Burkina Faso vs Sudan

Burkina Faso (Africa) and Sudan (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 Sudan World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Burkina Faso: 69.15 Sudan: 99.71 World: 452.65 1961 Burkina Faso: 72.24 Sudan: 105.31 World: 471.93 1962 Burkina Faso: 77.15 Sudan: 111.21 World: 496.11 1963 Burkina Faso: 78.91 Sudan: 109.94 World: 525.19 1964 Burkina Faso: 80.91 Sudan: 109.65 World: 563.85 1965 Burkina Faso: 82.07 Sudan: 110.89 World: 601.89 1966 Burkina Faso: 82.84 Sudan: 110.5 World: 638.97 1967 Burkina Faso: 84.63 Sudan: 116.24 World: 664.4 1968 Burkina Faso: 84.97 Sudan: 117.82 World: 703.46 1969 Burkina Faso: 86.76 Sudan: 125.98 World: 761.11 1970 Burkina Faso: 81.71 Sudan: 139.04 World: 817.68 1971 Burkina Faso: 84.51 Sudan: 146.93 World: 884.88 1972 Burkina Faso: 99.63 Sudan: 154.51 World: 1,002 1973 Burkina Faso: 114.14 Sudan: 184.52 World: 1,201.53 1974 Burkina Faso: 124.67 Sudan: 228.79 World: 1,362.19 1975 Burkina Faso: 152.9 Sudan: 269.65 World: 1,488.94 1976 Burkina Faso: 155.49 Sudan: 325.19 World: 1,589.73 1977 Burkina Faso: 175.96 Sudan: 392.4 World: 1,766.28 1978 Burkina Faso: 223.88 Sudan: 410.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Burkina Faso: 258.5 Sudan: 408.9 World: 2,335.19 1980 Burkina Faso: 277.6 Sudan: 418.35 World: 2,587.01 1981 Burkina Faso: 248.71 Sudan: 483.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Burkina Faso: 239.02 Sudan: 378.95 World: 2,554.08 1983 Burkina Faso: 211.93 Sudan: 346.22 World: 2,561.17 1984 Burkina Faso: 187.83 Sudan: 429.99 World: 2,614.33 1985 Burkina Faso: 194.06 Sudan: 326.4 World: 2,690.59 1986 Burkina Faso: 247.46 Sudan: 400.33 World: 3,118.57 1987 Burkina Faso: 280.22 Sudan: 471.16 World: 3,487.88 1988 Burkina Faso: 301.13 Sudan: 553.08 World: 3,829.99 1989 Burkina Faso: 293.19 Sudan: 814.27 World: 3,930.51 1990 Burkina Faso: 338.59 Sudan: 1,257.19 World: 4,338.94 1991 Burkina Faso: 333.71 Sudan: 1,617.56 World: 4,453.9 1992 Burkina Faso: 348.59 Sudan: 252.61 World: 4,679.98 1993 Burkina Faso: 324.11 Sudan: 312.69 World: 4,685.3 1994 Burkina Faso: 187.21 Sudan: 439.42 World: 4,967.01 1995 Burkina Faso: 229.09 Sudan: 462.59 World: 5,463.2 1996 Burkina Faso: 242.73 Sudan: 294.83 World: 5,507.22 1997 Burkina Faso: 223.85 Sudan: 373.09 World: 5,408.57 1998 Burkina Faso: 249.53 Sudan: 350.7 World: 5,302.34 1999 Burkina Faso: 292.84 Sudan: 324.66 World: 5,401.23 2000 Burkina Faso: 248.91 Sudan: 362.12 World: 5,512.56 2001 Burkina Faso: 259.49 Sudan: 451.29 World: 5,404.2 2002 Burkina Faso: 285.65 Sudan: 506.26 World: 5,539.32 2003 Burkina Faso: 362.37 Sudan: 580.32 World: 6,129.87 2004 Burkina Faso: 403.81 Sudan: 705.11 World: 6,818 2005 Burkina Faso: 441.16 Sudan: 905.54 World: 7,290.57 2006 Burkina Faso: 455.51 Sudan: 1,132.47 World: 7,803.19 2007 Burkina Faso: 514.68 Sudan: 1,444.37 World: 8,685.33 2008 Burkina Faso: 619.44 Sudan: 1,527.58 World: 9,425.74 2009 Burkina Faso: 601.57 Sudan: 1,178.22 World: 8,827.04 2010 Burkina Faso: 624.96 Sudan: 1,305.64 World: 9,555.07 2011 Burkina Faso: 725.02 Sudan: 1,332.66 World: 10,496.93 2012 Burkina Faso: 731.47 Sudan: 1,019.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Burkina Faso: 759.76 Sudan: 1,138.63 World: 10,759.35 2014 Burkina Faso: 764.86 Sudan: 1,275.44 World: 10,912.24 2015 Burkina Faso: 630.12 Sudan: 1,292.38 World: 10,191.98 2016 Burkina Faso: 663.74 Sudan: 1,033.22 World: 10,239.47 2017 Burkina Faso: 709.09 Sudan: 966.51 World: 10,784.4 2018 Burkina Faso: 777.47 Sudan: 731.03 World: 11,344.73 2019 Burkina Faso: 764.85 Sudan: 709.98 World: 11,417.6 2020 Burkina Faso: 825.24 Sudan: 577.8 World: 10,999.49 2021 Burkina Faso: 895.54 Sudan: 712.12 World: 