Burkina Faso vs Rwanda

Burkina Faso (Africa) and Rwanda (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Burkina Faso: 69.15 Rwanda: 39.37 World: 452.65 1961 Burkina Faso: 72.24 Rwanda: 39.27 World: 471.93 1962 Burkina Faso: 77.15 Rwanda: 39.23 World: 496.11 1963 Burkina Faso: 78.91 Rwanda: 39.28 World: 525.19 1964 Burkina Faso: 80.91 Rwanda: 38.98 World: 563.85 1965 Burkina Faso: 82.07 Rwanda: 43.47 World: 601.89 1966 Burkina Faso: 82.84 Rwanda: 35.36 World: 638.97 1967 Burkina Faso: 84.63 Rwanda: 43.96 World: 664.4 1968 Burkina Faso: 84.97 Rwanda: 45.99 World: 703.46 1969 Burkina Faso: 86.76 Rwanda: 48.87 World: 761.11 1970 Burkina Faso: 81.71 Rwanda: 55.24 World: 817.68 1971 Burkina Faso: 84.51 Rwanda: 54.38 World: 884.88 1972 Burkina Faso: 99.63 Rwanda: 58.4 World: 1,002 1973 Burkina Faso: 114.14 Rwanda: 66.91 World: 1,201.53 1974 Burkina Faso: 124.67 Rwanda: 68.94 World: 1,362.19 1975 Burkina Faso: 152.9 Rwanda: 124.11 World: 1,488.94 1976 Burkina Faso: 155.49 Rwanda: 134.38 World: 1,589.73 1977 Burkina Faso: 175.96 Rwanda: 152.74 World: 1,766.28 1978 Burkina Faso: 223.88 Rwanda: 179.88 World: 2,055.49 1979 Burkina Faso: 258.5 Rwanda: 213.77 World: 2,335.19 1980 Burkina Faso: 277.6 Rwanda: 234.39 World: 2,587.01 1981 Burkina Faso: 248.71 Rwanda: 254.57 World: 2,628.62 1982 Burkina Faso: 239.02 Rwanda: 246.39 World: 2,554.08 1983 Burkina Faso: 211.93 Rwanda: 250.57 World: 2,561.17 1984 Burkina Faso: 187.83 Rwanda: 259.91 World: 2,614.33 1985 Burkina Faso: 194.06 Rwanda: 271.58 World: 2,690.59 1986 Burkina Faso: 247.46 Rwanda: 297.73 World: 3,118.57 1987 Burkina Faso: 280.22 Rwanda: 319.64 World: 3,487.88 1988 Burkina Faso: 301.13 Rwanda: 343.78 World: 3,829.99 1989 Burkina Faso: 293.19 Rwanda: 334.74 World: 3,930.51 1990 Burkina Faso: 338.59 Rwanda: 345.77 World: 4,338.94 1991 Burkina Faso: 333.71 Rwanda: 253.97 World: 4,453.9 1992 Burkina Faso: 348.59 Rwanda: 264.08 World: 4,679.98 1993 Burkina Faso: 324.11 Rwanda: 247.02 World: 4,685.3 1994 Burkina Faso: 187.21 Rwanda: 110.95 World: 4,967.01 1995 Burkina Faso: 229.09 Rwanda: 227.97 World: 5,463.2 1996 Burkina Faso: 242.73 Rwanda: 206.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 Burkina Faso: 223.85 Rwanda: 238.75 World: 5,408.57 1998 Burkina Faso: 249.53 Rwanda: 246.15 World: 5,302.34 1999 Burkina Faso: 292.84 Rwanda: 264.74 World: 5,401.23 2000 Burkina Faso: 248.91 Rwanda: 251.87 World: 5,512.56 2001 Burkina Faso: 259.49 Rwanda: 237.31 World: 5,404.2 2002 Burkina Faso: 285.65 Rwanda: 234.04 World: 5,539.32 2003 Burkina Faso: 362.37 Rwanda: 249.01 World: 6,129.87 2004 Burkina Faso: 403.81 Rwanda: 269.54 World: 6,818 2005 Burkina Faso: 441.16 Rwanda: 324.02 World: 7,290.57 2006 Burkina Faso: 455.51 Rwanda: 352.09 World: 7,803.19 2007 Burkina Faso: 514.68 Rwanda: 420.73 World: 8,685.33 2008 Burkina Faso: 619.44 Rwanda: 522.29 World: 9,425.74 2009 Burkina Faso: 601.57 Rwanda: 556.97 World: 8,827.04 2010 Burkina Faso: 624.96 Rwanda: 586.6 World: 9,555.07 2011 Burkina Faso: 725.02 Rwanda: 643.36 World: 10,496.93 2012 Burkina Faso: 731.47 Rwanda: 697.76 World: 10,597.85 2013 Burkina Faso: 759.76 Rwanda: 695.4 World: 10,759.35 2014 Burkina Faso: 764.86 Rwanda: 715.37 World: 10,912.24 2015 Burkina Faso: 630.12 Rwanda: 725.69 World: 10,191.98 2016 Burkina Faso: 663.74 Rwanda: 721.26 World: 10,239.47 2017 Burkina Faso: 709.09 Rwanda: 751.05 World: 10,784.4 2018 Burkina Faso: 777.47 Rwanda: 772.76 World: 11,344.73 2019 Burkina Faso: 764.85 Rwanda: 823.36 World: 11,417.6 2020 Burkina Faso: 825.24 Rwanda: 802.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Burkina Faso: 895.54 Rwanda: 842.58 World: 12,472.91 2022 Burkina Faso: 827.33 Rwanda: 1,007.06 World: 12,876.24 2023 Burkina Faso: 873.2 Rwanda: 1,061.06 World: 13,313.86 2024 Burkina Faso: 982.49 Rwanda: 1,059.94 World: 13,717.09 2025 Burkina Faso: 1,147.57 Rwanda: 1,123.74 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

