🇧🇫 Burkina Faso vs 🇬🇭 Ghana
34 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 1 more published for only one of them. They differ most on military spending, where Burkina Faso’s figure is 12.2× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
34 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Burkina Faso vs Ghana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,074,58059th of 240 | 35,064,27247th of 240 | 31% lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.21%41st of 240 | +1.83%61st of 240 | 20% higher |
| Population Density/km² | 84/km²127th of 240 | 148/km²85th of 240 | 43% lower |
| Land Areakm² | 273,600 km²74th of 240 | 227,533 km²83rd of 240 | 20% higher |
| Urban Population | 28.9%217th of 240 | 58.9%148th of 240 | 51% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $1,148219th of 240 | $3,257181st of 240 | 2.8× lower |
| GDP Growth | +5.3%46th of 210 | +6.0%35th of 210 | 11% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 61.3 years231st of 240 | 65.7 years211th of 240 | 7% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 4.11 births per woman23rd of 240 | 3.34 births per woman47th of 240 | 23% higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 31.3 per 1,00025th of 213 | 25.9 per 1,00046th of 213 | 21% higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,00080th of 213 | 7.0 per 1,000116th of 213 | 13% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 43.6 per 1,000 live births175th of 194 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births143rd of 194 | 59% higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5%56th of 186 | 3.0%40th of 186 | 17% higher |
| Inflation Rate | -0.6%185th of 191 | 14.2%15th of 191 | 14.8 points apart |
| Poverty Rate | 43.2%135th of 164 | 23.4%92nd of 164 | 1.8× higher |
| Gini Index | 37.4102nd of 170 | 43.5144th of 170 | 14% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 7.8% of GDP67th of 192 | 2.9% of GDP177th of 192 | 2.6× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.15 per 1,000187th of 206 | 0.27 per 1,000165th of 206 | 44% lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.20 per 1,000198th of 199 | 0.69 per 1,000175th of 199 | 3.4× lower |
| Literacy Rate | 41.6%168th of 175 | 76.5%132nd of 175 | 46% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 5.3% of GDP46th of 202 | 2.9% of GDP153rd of 202 | 1.8× higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 30.0% gross, secondary198th of 207 | 75.7% gross, secondary150th of 207 | 2.5× lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 71.4% of final consumption26th of 211 | 39.0% of final consumption63rd of 211 | 1.8× higher |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 22.2% of land area127th of 211 | 35.2% of land area87th of 211 | 37% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 28.3%185th of 211 | 72.2%128th of 211 | 2.6× lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 116.6 per 100 people100th of 212 | 113.6 per 100 people108th of 212 | 3% higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births165th of 193 | 234 per 100,000 live births162nd of 193 | 3% higher |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 4.68% of GDP16th of 163 | 0.38% of GDP156th of 163 | 4.30 points apart |
| Protected Areasof land area | 16.8% of land area108th of 211 | 15.3% of land area123rd of 211 | 10% higher |
| Median Ageyears | 17.7 years226th of 240 | 21.3 years189th of 240 | 17% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.459185th of 192 | 0.628142nd of 192 | 27% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.46/ 10131st of 164 | 4.55/ 10123rd of 164 | 2% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.28 tonnes per capita191st of 212 | 0.61 tonnes per capita171st of 212 | 55% lower |
| Obesity Rate | 7.0%184th of 198 | 13.8%146th of 198 | 49% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Not Comparable
Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.
- Mean Years of Schooling — 8.4 years for Ghana, not published for Burkina Faso
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1950 | 4.21M |
| Burkina Faso | 1975 | 6.15M |
| Burkina Faso | 2000 | 11.9M |
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 24.1M |
| Burkina Faso | 2050 | 37.3M |
| Burkina Faso | 2075 | 46.8M |
| Burkina Faso | 2100 | 49.9M |
| Ghana | 1950 | 5.08M |
| Ghana | 1975 | 10.3M |
| Ghana | 2000 | 19.6M |
| Ghana | 2025 | 35.1M |
| Ghana | 2050 | 50.6M |
| Ghana | 2075 | 62M |
| Ghana | 2100 | 67.5M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.