Burkina Faso vs Small states: Rural population, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.7108 units per person
in 2025
Small states
0.479 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Small states rank
18th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Small states
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.7108 units per person against 0.479 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.2318 units per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Small states ranks 18th 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 | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9458 units per person | 0.6331 units per person | 0.3128 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.9346 units per person | 0.575 units per person | 0.3596 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.8904 units per person | 0.5343 units per person | 0.356 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.8511 units per person | 0.5147 units per person | 0.3363 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.7869 units per person | 0.5047 units per person | 0.2822 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.7465 units per person | 0.4956 units per person | 0.2509 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.7242 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 0.2406 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 Small states?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.7108 units per person against 0.479 units per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Burkina Faso and Small states?
- 0.2318 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Small states rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Small states ranks 18th 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.