0 20 40 60 80 1960 Burkina Faso: 36.07 Rwanda: 47.02 World: 50.94 1961 Burkina Faso: 36.36 Rwanda: 47.46 World: 52.8 1962 Burkina Faso: 36.75 Rwanda: 47.8 World: 55.29 1963 Burkina Faso: 37.09 Rwanda: 44 World: 55.65 1964 Burkina Faso: 37.4 Rwanda: 48.13 World: 56.1 1965 Burkina Faso: 37.76 Rwanda: 48.2 World: 55.93 1966 Burkina Faso: 38.09 Rwanda: 48.08 World: 56.45 1967 Burkina Faso: 38.43 Rwanda: 47.99 World: 56.9 1968 Burkina Faso: 38.76 Rwanda: 47.73 World: 57.34 1969 Burkina Faso: 39.02 Rwanda: 47.44 World: 57.68 1970 Burkina Faso: 39.54 Rwanda: 47.12 World: 57.94 1971 Burkina Faso: 39.85 Rwanda: 46.76 World: 58.02 1972 Burkina Faso: 40.4 Rwanda: 46.34 World: 58.84 1973 Burkina Faso: 40.95 Rwanda: 45.94 World: 59.3 1974 Burkina Faso: 41.71 Rwanda: 45.57 World: 59.7 1975 Burkina Faso: 42.49 Rwanda: 45.32 World: 60.13 1976 Burkina Faso: 43.33 Rwanda: 45.31 World: 60.45 1977 Burkina Faso: 44.17 Rwanda: 45.58 World: 61.04 1978 Burkina Faso: 45 Rwanda: 46.17 World: 61.39 1979 Burkina Faso: 45.7 Rwanda: 47.09 World: 61.84 1980 Burkina Faso: 46.47 Rwanda: 48.12 World: 62.15 1981 Burkina Faso: 46.87 Rwanda: 49.22 World: 62.52 1982 Burkina Faso: 47.63 Rwanda: 50.19 World: 62.87 1983 Burkina Faso: 48.06 Rwanda: 50.94 World: 63.13 1984 Burkina Faso: 48.46 Rwanda: 51.45 World: 63.44 1985 Burkina Faso: 48.75 Rwanda: 51.7 World: 63.73 1986 Burkina Faso: 48.99 Rwanda: 51.71 World: 64.12 1987 Burkina Faso: 49.1 Rwanda: 51.47 World: 64.46 1988 Burkina Faso: 49.22 Rwanda: 50.91 World: 64.67 1989 Burkina Faso: 49.27 Rwanda: 49.49 World: 64.96 1990 Burkina Faso: 49.32 Rwanda: 47.76 World: 65.11 1991 Burkina Faso: 49.33 Rwanda: 46.24 World: 65.3 1992 Burkina Faso: 49.38 Rwanda: 44.4 World: 65.55 1993 Burkina Faso: 49.41 Rwanda: 42.94 World: 65.74 1994 Burkina Faso: 49.47 Rwanda: 12.16 World: 65.96 1995 Burkina Faso: 49.55 Rwanda: 41.52 World: 66.2 1996 Burkina Faso: 49.69 Rwanda: 42.49 World: 66.52 1997 Burkina Faso: 49.56 Rwanda: 41.98 World: 66.83 1998 Burkina Faso: 50.16 Rwanda: 43.1 World: 67.07 1999 Burkina Faso: 50.46 Rwanda: 45.75 World: 67.31 2000 Burkina Faso: 50.81 Rwanda: 47.8 World: 