Burkina Faso vs Low & middle income: Rural population, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.7108 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.4688 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
21st
Rural population, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.7108 units per person against 0.4688 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.242 units per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9458 units per person | 0.7668 units per person | 0.179 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.9346 units per person | 0.7365 units per person | 0.1982 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.8904 units per person | 0.6861 units per person | 0.2043 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.8511 units per person | 0.6396 units per person | 0.2114 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.7869 units per person | 0.5786 units per person | 0.2083 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.7465 units per person | 0.516 units per person | 0.2305 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.7242 units per person | 0.4767 units per person | 0.2475 units per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Burkina Faso or Low & middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.7108 units per person against 0.4688 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 0.242 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Low & middle income rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 216 countries.
- 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.