Burkina Faso vs Uganda

Burkina Faso and Uganda compared on 151 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Burkina Faso and Uganda differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
23,025,776 people 48,656,601 people −52.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
17.3 years 16.5 years +4.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
4.19 births per woman 4.28 births per woman −2.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
2.26% 2.78% −0.52 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
24,074,580 people 51,384,894 people −53.1% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
2.21% 2.70% −0.49 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
2.7% 2.2% +0.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
41.2% 43.1% −1.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
4.11 births per woman 4.17 births per woman −1.3% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
31.3 per 1,000 people 34.4 per 1,000 people −3.1 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
7.9 per 1,000 people 4.8 per 1,000 people +3.1 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
28.9% 31.9% −3.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
85.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 104.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 −19.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
78.1 per 100 working-age people 82.9 per 100 working-age people −4.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
86.1 people per km² 249.4 people per km² −65.5% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
4.26% 4.80% −0.54 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-1.1 per 1,000 people -2.6 per 1,000 people +1.5 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-27,130 people -119,059 people +77.2% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
3.1% 4.1% −1.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
2.6% 2.7% −0.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
3.5% 2.7% +0.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
6.4% 4.2% +2.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
70.0% 80.0% −10.0 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
64.1% 75.6% −11.5 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
67.6% 77.8% −10.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
51.8% 64.9% −13.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
16.7% 7.3% +9.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
31.6% 27.9% +3.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$27.6 billion US$62.0 billion −55.4% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$1,148 per person US$1,206 per person −4.9% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$2,625 per person Int$2,980 per person −11.9% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$980 per person US$1,120 per person −12.5% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
5.3% 6.3% −1.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
41.5% 42.1% −0.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
17.2% 22.6% −5.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
15.9% 24.7% −8.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$511 per person US$725 per person −29.5% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
-0.6% 3.6% −4.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
136.5 (2010 = 100) 224.7 (2010 = 100) −88.2 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
8.8% 5.2% +3.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
581.928 per US$ 3,602.990 per US$ −83.8% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
87.9% 52.7% +35.2 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
24.9% 13.3% +11.6 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
29.7% 30.4% −0.7 percentage points 2006 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
11.1% 15.0% −4.0 percentage points 2006 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
2.7% 10.4% −7.8 percentage points 2006 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
34.7% 4.1% +30.6 percentage points 2013 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
87.7% 75.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) +12.3 percentage points 2008 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
65.3% 95.9% −30.6 percentage points 2013 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
62.7% 89.6% −27.0 percentage points 2021 UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
% of primary teachers
85.8% 79.6% +6.3 percentage points 2017 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
22.0% 8.5% +13.5 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
5.3% 2.6% +2.7 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
89.5% 106.2% −16.7 percentage points 2017 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
4.9% 4.6% +0.3 percentage points 2014 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
41.6% 80.5% −38.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
61.6% 53.3% +8.3 percentage points 2017 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
15.3% 24.1% −8.8 percentage points 2007 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
61.1 years 68.3 years −10.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
12.4 years 16.0 years −22.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
55.5 years 58.1 years −4.5% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
47 54 −7 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
2.82 litres 2.29 litres +23.4% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
7.7% 9.5% −1.8 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
30.5% 32.5% −2.0 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
19.7 per 100,000 people 17.2 per 100,000 people +2.5 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
20.2% 21.1% −0.9 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
14.7% 4.2% +10.5 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
91% 97% −6.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
44.3% 27.2% +17.1 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
1.6 per 100,000 people 1.4 per 100,000 people +0.2 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
8.2 per 10,000 people 23.3 per 10,000 people −15.0 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
0.06 per 10,000 people 0.11 per 10,000 people −0.05 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
61.3 years 68.5 years −10.5% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
63.4 years 71.4 years −11.1% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
59.1 years 65.5 years −9.7% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
7.8% 4.2% +3.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
74.9 per 1,000 live births 48.7 per 1,000 live births +26.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