67.65 2001 Burkina Faso: 51.19 Rwanda: 49.49 World: 67.95 2002 Burkina Faso: 51.45 Rwanda: 51.26 World: 68.23 2003 Burkina Faso: 51.96 Rwanda: 53.53 World: 68.52 2004 Burkina Faso: 52.6 Rwanda: 55.52 World: 68.77 2005 Burkina Faso: 53.27 Rwanda: 56.97 World: 69.11 2006 Burkina Faso: 53.78 Rwanda: 58.34 World: 69.47 2007 Burkina Faso: 54.38 Rwanda: 59.5 World: 69.81 2008 Burkina Faso: 55.2 Rwanda: 60.64 World: 70 2009 Burkina Faso: 55.79 Rwanda: 61.81 World: 70.38 2010 Burkina Faso: 56.34 Rwanda: 62.8 World: 70.68 2011 Burkina Faso: 57 Rwanda: 63.48 World: 70.97 2012 Burkina Faso: 57.46 Rwanda: 64.19 World: 71.26 2013 Burkina Faso: 57.9 Rwanda: 64.65 World: 71.53 2014 Burkina Faso: 58.33 Rwanda: 65.09 World: 71.78 2015 Burkina Faso: 58.78 Rwanda: 65.42 World: 71.97 2016 Burkina Faso: 59.17 Rwanda: 65.73 World: 72.19 2017 Burkina Faso: 59.58 Rwanda: 66.14 World: 72.37 2018 Burkina Faso: 59.97 Rwanda: 66.35 World: 72.64 2019 Burkina Faso: 60.18 Rwanda: 66.69 World: 72.87 2020 Burkina Faso: 60.45 Rwanda: 66.95 World: 72.18 2021 Burkina Faso: 60.05 Rwanda: 66.85 World: 71.22 2022 Burkina Faso: 60.7 Rwanda: 67.53 World: 72.97 2023 Burkina Faso: 61.09 Rwanda: 67.79 World: 73.33 2024 Burkina Faso: 61.29 Rwanda: 68.02 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Burkina Faso: 6.25 Rwanda: 8.28 World: 4.69 1961 Burkina Faso: 6.29 Rwanda: 8.28 World: 4.56 1962 Burkina Faso: 6.32 Rwanda: 8.27 World: 5.02 1963 Burkina Faso: 6.36 Rwanda: 8.27 World: 5.31 1964 Burkina Faso: 6.42 Rwanda: 8.27 World: 5.13 1965 Burkina Faso: 6.47 Rwanda: 8.25 World: 5.08 1966 Burkina Faso: 6.53 Rwanda: 8.23 World: 4.97 1967 Burkina Faso: 6.59 Rwanda: 8.21 World: 4.87 1968 Burkina Faso: 6.65 Rwanda: 8.19 World: 4.98 1969 Burkina Faso: 6.66 Rwanda: 8.18 World: 4.88 1970 Burkina Faso: 6.69 Rwanda: 8.15 World: 4.84 1971 Burkina Faso: 6.7 Rwanda: 8.09 World: 4.69 1972 Burkina Faso: 6.72 Rwanda: 8.09 World: 4.55 1973 Burkina Faso: 6.77 Rwanda: 8.09 World: 4.42 1974 Burkina Faso: 6.84 Rwanda: 8.1 World: 4.26 1975 Burkina Faso: 6.91 Rwanda: 8.1 World: 4.07 1976 Burkina Faso: 6.95 Rwanda: 8.12 World: 3.97 1977 Burkina