Sudan vs Burkina Faso

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Sudan vs Burkina Faso

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

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

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

Indicator Sudan Burkina Faso Year
Foreign Direct Investment $548.2M $-202,224,388.094 2023
GDP Growth Rate -14.0% 4.8% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 138.8% 4.2% 2022
Trade (% of GDP) 2.0% 60.5% 2024

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

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

Indicator Sudan Burkina Faso Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 7.8% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 38.2% 21.1% 2014
Under-5 Mortality Rate 61.6 74.9 2024

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

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

Indicator Sudan Burkina Faso Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.0% 5.3% 2009
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.9% 10.0% 2015
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.5% 30.0% 2019
Literacy Rate (Adult) 53.5% 41.6% 2008

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sudan, 99% spread)

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

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

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

Indicator Sudan Burkina Faso Year
Access to Electricity 66.0% 21.7% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 70.2 116.6 2022
Internet Users 18.6% 28.3% 2017

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

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

Indicator Sudan Burkina Faso Year
Net Migration -544,257 -25,807 2024
Female Labor Participation 14.5% 64.1% 2022
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 10.1% 42.1% 2014
Intentional Homicides 5.1 1.3 2008

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

How to read this Sudan vs Burkina Faso comparison

Sudan (LIC) and Burkina Faso (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.1x larger; GDP is 2.1x larger. 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.

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