Burkina Faso vs United States
POP 14.4x GDP 1242.7x LE 17.6 yrs LIC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Burkina Faso vs United States
Demographics: Population (United States, 93% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23.5M | 340.1M | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 2.7% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Urban Population | 28.3% | 80.1% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 41.8% | 17.3% | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $-202,224,388.094 | $297.1B | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $23.1B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $982.493 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 60.5% | 25.4% | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (United States, 96% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.1 | 3.7 | 2022 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 242 | 17 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 74.9 | 6.5 | 2024 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 43.6 | 5.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 87% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 10.0% | 79.4% | 2024 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 30.0% | 97.5% | 2024 |
| School Enrollment (Primary) | 77.2% | 97.0% | 2024 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (United States, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 133 | 12,839 | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.3 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 71.4% | 10.9% | 2022 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 6.5% | 15.8% | 2022 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (United States, 78% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 21.7% | 100.0% | 2023 |
| Access to Sanitation | 24.7% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 28.3% | 94.7% | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 102% spread)
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -25,807 | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 42.1% | 1.1% | 2021 |
| Intentional Homicides | 1.3 | 5.8 | 2017 |
3 closer social rows sit on the Burkina Faso and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Burkina Faso vs United States comparison
Burkina Faso (LIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 14.4x smaller (23.5M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 1242.7x smaller ($23.1B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~102% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Burkina Faso vs United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LIC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.