Faso: 7.05 Rwanda: 8.14 World: 3.84 1978 Burkina Faso: 7.15 Rwanda: 8.16 World: 3.77 1979 Burkina Faso: 7.19 Rwanda: 8.13 World: 3.76 1980 Burkina Faso: 7.22 Rwanda: 8.12 World: 3.73 1981 Burkina Faso: 7.26 Rwanda: 8.1 World: 3.71 1982 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Rwanda: 8.06 World: 3.72 1983 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Rwanda: 8 World: 3.59 1984 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Rwanda: 7.91 World: 3.57 1985 Burkina Faso: 7.24 Rwanda: 7.79 World: 3.53 1986 Burkina Faso: 7.22 Rwanda: 7.61 World: 3.51 1987 Burkina Faso: 7.17 Rwanda: 7.43 World: 3.48 1988 Burkina Faso: 7.11 Rwanda: 7.23 World: 3.39 1989 Burkina Faso: 7.05 Rwanda: 7.03 World: 3.35 1990 Burkina Faso: 7.01 Rwanda: 6.8 World: 3.31 1991 Burkina Faso: 6.97 Rwanda: 6.62 World: 3.13 1992 Burkina Faso: 6.94 Rwanda: 6.54 World: 3.04 1993 Burkina Faso: 6.89 Rwanda: 6.48 World: 2.97 1994 Burkina Faso: 6.84 Rwanda: 6.42 World: 2.92 1995 Burkina Faso: 6.81 Rwanda: 6.35 World: 2.87 1996 Burkina Faso: 6.78 Rwanda: 6.29 World: 2.82 1997 Burkina Faso: 6.72 Rwanda: 6.24 World: 2.78 1998 Burkina Faso: 6.66 Rwanda: 6.17 World: 2.75 1999 Burkina Faso: 6.59 Rwanda: 6.06 World: 2.72 2000 Burkina Faso: 6.52 Rwanda: 5.97 World: 2.73 2001 Burkina Faso: 6.43 Rwanda: 5.89 World: 2.69 2002 Burkina Faso: 6.34 Rwanda: 5.82 World: 2.66 2003 Burkina Faso: 6.28 Rwanda: 5.74 World: 2.64 2004 Burkina Faso: 6.22 Rwanda: 5.64 World: 2.63 2005 Burkina Faso: 6.18 Rwanda: 5.5 World: 2.61 2006 Burkina Faso: 6.17 Rwanda: 5.34 World: 2.61 2007 Burkina Faso: 6.11 Rwanda: 5.14 World: 2.6 2008 Burkina Faso: 6.05 Rwanda: 4.92 World: 2.6 2009 Burkina Faso: 5.99 Rwanda: 4.71 World: 2.59 2010 Burkina Faso: 5.94 Rwanda: 4.52 World: 2.57 2011 Burkina Faso: 5.87 Rwanda: 4.33 World: 2.55 2012 Burkina Faso: 5.79 Rwanda: 4.2 World: 2.56 2013 Burkina Faso: 5.7 Rwanda: 4.14 World: 2.53 2014 Burkina Faso: 5.6 Rwanda: 4.12 World: 2.52 2015 Burkina Faso: 5.48 Rwanda: 4.11 World: 2.49 2016 Burkina Faso: 5.33 Rwanda: 4.11 World: 2.49 2017 Burkina Faso: 5.17 Rwanda: 4.08 World: 2.46 2018 Burkina Faso: 4.92 Rwanda: 4.05 