12,472.91 2022 Burkina Faso: 827.33 Sudan: 1,046.24 World: 12,876.24 2023 Burkina Faso: 873.2 Sudan: 797.28 World: 13,313.86 2024 Burkina Faso: 982.49 Sudan: 984.61 World: 13,717.09 2025 Burkina Faso: 1,147.57 Sudan: 1,164.54 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Burkina Faso Sudan World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Burkina Faso: 36.07 Sudan: 49.57 World: 50.94 1961 Burkina Faso: 36.36 Sudan: 49.96 World: 52.8 1962 Burkina Faso: 36.75 Sudan: 50.42 World: 55.29 1963 Burkina Faso: 37.09 Sudan: 50.82 World: 55.65 1964 Burkina Faso: 37.4 Sudan: 50.88 World: 56.1 1965 Burkina Faso: 37.76 Sudan: 51.03 World: 55.93 1966 Burkina Faso: 38.09 Sudan: 51.25 World: 56.45 1967 Burkina Faso: 38.43 Sudan: 51.5 World: 56.9 1968 Burkina Faso: 38.76 Sudan: 51.76 World: 57.34 1969 Burkina Faso: 39.02 Sudan: 52.04 World: 57.68 1970 Burkina Faso: 39.54 Sudan: 52.29 World: 57.94 1971 Burkina Faso: 39.85 Sudan: 52.54 World: 58.02 1972 Burkina Faso: 40.4 Sudan: 52.8 World: 58.84 1973 Burkina Faso: 40.95 Sudan: 52.99 World: 59.3 1974 Burkina Faso: 41.71 Sudan: 53.16 World: 59.7 1975 Burkina Faso: 42.49 Sudan: 53.31 World: 60.13 1976 Burkina Faso: 43.33 Sudan: 53.34 World: 60.45 1977 Burkina Faso: 44.17 Sudan: 53.52 World: 61.04 1978 Burkina Faso: 45 Sudan: 53.29 World: 61.39 1979 Burkina Faso: 45.7 Sudan: 53.37 World: 61.84 1980 Burkina Faso: 46.47 Sudan: 54.07 World: 62.15 1981 Burkina Faso: 46.87 Sudan: 54.37 World: 62.52 1982 Burkina Faso: 47.63 Sudan: 54.38 World: 62.87 1983 Burkina Faso: 48.06 Sudan: 49.56 World: 63.13 1984 Burkina Faso: 48.46 Sudan: 49.81 World: 63.44 1985 Burkina Faso: 48.75 Sudan: 50.01 World: 63.73 1986 Burkina Faso: 48.99 Sudan: 54.56 World: 64.12 1987 Burkina Faso: 49.1 Sudan: 54.75 World: 64.46 1988 Burkina Faso: 49.22 Sudan: 54.98 World: 64.67 1989 Burkina Faso: 49.27 Sudan: 54.88 World: 64.96 1990 Burkina Faso: 49.32 Sudan: 55.5 World: 65.11 1991 Burkina Faso: 49.33 Sudan: 55.55 World: 65.3 1992 Burkina Faso: 49.38 Sudan: 55.95 World: 65.55 1993 Burkina Faso: 49.41 Sudan: 56.1 World: 65.74 1994 Burkina Faso: 49.47 Sudan: 57.02 World: 65.96 1995 Burkina Faso: 49.55 Sudan: 57.45 World: 66.2 1996 Burkina Faso: 49.69 Sudan: 57.64 World: 66.52 1997 Burkina Faso: 49.56 Sudan: 58.06 World: 66.83 1998 Burkina Faso: 50.16 Sudan: 58.31 World: 67.07 1999 Burkina Faso: 50.46 Sudan: 58.61 World: 67.31 2000 Burkina Faso: 50.81 Sudan: 58.95 World: 67.65 2001 Burkina Faso: 51.19 Sudan: 59.26 World: 67.95 2002 Burkina Faso: 51.45 Sudan: 59.31 World: 68.23 2003 Burkina Faso: 51.96 Sudan: 58.32 World: 68.52 2004 Burkina Faso: 52.6 Sudan: 56.77 World: 68.77 2005 Burkina Faso: 53.27 Sudan: 57.23 World: 69.11 2006 Burkina Faso: 53.78 Sudan: 60.4 World: 69.47 2007 Burkina Faso: 54.38 Sudan: 61.44 World: 69.81 2008 Burkina Faso: 55.2 Sudan: 61.26 World: 70 2009 Burkina Faso: 55.79 Sudan: 62.68 World: 70.38 2010 Burkina Faso: 56.34 Sudan: 62.98 World: 70.68 2011 Burkina Faso: 57 Sudan: 63.18 World: 70.97 2012 Burkina Faso: 57.46 Sudan: 63.43 World: 71.26 2013 Burkina Faso: 57.9 Sudan: 63.44 World: 71.53 2014 Burkina Faso: 58.33 Sudan: 63.99 World: 71.78 2015 Burkina Faso: 58.78 Sudan: 64.38 World: 71.97 2016 Burkina Faso: 59.17 Sudan: 64.68 World: 72.19 2017 Burkina Faso: 59.58 Sudan: 65.15 World: 72.37 2018 Burkina Faso: 59.97 Sudan: 65.5 World: 72.64 2019 Burkina Faso: 60.18 Sudan: 65.8 World: 72.87 2020 Burkina Faso: 60.45 Sudan: 65.12 World: 72.18 2021 Burkina Faso: 60.05 Sudan: 64.46 World: 71.22 2022 Burkina Faso: 60.7 Sudan: 65.7 World: 72.97 2023 Burkina Faso: 61.09 Sudan: 66.33 World: 73.33 2024 Burkina Faso: 61.29 Sudan: 66.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Burkina Faso Sudan World

