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Burkina Faso vs Nigeria

179 indicators have a value for Burkina Faso, Nigeria, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$32.51B vs $377.37BBurkina Faso vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,319 vs $1,556Burkina Faso vs Nigeria
Population24.07M vs 237.53MBurkina Faso vs Nigeria

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Indicator Burkina Faso NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$32.51B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,319$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy1.5%15.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%26.5%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy565.82 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-08
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.5%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy48.8%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$980$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,890$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$73.95B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy19.9%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy30.1%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.6%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.5%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$595.24M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.6%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy48.8%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy64.1%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy51.4%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.5%11.9%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy4.7%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy8.8%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy8.6%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$311.88M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.1%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy27.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy14%5.4%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy26.130.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.5%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$62$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy51.8%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy16.7%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy31.6%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy80.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy60%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.73.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.112.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.1%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8910.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8410.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.1%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.6%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4590.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5550.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2730.3792023
PopulationDemographics24.07M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.3 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.114.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics71.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics28.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics89.9/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.431.82026
Death RateDemographics7.7711.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.15-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.4 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth43.669.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.5%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health7.8%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth24.7%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth241.8992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth74.9115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth23.8392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth572192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth7.1%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.5%3%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.952023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$72$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.6%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare19.5%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5.3%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation41.6%70.4%2023/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation65.7%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation91%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation30%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.1%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture53.4%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture16.61K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.9M t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture931.11K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.85M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture513.23K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,682 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,230 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture10.3M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1340.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1030.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3730.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.25-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.87-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.88-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.91-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.53-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.96-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance4.44K deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance232025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance1282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance3102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian41K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.06M3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.96K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology28.3%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology116.670.82024
4G CoverageTechnology68.3%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.90.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.8%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology81.2%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology31.4%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.2%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure103.59K5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy240.5 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy205.6 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy17%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.2 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy12.7%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy6.5%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy5.3%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy82.8%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy562 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,020 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.27 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate22.2%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.8%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate37.3 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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