World: 2.39 2019 Burkina Faso: 4.68 Rwanda: 3.99 World: 2.35 2020 Burkina Faso: 4.44 Rwanda: 3.91 World: 2.28 2021 Burkina Faso: 4.36 Rwanda: 3.84 World: 2.25 2022 Burkina Faso: 4.28 Rwanda: 3.78 World: 2.22 2023 Burkina Faso: 4.19 Rwanda: 3.7 World: 2.2 2024 Burkina Faso: 4.11 Rwanda: 3.65 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Burkina Faso: 2.47 Rwanda: 12.34 World: 5.12 1992 Burkina Faso: 2.51 Rwanda: 12.11 World: 5.28 1993 Burkina Faso: 2.43 Rwanda: 12.16 World: 5.54 1994 Burkina Faso: 2.58 Rwanda: 12.24 World: 5.79 1995 Burkina Faso: 2.53 Rwanda: 11.94 World: 5.92 1996 Burkina Faso: 2.45 Rwanda: 11.51 World: 5.98 1997 Burkina Faso: 2.41 Rwanda: 11.09 World: 6.01 1998 Burkina Faso: 2.44 Rwanda: 11.26 World: 6.16 1999 Burkina Faso: 2.55 Rwanda: 11.57 World: 6.28 2000 Burkina Faso: 2.69 Rwanda: 11.7 World: 6.11 2001 Burkina Faso: 2.75 Rwanda: 11.73 World: 6.19 2002 Burkina Faso: 2.86 Rwanda: 11.43 World: 6.41 2003 Burkina Faso: 2.78 Rwanda: 11.66 World: 6.48 2004 Burkina Faso: 3.48 Rwanda: 11.7 World: 6.33 2005 Burkina Faso: 4 Rwanda: 11.84 World: 6.22 2006 Burkina Faso: 3.67 Rwanda: 11.59 World: 5.97 2007 Burkina Faso: 3.3 Rwanda: 11.58 World: 5.77 2008 Burkina Faso: 3.5 Rwanda: 11.52 World: 5.82 2009 Burkina Faso: 3.72 Rwanda: 11.63 World: 6.41 2010 Burkina Faso: 3.73 Rwanda: 11.64 World: 6.28 2011 Burkina Faso: 3.83 Rwanda: 11.76 World: 6.15 2012 Burkina Faso: 3.85 Rwanda: 11.67 World: 6.15 2013 Burkina Faso: 4.05 Rwanda: 11.77 World: 6.1 2014 Burkina Faso: 4.26 Rwanda: 11.84 World: 5.96 2015 Burkina Faso: 4.47 Rwanda: 11.83 World: 6 2016 Burkina Faso: 4.6 Rwanda: 11.79 World: 5.97 2017 Burkina Faso: 4.66 Rwanda: 11.88 World: 5.9 2018 Burkina Faso: 4.7 Rwanda: 10.76 World: 5.76 2019 Burkina Faso: 4.49 Rwanda: 11.24 World: 5.59 2020 Burkina Faso: 4.59 Rwanda: 11.83 World: 6.59 2021 Burkina Faso: 4.51 Rwanda: 15.78 World: 6.05 2022 Burkina Faso: 3.83 Rwanda: 15.08 World: 5.23 2023 Burkina Faso: 3.6 Rwanda: 12.35 World: 4.85 2024 Burkina Faso: 3.44 Rwanda: 11.33 World: 4.81 2025 Burkina Faso: 3.48 Rwanda: 11.36 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