2 4 6 8 1960 Burkina Faso: 6.25 Sudan: 6.66 World: 4.69 1961 Burkina Faso: 6.29 Sudan: 6.66 World: 4.56 1962 Burkina Faso: 6.32 Sudan: 6.7 World: 5.02 1963 Burkina Faso: 6.36 Sudan: 6.76 World: 5.31 1964 Burkina Faso: 6.42 Sudan: 6.8 World: 5.13 1965 Burkina Faso: 6.47 Sudan: 6.84 World: 5.08 1966 Burkina Faso: 6.53 Sudan: 6.88 World: 4.97 1967 Burkina Faso: 6.59 Sudan: 6.91 World: 4.87 1968 Burkina Faso: 6.65 Sudan: 6.95 World: 4.98 1969 Burkina Faso: 6.66 Sudan: 6.97 World: 4.88 1970 Burkina Faso: 6.69 Sudan: 6.99 World: 4.84 1971 Burkina Faso: 6.7 Sudan: 7.02 World: 4.69 1972 Burkina Faso: 6.72 Sudan: 6.98 World: 4.55 1973 Burkina Faso: 6.77 Sudan: 6.94 World: 4.42 1974 Burkina Faso: 6.84 Sudan: 6.91 World: 4.26 1975 Burkina Faso: 6.91 Sudan: 6.87 World: 4.07 1976 Burkina Faso: 6.95 Sudan: 6.82 World: 3.97 1977 Burkina Faso: 7.05 Sudan: 6.78 World: 3.84 1978 Burkina Faso: 7.15 Sudan: 6.72 World: 3.77 1979 Burkina Faso: 7.19 Sudan: 6.65 World: 3.76 1980 Burkina Faso: 7.22 Sudan: 6.59 World: 3.73 1981 Burkina Faso: 7.26 Sudan: 6.53 World: 3.71 1982 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Sudan: 6.47 World: 3.72 1983 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Sudan: 6.41 World: 3.59 1984 Burkina Faso: 7.25 Sudan: 6.34 World: 3.57 1985 Burkina Faso: 7.24 Sudan: 6.28 World: 3.53 1986 Burkina Faso: 7.22 Sudan: 6.23 World: 3.51 1987 Burkina Faso: 7.17 Sudan: 6.18 World: 3.48 1988 Burkina Faso: 7.11 Sudan: 6.13 World: 3.39 1989 Burkina Faso: 7.05 Sudan: 6.11 World: 3.35 1990 Burkina Faso: 7.01 Sudan: 6.07 World: 3.31 1991 Burkina Faso: 6.97 Sudan: 6.05 World: 3.13 1992 Burkina Faso: 6.94 Sudan: 6.02 World: 3.04 1993 Burkina Faso: 6.89 Sudan: 5.97 World: 2.97 1994 Burkina Faso: 6.84 Sudan: 5.91 World: 2.92 1995 Burkina Faso: 6.81 Sudan: 5.86 World: 2.87 1996 Burkina Faso: 6.78 Sudan: 5.79 World: 2.82 1997 Burkina Faso: 6.72 Sudan: 5.72 World: 2.78 1998 Burkina Faso: 6.66 Sudan: 5.65 World: 2.75 1999 Burkina Faso: 6.59 Sudan: 5.62 World: 2.72 2000 Burkina Faso: 6.52 Sudan: 5.6 World: 2.73 2001 Burkina Faso: 6.43 Sudan: 5.56 World: 2.69 2002 Burkina Faso: 6.34 Sudan: 5.53 World: 2.66 2003 Burkina Faso: 6.28 Sudan: 5.49 World: 2.64 2004 Burkina Faso: 6.22 Sudan: 5.46 World: 2.63 2005 Burkina Faso: 6.18 Sudan: 5.4 World: 2.61 2006 Burkina Faso: 6.17 Sudan: 5.33 World: 2.61 2007 Burkina Faso: 6.11 Sudan: 5.27 World: 2.6 2008 Burkina Faso: 6.05 Sudan: 5.21 World: 2.6 2009 Burkina Faso: 5.99 Sudan: 