Africa Western and Central vs Burkina Faso: Rural population, per capita
Africa Western and Central
0.4652 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.7108 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
22nd
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.7108 units per person against 0.4652 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2456 units per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8342 units per person | 0.9458 units per person | 0.1116 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.7677 units per person | 0.9346 units per person | 0.167 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.7021 units per person | 0.8904 units per person | 0.1883 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.643 units per person | 0.8511 units per person | 0.2081 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.5847 units per person | 0.7869 units per person | 0.2022 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.5268 units per person | 0.7465 units per person | 0.2197 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4801 units per person | 0.7242 units per person | 0.2441 units per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.7108 units per person against 0.4652 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso?
- 0.2456 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.