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Nigeria vs Burkina Faso

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GDP$377.37B vs $32.51BNigeria vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $1,319Nigeria vs Burkina Faso
Population237.53M vs 24.07MNigeria vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Nigeria Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy15.4%1.5%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%3%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,330.7 LCU/USD565.82 LCU/USD2026-09-18
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$595.24M2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%2.6%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%48.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%64.1%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%24.5%2024/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%8.8%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$4.01B$311.88M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.4%1.1%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%14%2024/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.726.12024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy60%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.32.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.84.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%4.1%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.810.8912025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6190.8412025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%2.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%7.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%1.6%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.2732023
PopulationDemographics237.53M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.384.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.830.42026
Death RateDemographics11.57.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.843.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth115.674.92024
Neonatal MortalityHealth3923.82024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth219572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%91%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%4.5%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.952023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8485.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$722023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%11.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%19.5%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%5.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%41.6%2024/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%65.7%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation91%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%30%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M1.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%53.4%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t16.61K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t513.23K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-2-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-0.962024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance4.16K deaths4.44K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance322025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance2812025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance1032025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K41K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M2.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K1.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.8116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology80%68.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology84.4%81.2%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M103.59K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW205.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW34 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%6.5%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%5.3%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%82.8%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh3.2 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t0.27 t2024
Forest AreaClimate23.2%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%16.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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