Burkina Faso vs Sudan

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population
23.5M
GDP
$23.1B
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Khartoum
Population
50.4M
GDP
$49.7B

POP 2.1x GDP 2.1x LE 5.2 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Burkina Faso vs Sudan

Foreign Direct Investment136.9%GDP Growth Rate134.6%Freshwater Withdrawal99%Inflation (Consumer Pric…97%Trade (% of GDP)96.7%Net Migration95.3%Female Labor Participation77.5%Poverty (< $2.15/day)76%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Burkina Faso, 68% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Population Density 84.2 26.8 2023
Population 23.5M 50.4M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 2.7% 3.3% 2024
Urban Population 28.3% 34.9% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Sudan, 137% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-202,224,388.094 $548.2M 2024
GDP Growth Rate 4.8% -14.0% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.2% 138.8% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 60.5% 2.0% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (Burkina Faso, 63% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.8% 2.9% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 21.1% 38.2% 2021
Under-5 Mortality Rate 74.9 61.6 2024

4 closer health rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Burkina Faso, 62% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.3% 2.0% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 10.0% 15.9% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 30.0% 43.5% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 41.6% 53.5% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sudan, 99% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 6.5% 673.4% 2022
Forest Area 22.2% 9.6% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 133 223 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.3 0.4 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Sudan, 67% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Access to Electricity 21.7% 66.0% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 116.6 70.2 2024
Internet Users 28.3% 18.6% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Burkina Faso, 95% spread)

Indicator Burkina Faso Sudan Year
Net Migration -25,807 -544,257 2024
Female Labor Participation 64.1% 14.5% 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 42.1% 10.1% 2021
Intentional Homicides 1.3 5.1 2017

2 closer social rows sit on the Burkina Faso and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Burkina Faso vs Sudan comparison

Burkina Faso (LIC) and Sudan (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.1x smaller; GDP is 2.1x smaller. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~137%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Burkina Faso vs Sudan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · MID scale band.