Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 73rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1960	$330,442,816	$1,052,990,485
1961	$350,247,234	$1,096,646,688
1962	$379,567,099	$1,117,601,690
1963	$394,040,667	$1,159,511,793
1964	$410,321,645	$1,217,138,098
1965	$422,916,790	$1,311,435,906
1966	$433,889,766	$1,281,749,603
1967	$450,753,924	$1,397,002,112
1968	$460,442,689	$1,479,600,019
1969	$478,298,645	$1,747,998,941
1970	$458,404,269	$1,884,206,452
1971	$482,411,179	$2,178,716,475
1972	$578,595,522	$2,677,729,616
1973	$674,773,570	$3,309,353,866
1974	$751,133,430	$3,982,161,721
1975	$939,972,703	$4,371,301,052
1976	$976,547,188	$4,318,372,348
1977	$1,131,224,878	$4,364,382,451
1978	$1,475,583,645	$4,351,600,850
1979	$1,748,480,621	$5,177,459,817
1980	$1,928,719,888	$6,678,868,738
1981	$1,775,842,334	$8,011,374,445
1982	$1,754,450,096	$8,539,701,388
1983	$1,600,278,605	$7,764,067,625
1984	$1,459,880,132	$6,352,126,411
1985	$1,552,493,196	$5,637,259,754
1986	$2,036,303,358	$6,217,524,201
1987	$2,369,834,950	$6,741,215,643
1988	$2,616,040,479	$7,814,784,729
1989	$2,615,587,734	$8,286,323,367
1990	$3,101,300,779	$8,783,817,407
1991	$3,135,045,584	$8,641,482,396
1992	$3,356,692,505	$6,751,472,744
1993	$3,199,536,465	$6,563,813,829
1994	$1,895,290,637	$6,890,675,555
1995	$2,379,517,975	$7,111,271,273
1996	$2,586,550,595	$8,553,147,289
1997	$2,447,669,102	$8,529,572,287
1998	$2,804,902,367	$6,401,968,715
1999	$3,389,566,713	$6,858,013,652
2000	$2,968,370,088	$6,689,958,139
2001	$3,190,371,081	$6,777,385,246
2002	$3,622,350,063	$6,342,116,911
2003	$4,740,768,143	$5,727,592,261
2004	$5,451,688,538	$5,805,598,867
2005	$6,146,353,173	$5,755,215,663
2006	$6,547,419,820	$5,443,896,938
2007	$7,625,722,837	$5,291,950,526
2008	$9,451,435,490	$4,415,703,156
2009	$9,450,696,873	$9,665,815,601
2010	$10,109,619,741	$12,041,602,762
2011	$12,080,295,978	$14,101,801,031
2012	$12,561,015,157	$17,114,762,914
2013	$13,444,300,486	$19,091,004,042
2014	$13,943,016,077	$19,495,547,523
2015	$11,832,159,316	$19,963,058,858
2016	$12,833,363,045	$20,548,759,858
2017	$14,106,955,615	$51,074,726,484
2018	$15,890,066,221	$34,156,057,417
2019	$16,032,813,503	$25,715,657,177
2020	$17,725,010,533	$26,868,564,055
2021	$19,697,516,284	$27,240,507,842
2022	$18,820,218,691	$32,789,657,378
2023	$20,324,617,845	$35,231,369,343
2024	$23,250,214,910	$44,187,704,410

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1960	$69.2	$276.4
1961	$72.2	$279
1962	$77.2	$275.5
1963	$78.9	$277
1964	$80.9	$281.7
1965	$82.1	$294.1
1966	$82.8	$278.6
1967	$84.6	$294.2
1968	$85	$302
1969	$86.8	$346
1970	$81.7	$361
1971	$84.5	$405
1972	$99.6	$483
1973	$114.1	$579
1974	$124.7	$674
1975	$152.9	$717
1976	$155.5	$687
1977	$176	$677
1978	$223.9	$665
1979	$258.5	$779
1980	$277.6	$949
1981	$248.7	$1,068
1982	$239	$1,095
1983	$211.9	$959
1984	$187.8	$757
1985	$194.1	$649
1986	$247.5	$692
1987	$280.2	$726
1988	$301	$815
1989	$293.2	$840
1990	$339	$866
1991	$334	$831
1992	$349	$631
1993	$324	$604
1994	$187.2	$634
1995	$229.1	$648
1996	$242.7	$767
1997	$223.9	$750
1998	$249.5	$552
1999	$292.8	$582
2000	$248.9	$563
2001	$259.5	$566
2002	$285.7	$525
2003	$362	$468
2004	$404	$469
2005	$441	$461
2006	$456	$431
2007	$515	$413
2008	$619	$341
2009	$602	$735
2010	$625	$902
2011	$725	$1,037
2012	$731	$1,239
2013	$760	$1,362
2014	$765	$1,372
2015	$630	$1,386
2016	$664	$1,407
2017	$709	$3,448
2018	$777	$2,272
2019	$765	$1,684
2020	$825	$1,730
2021	$896	$1,724
2022	$836	$2,041
2023	$883	$2,156
2024	$987	$2,656