0 2 4 6 1970 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.02 World: 4.14 1971 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.02 World: 4.04 1972 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.16 1973 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.32 1974 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.02 World: 4.23 1975 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.14 1976 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.31 1977 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.36 1978 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.42 1979 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Rwanda: 0.03 World: 4.46 1980 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.33 1981 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.18 1982 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.05 1983 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.01 1984 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.07 1985 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.05 1986 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.04 1987 Burkina Faso: 0.06 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.1 1988 Burkina Faso: 0.06 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.16 1989 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.16 1990 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.15 1991 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.1 1992 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.01 1993 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.06 World: 3.97 1994 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 3.94 1995 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 3.99 1996 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.01 1997 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Rwanda: 0.06 World: 4.02 1998 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Rwanda: 0.06 World: 3.98 1999 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Rwanda: 0.06 World: 3.95 2000 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.01 2001 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.01 2002 Burkina Faso: 0.09 Rwanda: 0.1 World: 4.02 2003 Burkina Faso: 0.09 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.15 2004 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.28 2005 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.39 2006 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.48 2007 Burkina Faso: 0.11 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.59 2008 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.56 2009 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.45 2010 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.67 2011 Burkina Faso: 0.13 Rwanda: 0.07 World: 4.76 2012 Burkina Faso: 0.15 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.77 2013 Burkina Faso: 0.17 Rwanda: 0.09 World: 4.81 2014 Burkina Faso: 0.15 Rwanda: 0.08 World: 4.78 2015 Burkina Faso: 0.21 Rwanda: 0.1 World: 4.7 2016 Burkina Faso: 0.2 Rwanda: 0.1 World: 4.65 2017 Burkina Faso: 0.23 Rwanda: 0.11 World: 4.67 2018 Burkina Faso: 0.26 Rwanda: 0.12 World: 4.73 2019 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Rwanda: 0.12 World: 4.7 2020 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Rwanda: 0.11 World: 4.47 2021 Burkina Faso: 0.29 Rwanda: 0.13 World: 4.68 2022 Burkina Faso: 0.29 Rwanda: 0.16 World: 4.67 2023 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Rwanda: 0.16 World: 4.68 2024 Burkina Faso: 0.28 Rwanda: 0.16 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Burkina Faso Rwanda World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Burkina Faso: 0.47 Rwanda: 0.56 World: 15.6 2007 Burkina Faso: 0.75 Rwanda: 2.12 World: 20.2 2008 Burkina Faso: 0.92 Rwanda: 4.5 World: 22.8 2009 Burkina Faso: 1.13 Rwanda: 7.7 World: 25.3 2010 Burkina Faso: 2.4 Rwanda: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Burkina Faso: 3 Rwanda: 7 World: 30.9 2012 Burkina Faso: 3.73 Rwanda: 8.02 World: 33.3 2013 Burkina Faso: 5 Rwanda: 9 World: 35.3 2014 Burkina Faso: 6 Rwanda: 10.6 World: 37.4 2015 Burkina Faso: 6.55 Rwanda: 12.46 World: 39.9 2016 Burkina Faso: 7.14 Rwanda: 14.64 World: 43.6 2017 Burkina Faso: 7.79 Rwanda: 17.2 World: 46.3 2018 Burkina Faso: 8.5 Rwanda: 19.17 World: 49.4 2019 Burkina Faso: 9.27 Rwanda: 21.36 World: 53.9 2020 Burkina Faso: 12.97 Rwanda: 23.8 World: 60.1 2021 Burkina Faso: 18.15 Rwanda: 24.44 World: 63.8 2022 Burkina Faso: 25.4 Rwanda: 28.02 World: 67 2023 Burkina Faso: 25.36 Rwanda: 28.81 World: 69.2 2024 Burkina Faso: 28.25 Rwanda: 31.7 World: 71.2 2005 2012 2015 2018 2024

