978 6,590,984 50,249,552
1979 6,763,903 51,378,211
1980 6,947,900 52,490,101
1981 7,140,271 53,738,141
1982 7,340,197 55,011,289
1983 7,551,129 56,337,921
1984 7,772,256 57,706,067
1985 7,999,935 59,060,622
1986 8,228,847 60,347,048
1987 8,457,109 61,584,651
1988 8,687,435 62,843,228
1989 8,921,175 64,147,348
1990 9,159,356 65,504,552
1991 9,394,632 66,891,775
1992 9,629,275 68,260,337
1993 9,871,713 69,586,384
1994 10,123,798 70,854,391
1995 10,386,722 72,049,940
1996 10,655,942 73,156,447
1997 10,934,223 74,226,889
1998 11,240,664 75,299,660
1999 11,574,928 76,287,452
2000 11,925,546 77,154,011
2001 12,295,001 77,969,361
2002 12,680,897 78,772,224
2003 13,082,532 79,563,777
2004 13,500,533 80,338,971
2005 13,932,123 81,088,313
2006 14,373,707 82,167,897
2007 14,816,307 83,633,375
2008 15,258,093 85,175,788
2009 15,710,066 86,460,018
2010 16,176,498 87,455,152
2011 16,661,908 88,468,314
2012 17,172,287 89,510,356
2013 17,695,409 90,573,104
2014 18,229,461 91,679,578
2015 18,777,487 92,823,254
2016 19,334,856 94,000,117
2017 19,894,407 95,176,977
2018 20,438,288 96,237,319
2019 20,961,952 97,173,776
2020 21,478,690 98,079,191
2021 21,995,243 98,935,098
2022 22,509,038 99,680,655
2023 23,025,776 100,352,192
2024 23,548,781 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Burkina Faso Vietnam
1960 6.25 6.27
1961 6.29 5.48
1962 6.32 6.26
1963 6.36 6.39
1964 6.42 6.29
1965 6.47 6.16
1966 6.53 5.97
1967 6.59 5.88
1968 6.65 6.03
1969 6.66 6.01
1970 6.69 6.02
1971 6.7 6.07
1972 6.72 6.1
1973 6.77 6.11
1974 6.84 5.78
1975 6.91 5.62
1976 6.95 5.46
1977 7.05 5.29
1978 7.15 5.1
1979 7.19 4.94
1980 7.22 4.8
1981 7.26 4.67
1982 7.25 4.59
1983 7.25 4.52
1984 7.25 4.41
1985 7.24 4.21
1986 7.22 3.96
1987 7.17 3.72
1988 7.11 3.62
1989 7.05 3.64
1990 7.01 3.6
1991 6.97 3.52
1992 6.94 3.35
1993 6.89 3.17
1994 6.84 2.94
1995 6.81 2.7
1996 6.78 2.47
1997 6.72 2.27
1998 6.66 2.1
1999 6.59 2
2000 6.52 2.03
2001 6.43 2.02
2002 6.34 2.01
2003 6.28 2
2004 6.22 1.97
2005 6.18 1.89
2006 6.17 1.87
2007 6.11 1.91
2008 6.05 1.93
2009 5.99 1.92
2010 5.94 1.91
2011 5.87 1.93
2012 5.79 1.97
2013 5.7 1.98
2014 5.6 2.09
2015 5.48 2.1
2016 5.33 2
2017 5.17 1.99
2018 4.92 1.88
2019 4.68 1.94
2020 4.44 1.96
2021 4.36 1.94
2022 4.28 1.93
2023 4.19 1.91

Burkina Faso and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Burkina Faso

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Burkina Faso Vietnam
1960 19.8 21.2
1961 19.7 20.7
1962 19.7 20.2
1963 19.7 19.7
1964 19.6 19.2
1965 19.6 18.9
1966 19.5 18.7
1967 19.5 18.5
1968 19.3 18.4
1969 19.1 18.4
1970 18.9 18.4
1971 18.8 18.4
1972 18.6 18.5
1973 18.5 18.5
1974 18.3 18.6
1975 18.2 18.7
1976 18.1 18.8
1977 17.9 19
1978 17.8 19.1
1979 17.7 19.3
1980 17.6 19.4
1981 17.5 19.5
1982 17.4 19.6
1983 17.3 19.7
1984 17.2 19.8
1985 17.1 19.9
1986 16.9 20
1987 16.8 20.1
1988 16.7 20.2
1989 16.6 20.4
1990 16.5 20.5
1991 16.4 20.7
1992 16.3 20.9
1993 16.3 21.1
1994 16.3 21.4
1995 16.3 21.7
1996 16.3 22
1997 16.3 22.4
1998 16.3 22.9
1999 16.4 23.3
2000 16.5 23.7
2001 16.6 24.2
2002 16.7 24.6
2003 16.8 25
2004 16.9 25.4
2005 17 25.8
2006 17.1 26.3
2007 17.1 26.9
2008 17.1 27.4
2009 17.1 27.9
2010 17.1 28.3
2011 17.1 28.7
2012 17.1 29
2013 17.1 29.4
2014 17.1 29.8
2015 17.1 30.2
2016 17.2 30.5
2017 17.3 30.8
2018 17.4 31.2
2019 17.6 31.6
2020 17.7 32.1
2021 18 32.5
2022 18.2 33
2023 18.4 33.4
2024 18.6 33.9

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Finance

Burkina Faso Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.33%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.01%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.31%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.44%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
51
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.2%
2021
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$590M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
67,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.87%
2019
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
51.4%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Burkina Faso Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
313 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.44
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.18%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
131.2 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.91%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
21.7%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Burkina Faso Vietnam
% of world population
0.29%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-25,807
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
21.5
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.3
2017
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
41.4%
2023
96.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
17%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Burkina Faso Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$56.8
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$19.6
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
61.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.9%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
242
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
6.9%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Burkina Faso Vietnam
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
4,486 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,413 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,423 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,509 mi
2014
354,460 mi
2019

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