Burkina Faso vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1950	33	49.4
1951	33.4	49.8
1952	33.6	50.2
1953	33.9	50.6
1954	34.2	51
1955	34.5	51.4
1956	34.8	51.8
1957	35.1	52.2
1958	35.4	52.6
1959	35.7	53
1960	36.1	53.5
1961	36.4	54
1962	36.8	54.5
1963	37.1	54.9
1964	37.4	55.4
1965	37.8	55.9
1966	38.1	56.4
1967	38.4	56.8
1968	38.8	57.1
1969	39	57.5
1970	39.5	57.8
1971	39.9	58
1972	40.4	58.2
1973	40.9	58.1
1974	41.7	58.2
1975	42.5	58.2
1976	43.3	57.6
1977	44.2	57
1978	45	54.7
1979	45.7	54.9
1980	46.5	59.1
1981	46.9	59.4
1982	47.6	59.9
1983	48.1	60
1984	48.5	60.6
1985	48.7	60.9
1986	49	61
1987	49.1	60.7
1988	49.2	60.2
1989	49.3	59.4
1990	49.3	58.3
1991	49.3	57
1992	49.4	55.6
1993	49.4	54
1994	49.5	52.5
1995	49.6	51.1
1996	49.7	49
1997	49.6	48.5
1998	50.2	47.6
1999	50.5	46.4
2000	50.8	46
2001	51.2	44.5
2002	51.4	45.9
2003	52	45.4
2004	52.6	46
2005	53.3	46.6
2006	53.8	47.1
2007	54.4	47.6
2008	55.2	48.5
2009	55.8	49.7
2010	56.3	51.9
2011	57	53.9
2012	57.5	55.4
2013	57.9	56.8
2014	58.3	58.1
2015	58.8	59
2016	59.2	59.8
2017	59.6	60.3
2018	60	60.9
2019	60.2	61.1
2020	60.5	61.5
2021	60	60.1
2022	60.7	62.4
2023	61.1	62.8
2024	61.3	63.1
2025	61.5	63.3