5.17 World: 2.59 2010 Burkina Faso: 5.94 Sudan: 5.14 World: 2.57 2011 Burkina Faso: 5.87 Sudan: 5.09 World: 2.55 2012 Burkina Faso: 5.79 Sudan: 5.03 World: 2.56 2013 Burkina Faso: 5.7 Sudan: 4.97 World: 2.53 2014 Burkina Faso: 5.6 Sudan: 4.91 World: 2.52 2015 Burkina Faso: 5.48 Sudan: 4.9 World: 2.49 2016 Burkina Faso: 5.33 Sudan: 4.83 World: 2.49 2017 Burkina Faso: 5.17 Sudan: 4.76 World: 2.46 2018 Burkina Faso: 4.92 Sudan: 4.68 World: 2.39 2019 Burkina Faso: 4.68 Sudan: 4.62 World: 2.35 2020 Burkina Faso: 4.44 Sudan: 4.54 World: 2.28 2021 Burkina Faso: 4.36 Sudan: 4.46 World: 2.25 2022 Burkina Faso: 4.28 Sudan: 4.38 World: 2.22 2023 Burkina Faso: 4.19 Sudan: 4.32 World: 2.2 2024 Burkina Faso: 4.11 Sudan: 4.26 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Burkina Faso Sudan World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Burkina Faso: 2.47 Sudan: 15.62 World: 5.12 1992 Burkina Faso: 2.51 Sudan: 15.67 World: 5.28 1993 Burkina Faso: 2.43 Sudan: 15.51 World: 5.54 1994 Burkina Faso: 2.58 Sudan: 15.62 World: 5.79 1995 Burkina Faso: 2.53 Sudan: 15.63 World: 5.92 1996 Burkina Faso: 2.45 Sudan: 15.61 World: 5.98 1997 Burkina Faso: 2.41 Sudan: 15.32 World: 6.01 1998 Burkina Faso: 2.44 Sudan: 15.35 World: 6.16 1999 Burkina Faso: 2.55 Sudan: 15.4 World: 6.28 2000 Burkina Faso: 2.69 Sudan: 15.6 World: 6.11 2001 Burkina Faso: 2.75 Sudan: 15.56 World: 6.19 2002 Burkina Faso: 2.86 Sudan: 15.51 World: 6.41 2003 Burkina Faso: 2.78 Sudan: 15.52 World: 6.48 2004 Burkina Faso: 3.48 Sudan: 15.54 World: 6.33 2005 Burkina Faso: 4 Sudan: 15.55 World: 6.22 2006 Burkina Faso: 3.67 Sudan: 15.54 World: 5.97 2007 Burkina Faso: 3.3 Sudan: 15.53 World: 5.77 2008 Burkina Faso: 3.5 Sudan: 15.57 World: 5.82 2009 Burkina Faso: 3.72 Sudan: 13 World: 6.41 2010 Burkina Faso: 3.73 Sudan: 15.17 World: 6.28 2011 Burkina Faso: 3.83 Sudan: 17.44 World: 6.15 2012 Burkina Faso: 3.85 Sudan: 16.97 World: 6.15 2013 Burkina Faso: 4.05 Sudan: 16.27 World: 6.1 2014 Burkina Faso: 4.26 Sudan: 15.41 World: 5.96 2015 Burkina Faso: 4.47 Sudan: 14.39 World: 6 2016 Burkina Faso: 4.6 Sudan: 13.66 World: 5.97 2017 Burkina Faso: 4.66 Sudan: 13 World: 5.9 2018 Burkina Faso: 4.7 Sudan: 12.35 World: 5.76 2019 Burkina Faso: 4.49 Sudan: 11.7 World: 5.59 2020 Burkina Faso: 4.59 Sudan: 12 World: 6.59 2021 Burkina Faso: 4.51 Sudan: 11.09 World: 6.05 2022 Burkina Faso: 3.83 Sudan: 7.53 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Burkina Faso Sudan World

