Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Rural population, per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
15th
Rural population, per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.