43.6 per 1,000 live births 35.9 per 1,000 live births +7.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
242 per 100,000 live births 170 per 100,000 live births +72 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
0.15 per 1,000 people 0.19 per 1,000 people −0.04 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
0.6 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people −1.0 per 1,000 people 1970 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
88% 90% −2.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
11.6% 7.5% +4.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
43.8% 32.2% +11.7 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$72 per person US$45 per person +58.7% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
4.5% 2.2% +2.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
23.8 per 1,000 live births 21.3 per 1,000 live births +2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
17.5% 25.4% −7.9 percentage points 2020 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
353.5 per 1,000 at risk 264.2 per 1,000 at risk +89.3 per 1,000 at risk 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
57 per 100,000 people 197 per 100,000 people −140 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.18 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 1.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 −1.22 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
28.3% 8.9% +19.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
117 per 100 people 83 per 100 people +33 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
0.9 per 100 people 0.2 per 100 people +0.6 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
30.1% 24.3% +5.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
10,046 companies 29,330 companies −65.7% 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
6.6% 14.5% −7.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
35.0% 21.4% +13.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
30.0% 28.8% +1.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
65.0% 50.2% +14.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
1.1% 5.4% −4.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-4.0% -8.4% +4.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
1.6% 1.9% −0.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
31.0 per 100,000 people 29.4 per 100,000 people +1.6 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
103,592 passengers 21,650 passengers +378.5% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
34.0% 55.3% −21.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
18.0% 2.0% +16.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
71.4% 90.9% −19.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
78.0% 2.9% +75.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.26 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.23 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.02 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 1.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +86.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
34.9 Mt CO2e 57.3 Mt CO2e −39.1% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.5 t CO2e per person 1.1 t CO2e per person +29.4% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
0.27 t CO2 per person 0.17 t CO2 per person +66.6% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
21.0 Mt CO2e 38.2 Mt CO2e −45.0% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
6.29 Mt CO2e 10.85 Mt CO2e −42.0% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
36.2 µg/m³ 29.5 µg/m³ +22.5% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
12.3% 11.9% +0.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
16.8% 16.1% +0.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
37.3 µg/m³ 31.2 µg/m³ +19.6% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
16.8% 16.1% +0.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
50.0% 63.0% −13.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
31.8% 23.9% +7.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
7.8% 5.8% +2.0 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
555 m³ per person 824 m³ per person −32.6% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
24.7% 20.4% +4.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$3.92 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$3.74 per person per daye (Estimated value) +4.8% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
65.5%e (Estimated value) 73.6%e (Estimated value) −8.1 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
0.50 kg/hae (Estimated value) 0.98 kg/hae (Estimated value) −49.0% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
6.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) +342.8% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
19.9% 26.1% −6.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
1,198 kg per hectare 1,920 kg per hectare −37.6% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
62.6% 80.3% −17.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
31,772 tonnes 538,160 tonnes −94.1% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
11.7% 20.9% −9.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
121.9 (2014-16 = 100) 159.2 (2014-16 = 100) −23.4% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
12.8 kg per hectare 3.2 kg per hectare +301.7% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
273,600 km² 200,520 km² +36.4% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
39.8 (0 to 100) 44.2 (0 to 100) −4.4 points 2009 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
32.0% 36.4% −4.4 percentage points 2009 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
67.2% 63.5% +3.7 percentage points 2009 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
82.3% 78.7% +3.6 percentage points 2009 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
95.9% 93.2% +2.7 percentage points 2009 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
18.7% 12.6% +6.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
19.6% 16.6% +3.0 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
0.10% 0.44% −0.34 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
47 per million people 40 per million people +7 per million people 2010 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
520 articles 1,424 articles −63.5% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
1.3 per 100,000 people 11.8 per 100,000 people −10.5 per 100,000 people 2017 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureBurkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso compared with UgandaPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
18.3% 34.1% −15.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Burkina Faso compared with Uganda: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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