Population

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Population 24.1 mn 2025
59th of 215		 14.6 mn 2025
76th of 215
Population density 84.2 /km² 2023
116th of 214		 565.6 /km² 2023
16th of 214
Population growth 2.21 % 2025
38th of 215		 2.17 % 2025
40th of 215
Life expectancy 61.3 years 2024
206th of 215		 68.0 years 2024
165th of 215
Fertility rate 4.11 2024
23rd of 215		 3.65 2024
38th of 215
Birth rate 31.3 ‰ 2024
25th of 215		 28.1 ‰ 2024
39th of 215
Infant mortality 43.6 ‰ 2024
177th of 196		 29.4 ‰ 2024
149th of 196
Urban population 28.9 % 2025
196th of 215		 30.9 % 2025
193rd of 215
Aged 65+ 2.7 % 2025
201st of 215		 4.0 % 2025
164th of 215
Living in cities 26.8 % 2025
151st of 215		 14.4 % 2025
178th of 215
Living in towns 24.8 % 2025
151st of 215		 79.6 % 2025
11th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.3 % 2025
21st of 215		 5.9 % 2025
201st of 215

Human development

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Human Development Index 0.459 2023
186th of 193		 0.578 2023
159th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.273 2023
164th of 169		 0.399 2023
133rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.453 2023
148th of 156		 0.567 2023
120th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.555 2023
146th of 172		 0.394 2023
99th of 172

Economy

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
GDP 27.6 bn US$ 2025
118th of 186		 16.4 bn US$ 2025
137th of 186
GDP per capita 1,148 US$ 2025
170th of 186		 1,124 US$ 2025
172nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,072 int. $ 2025
173rd of 185		 4,164 int. $ 2025
162nd of 185
GNI per capita 980 US$ 2025
169th of 182		 1,150 US$ 2025
164th of 182
GDP growth 5.3 % 2025
41st of 186		 9.4 % 2025
6th of 186
Inflation -0.6 % 2025
161st of 165		 5.9 % 2025
31st of 165
Trade 65.0 % 2025
85th of 138		 56.7 % 2025
96th of 138
Exports 35.0 % 2025
73rd of 138		 21.6 % 2025
106th of 138
FDI inflows -0.9 % 2024
179th of 192		 3.8 % 2024
65th of 192
Manufacturing 6.6 % 2025
104th of 132		 8.3 % 2025
91st of 132
Agriculture 19.9 % 2025
31st of 158		 20.3 % 2025
29th of 158
Tax revenue 18.7 % 2024
42nd of 89		 13.1 % 2023
Government debt 64.2 % 2024
27th of 56		 -
Military spending 4.7 % 2024
12th of 147		 1.2 % 2024
95th of 147

Labour

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Unemployment 3.5 % 2025
56th of 181		 11.4 % 2025
153rd of 181
Youth unemployment 6.4 % 2025
36th of 181		 16.4 % 2025
116th of 181
Women in the labour force 64.1 % 2025
24th of 181		 57.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 51.8 % 2025
21st of 181		 35.1 % 2025
45th of 181
Weekly hours worked 48.2 h 2025
7th of 181		 29.3 h 2025
172nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.9 % 2025
133rd of 181		 26.0 % 2025
141st of 181
Labour income share 44.1 % 2022 39.8 % 2025
84th of 114
Output per hour 2.6 $ 2025
172nd of 181		 6.3 $ 2025
145th of 181

Health

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Health spending 7.8 % 2023
64th of 192		 5.1 % 2023
122nd of 192
Health spending per person 72 US$ 2023
159th of 191		 53 US$ 2023
171st of 191
Physicians 0.15 /1,000 2022
108th of 125		 0.09 /1,000 2022
117th of 125
Under-5 mortality 74.9 ‰ 2024
186th of 196		 37.7 ‰ 2024
151st of 196
Maternal mortality 242 /100k 2023
166th of 194		 229 /100k 2023
161st of 194
Tobacco use 11.6 % 2024
46th of 166		 10.1 % 2024
35th of 166

