Benin vs Burkina Faso: Rural population, per square kilometre
Benin
60.39 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
60.77 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
54th
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 60.77 units per square kilometre against 60.39 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.38 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 54th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.27 units per square kilometre | 17.84 units per square kilometre | 3.43 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 23.51 units per square kilometre | 20.92 units per square kilometre | 2.58 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 27.46 units per square kilometre | 25.69 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 34.44 units per square kilometre | 32 units per square kilometre | 2.45 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 44.08 units per square kilometre | 39.48 units per square kilometre | 4.59 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 53.9 units per square kilometre | 50.53 units per square kilometre | 3.37 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 59.52 units per square kilometre | 59.31 units per square kilometre | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 60.77 units per square kilometre against 60.39 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.38 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 54th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.