0 2 4 6 1970 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.29 World: 4.14 1971 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.28 World: 4.04 1972 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.29 World: 4.16 1973 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.37 World: 4.32 1974 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.33 World: 4.23 1975 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.25 World: 4.14 1976 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.31 1977 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.24 World: 4.36 1978 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.42 1979 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.46 1980 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.33 1981 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.18 1982 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.05 1983 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.01 1984 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.19 World: 4.07 1985 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.05 1986 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.04 1987 Burkina Faso: 0.06 Sudan: 0.16 World: 4.1 1988 Burkina Faso: 0.06 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.16 1989 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Sudan: 0.19 World: 4.16 1990 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.25 World: 4.15 1991 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.1 1992 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.01 1993 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.14 World: 3.97 1994 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.2 World: 3.94 1995 Burkina Faso: 0.04 Sudan: 0.19 World: 3.99 1996 Burkina Faso: 0.05 Sudan: 0.18 World: 4.01 1997 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.02 1998 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Sudan: 0.19 World: 3.98 1999 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Sudan: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Burkina Faso: 0.07 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.01 2001 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.01 2002 Burkina Faso: 0.09 Sudan: 0.27 World: 4.02 2003 Burkina Faso: 0.09 Sudan: 0.27 World: 4.15 2004 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Sudan: 0.3 World: 4.28 2005 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Sudan: 0.35 World: 4.39 2006 Burkina Faso: 0.08 Sudan: 0.42 World: 4.48 2007 Burkina Faso: 0.11 Sudan: 0.44 World: 4.59 2008 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.56 2009 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.45 2010 Burkina Faso: 0.12 Sudan: 0.48 World: 4.67 2011 Burkina Faso: 0.13 Sudan: 0.45 World: 4.76 2012 Burkina Faso: 0.15 Sudan: 0.47 World: 4.77 2013 Burkina Faso: 0.17 Sudan: 0.47 World: 4.81 2014 Burkina Faso: 0.15 Sudan: 0.48 World: 4.78 2015 Burkina Faso: 0.21 Sudan: 0.54 World: 4.7 2016 Burkina Faso: 0.2 Sudan: 0.58 World: 4.65 2017 Burkina Faso: 0.23 Sudan: 0.55 World: 4.67 2018 Burkina Faso: 0.26 Sudan: 0.53 World: 4.73 2019 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Sudan: 0.52 World: 4.7 2020 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.47 2021 Burkina Faso: 0.29 Sudan: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Burkina Faso: 0.29 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.67 2023 Burkina Faso: 0.27 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.68 2024 Burkina Faso: 0.28 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Population 24.1 mn 2025
59th of 215		 51.7 mn 2025
30th of 215
Population density 84.2 /km² 2023
116th of 214		 26.8 /km² 2023
174th of 214
Population growth 2.21 % 2025
38th of 215		 2.38 % 2025
30th of 215
Life expectancy 61.3 years 2024
206th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
180th of 215
Fertility rate 4.11 2024
23rd of 215		 4.26 2024
16th of 215
Birth rate 31.3 ‰ 2024
25th of 215		 33.0 ‰ 2024
18th of 215
Infant mortality 43.6 ‰ 2024
177th of 196		 42.9 ‰ 2024
174th of 196
Urban population 28.9 % 2025
196th of 215		 34.9 % 2025
182nd of 215
Aged 65+ 2.7 % 2025
201st of 215		 3.4 % 2025
180th of 215
Living in cities 26.8 % 2025
151st of 215		 46.8 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in towns 24.8 % 2025
151st of 215		 27.8 % 2025
126th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.3 % 2025
21st of 215		 25.4 % 2025
103rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Human Development Index 0.459 2023
186th of 193		 0.511 2023
176th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.273 2023
164th of 169		 0.328 2023
152nd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.453 2023
148th of 156		 0.498 2023
137th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.555 2023
146th of 172		 0.588 2023
158th of 172