Food

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Calories per person 2,814 kcal 2024
101st of 155		 2,420 kcal 2024
132nd of 155
Protein supply 92.3 g 2022
86th of 174		 57.3 g 2022
159th of 174
Animal protein supply 16.6 g 2022
148th of 174		 6.5 g 2022
172nd of 174
Fat supply 60.5 g 2022
139th of 174		 36.8 g 2022
171st of 174
Food insecurity 41.2 % 2024
98th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 7.3 % 2024
78th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 20.5 % 2022
109th of 160		 35.3 % 2022
92nd of 160

Education

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Literacy 41.6 % 2023 78.8 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 30.0 % 2024
106th of 108		 48.8 % 2024
103rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 10.0 % 2024
120th of 128		 9.4 % 2024
122nd of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
21st of 121		 4.6 % 2024
32nd of 121
Expected schooling 8.7 yrs 2023
181st of 195		 12.6 yrs 2023
126th of 195
Mean schooling 2.3 yrs 2023
190th of 193		 4.9 yrs 2023
170th of 193

Society

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Income inequality 37.4 2021
81st of 93		 39.4 2023
Extreme poverty 42.1 % 2021
91st of 93		 38.6 % 2023
Internet use 28.3 % 2024
167th of 182		 31.7 % 2024
163rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 116.6 /100 2024
84th of 151		 93.2 /100 2024
125th of 151
Electricity access 34.0 % 2024
206th of 213		 72.0 % 2024
175th of 213
Women in parliament 18.3 % 2025
131st of 184		 63.8 % 2025
1st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Refugees hosted 40,996 2025
68th of 177		 115,794 2025
49th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.7 ‰ 2025
74th of 177		 7.9 ‰ 2025
50th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,957 2025
87th of 177		 15,251 2025
46th of 177
Refugees from the country 351,209 2025
14th of 199		 244,415 2025
17th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 14.6 ‰ 2025
15th of 199		 16.8 ‰ 2025
12th of 199

Governance

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Control of corruption 42.7 /100 2024
108th of 207		 60.5 /100 2024
57th of 207
Government effectiveness 34.3 /100 2024
169th of 205		 58.1 /100 2024
75th of 205
Rule of law 41.8 /100 2024
158th of 207		 58.7 /100 2024
94th of 207
Regulatory quality 46.6 /100 2024
140th of 205		 59.1 /100 2024
74th of 205
Voice and accountability 40.0 /100 2024
151st of 205		 46.5 /100 2024
131st of 205
Political stability 33.3 /100 2024
196th of 207		 65.1 /100 2024
110th of 207

Environment

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
CO₂ per capita 0.28 t 2024
27th of 202		 0.16 t 2024
20th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 6.5 Mt 2024
127th of 204		 2.0 Mt 2024
155th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
127th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
155th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
147th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
166th of 204
GHG per capita 1.48 t 2024
38th of 202		 0.59 t 2024
10th of 202
Renewable energy 71.4 % 2022
26th of 211		 79.9 % 2022
18th of 211
Forest area 22.2 % 2023
129th of 212		 11.3 % 2023
158th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 37.3 µg/m³ 2023
173rd of 200		 36.0 µg/m³ 2023
171st of 200
Water stress 7.8 % 2022
75th of 176		 20.2 % 2022
109th of 176
Land area 273,600 km² 2023
74th of 214		 24,670 km² 2023
146th of 214

Energy

Indicator Burkina Faso Rwanda
Renewable electricity 17.2 % 2024
128th of 190		 49.6 % 2024
67th of 190
Wind and solar 6.5 % 2024
91st of 190		 3.5 % 2024
118th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
42nd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
148th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 17.2 % 2024
132nd of 190		 49.6 % 2024
77th of 190
Fossil electricity 82.8 % 2024
132nd of 190		 50.4 % 2024
77th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
13th of 188		 15.0 % 2024
144th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 561 g/kWh 2024
128th of 190		 362 g/kWh 2024
78th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.14 MWh 2024
174th of 191		 0.09 MWh 2024
181st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.