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1960	4,778,621	3,809,389
1961	4,848,224	3,930,401
1962	4,919,672	4,055,959
1963	4,993,623	4,185,877
1964	5,071,034	4,320,006
1965	5,152,833	4,458,462
1966	5,237,933	4,601,217
1967	5,326,348	4,748,307
1968	5,418,644	4,900,440
1969	5,513,177	5,058,181
1970	5,610,304	5,215,918
1971	5,707,999	5,374,712
1972	5,807,234	5,542,445
1973	5,911,927	5,720,404
1974	6,024,904	5,908,328
1975	6,147,569	6,098,658
1976	6,280,635	6,287,105
1977	6,428,734	6,449,512
1978	6,590,984	6,543,575
1979	6,763,903	6,647,556
1980	6,947,900	7,041,303
1981	7,140,271	7,498,635
1982	7,340,197	7,796,496
1983	7,551,129	8,098,404
1984	7,772,256	8,391,488
1985	7,999,935	8,686,813
1986	8,228,847	8,982,578
1987	8,457,109	9,284,644
1988	8,687,435	9,583,094
1989	8,921,175	9,864,798
1990	9,159,356	10,137,281
1991	9,394,632	10,404,816
1992	9,629,275	10,702,700
1993	9,871,713	10,860,288
1994	10,123,798	10,873,148
1995	10,386,722	10,974,599
1996	10,655,942	11,158,360
1997	10,934,223	11,369,827
1998	11,240,664	11,594,297
1999	11,574,928	11,783,458
2000	11,925,546	11,892,055
2001	12,295,001	11,971,901
2002	12,680,897	12,087,653
2003	13,082,532	12,232,323
2004	13,500,533	12,365,896
2005	13,932,123	12,483,432
2006	14,373,707	12,636,445
2007	14,816,307	12,804,058
2008	15,258,093	12,959,149
2009	15,710,066	13,142,790
2010	16,176,498	13,356,548
2011	16,661,908	13,595,424
2012	17,172,287	13,817,887
2013	17,695,409	14,013,808
2014	18,229,461	14,207,359
2015	18,777,487	14,399,013
2016	19,334,856	14,600,294
2017	19,894,407	14,812,482
2018	20,438,288	15,034,452
2019	20,961,952	15,271,368
2020	21,478,690	15,526,888
2021	21,995,243	15,797,210
2022	22,509,038	16,069,056
2023	23,025,776	16,340,822
2024	23,548,781	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1960	6.25	7.2
1961	6.29	7.21
1962	6.32	7.23
1963	6.36	7.23
1964	6.42	7.23
1965	6.47	7.23
1966	6.53	7.2
1967	6.59	7.16
1968	6.65	7.11
1969	6.66	7.04
1970	6.69	6.98
1971	6.7	6.94
1972	6.72	6.94
1973	6.77	6.94
1974	6.84	6.88
1975	6.91	6.83
1976	6.95	6.77
1977	7.05	6.71
1978	7.15	6.66
1979	7.19	6.59
1980	7.22	6.52
1981	7.26	6.45
1982	7.25	6.33
1983	7.25	6.2
1984	7.25	6.04
1985	7.24	5.87
1986	7.22	5.69
1987	7.17	5.5
1988	7.11	5.28
1989	7.05	5.07
1990	7.01	4.88
1991	6.97	4.72
1992	6.94	4.57
1993	6.89	4.39
1994	6.84	4.28
1995	6.81	4.15
1996	6.78	4.11
1997	6.72	4.08
1998	6.66	4.07
1999	6.59	4.06
2000	6.52	4.01
2001	6.43	3.98
2002	6.34	3.93
2003	6.28	3.86
2004	6.22	3.78
2005	6.18	3.69
2006	6.17	3.64
2007	6.11	3.68
2008	6.05	3.78
2009	5.99	3.95
2010	5.94	4.04
2011	5.87	4.13
2012	5.79	4.13
2013	5.7	4.11
2014	5.6	4.01
2015	5.48	3.91
2016	5.33	3.83
2017	5.17	3.77
2018	4.92	3.74
2019	4.68	3.75
2020	4.44	3.75
2021	4.36	3.77
2022	4.28	3.77
2023	4.19	3.72

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe
1960	19.8	16.4
1961	19.7	16.2
1962	19.7	16
1963	19.7	15.8
1964	19.6	15.7
1965	19.6	15.7
1966	19.5	15.7
1967	19.5	15.7
1968	19.3	15.7
1969	19.1	15.7
1970	18.9	15.7
1971	18.8	15.8
1972	18.6	15.8
1973	18.5	15.8
1974	18.3	15.9
1975	18.2	15.9
1976	18.1	15.8
1977	17.9	15.8
1978	17.8	15.7
1979	17.7	15.6
1980	17.6	15.6
1981	17.5	15.7
1982	17.4	15.8
1983	17.3	15.8
1984	17.2	15.8
1985	17.1	15.9
1986	16.9	15.9
1987	16.8	15.9
1988	16.7	15.9
1989	16.6	16.1
1990	16.5	16.3
1991	16.4	16.5
1992	16.3	16.4
1993	16.3	16.3
1994	16.3	16.4
1995	16.3	16.6
1996	16.3	16.9
1997	16.3	17.2
1998	16.3	17.5
1999	16.4	17.7
2000	16.5	17.8
2001	16.6	18
2002	16.7	18.1
2003	16.8	18.2
2004	16.9	18.3
2005	17	18.3
2006	17.1	18.5
2007	17.1	18.5
2008	17.1	18.5
2009	17.1	18.4
2010	17.1	18.3
2011	17.1	18.2
2012	17.1	18.1
2013	17.1	18
2014	17.1	18
2015	17.1	18
2016	17.2	18
2017	17.3	18.1
2018	17.4	18.2
2019	17.6	18.3
2020	17.7	18.5
2021	18	18.6
2022	18.2	18.7
2023	18.4	18.9
2024	18.6	19

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