Economy

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
GDP 27.6 bn US$ 2025
118th of 186		 60.2 bn US$ 2025
90th of 186
GDP per capita 1,148 US$ 2025
170th of 186		 1,165 US$ 2025
169th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,072 int. $ 2025
173rd of 185		 2,192 int. $ 2025
176th of 185
GNI per capita 980 US$ 2025
169th of 182		 900 US$ 2025
172nd of 182
GDP growth 5.3 % 2025
41st of 186		 3.1 % 2025
101st of 186
Inflation -0.6 % 2025
161st of 165		 138.8 % 2022
Trade 65.0 % 2025
85th of 138		 2.4 % 2025
138th of 138
Exports 35.0 % 2025
73rd of 138		 1.1 % 2025
138th of 138
FDI inflows -0.9 % 2024
179th of 192		 1.4 % 2023
Manufacturing 6.6 % 2025
104th of 132		 -
Agriculture 19.9 % 2025
31st of 158		 29.4 % 2025
12th of 158
Tax revenue 18.7 % 2024
42nd of 89		 7.4 % 2016
Government debt 64.2 % 2024
27th of 56		 -
Military spending 4.7 % 2024
12th of 147		 0.9 % 2021

Labour

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Unemployment 3.5 % 2025
56th of 181		 7.5 % 2022
Youth unemployment 6.4 % 2025
36th of 181		 12.0 % 2022
Women in the labour force 64.1 % 2025
24th of 181		 14.5 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 51.8 % 2025
21st of 181		 39.8 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 48.2 h 2025
7th of 181		 50.8 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 24.9 % 2025
133rd of 181		 46.5 % 2022
Labour income share 44.1 % 2022 36.3 % 2022
Output per hour 2.6 $ 2025
172nd of 181		 5.8 $ 2022

Health

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Health spending 7.8 % 2023
64th of 192		 2.9 % 2023
181st of 192
Health spending per person 72 US$ 2023
159th of 191		 21 US$ 2023
190th of 191
Physicians 0.15 /1,000 2022
108th of 125		 0.25 /1,000 2017
Under-5 mortality 74.9 ‰ 2024
186th of 196		 61.6 ‰ 2024
177th of 196
Maternal mortality 242 /100k 2023
166th of 194		 256 /100k 2023
167th of 194
Tobacco use 11.6 % 2024
46th of 166		 -

Food

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Calories per person 2,814 kcal 2024
101st of 155		 2,625 kcal 2021
Protein supply 92.3 g 2022
86th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 16.6 g 2022
148th of 174		 -
Fat supply 60.5 g 2022
139th 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		 -

Education

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Literacy 41.6 % 2023 -
Secondary enrolment 30.0 % 2024
106th of 108		 43.5 % 2019
Tertiary enrolment 10.0 % 2024
120th of 128		 15.9 % 2015
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
21st of 121		 -
Expected schooling 8.7 yrs 2023
181st of 195		 8.6 yrs 2023
182nd of 195
Mean schooling 2.3 yrs 2023
190th of 193		 4.0 yrs 2023
179th of 193

Society

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Income inequality 37.4 2021
81st of 93		 34.2 2014
Extreme poverty 42.1 % 2021
91st of 93		 10.1 % 2014
Internet use 28.3 % 2024
167th of 182		 18.6 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions 116.6 /100 2024
84th of 151		 70.2 /100 2022
Electricity access 34.0 % 2024
206th of 213		 66.0 % 2024
178th of 213
Women in parliament 18.3 % 2025
131st of 184		 30.5 % 2018

Refugees

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Refugees hosted 40,996 2025
68th of 177		 809,816 2025
9th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.7 ‰ 2025
74th of 177		 15.7 ‰ 2025
31st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,957 2025
87th of 177		 50,147 2025
23rd of 177
Refugees from the country 351,209 2025
14th of 199		 2.8 mn 2025
3rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 14.6 ‰ 2025
15th of 199		 54.6 ‰ 2025
7th of 199

Governance

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Control of corruption 42.7 /100 2024
108th of 207		 16.3 /100 2024
201st of 207
Government effectiveness 34.3 /100 2024
169th of 205		 16.5 /100 2024
200th of 205
Rule of law 41.8 /100 2024
158th of 207		 26.4 /100 2024
199th of 207
Regulatory quality 46.6 /100 2024
140th of 205		 28.6 /100 2024
197th of 205
Voice and accountability 40.0 /100 2024
151st of 205		 23.9 /100 2024
199th of 205
Political stability 33.3 /100 2024
196th of 207		 31.3 /100 2024
198th of 207

Environment

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
CO₂ per capita 0.28 t 2024
27th of 202		 0.43 t 2024
39th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 6.5 Mt 2024
127th of 204		 17.8 Mt 2024
94th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
127th of 204		 0.05 % 2024
94th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
147th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
101st of 204
GHG per capita 1.48 t 2024
38th of 202		 2.75 t 2024
74th of 202
Renewable energy 71.4 % 2022
26th of 211		 61.0 % 2021
37th of 211
Forest area 22.2 % 2023
129th of 212		 9.6 % 2023
166th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 37.3 µg/m³ 2023
173rd of 200		 37.6 µg/m³ 2023
174th of 200
Water stress 7.8 % 2022
75th of 176		 118.7 % 2022
164th of 176
Land area 273,600 km² 2023
74th of 214		 1.9 mn km² 2023
15th of 214

Energy

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan
Renewable electricity 17.2 % 2024
128th of 190		 79.7 % 2024
34th of 190
Wind and solar 6.5 % 2024
91st of 190		 1.1 % 2024
139th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
42nd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
149th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 17.2 % 2024
132nd of 190		 79.7 % 2024
39th of 190
Fossil electricity 82.8 % 2024
132nd of 190		 20.3 % 2024
39th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
13th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
86th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 561 g/kWh 2024
128th of 190		 154 g/kWh 2024
41st of 190
Electricity per capita 0.14 MWh 2024
174th of 191		 0.31 MWh 2024
160th 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.