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Burkina Faso vs Côte d’Ivoire
How Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire compare on 37 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 61.9 years against 61.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: $2,491 against $787
- Population · In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 31.2 million people against 23 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Burkina Faso was higher: 3.3% of GDP against 0.77% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 0.59 tonnes against 0.28 tonnes
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- GDP per personBurkina Faso: $787 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025
- TemperatureBurkina Faso: 29.2 °C in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 26.8 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBurkina Faso: $787 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025
- GDP growthBurkina Faso: 5.3% a year in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024
- InflationBurkina Faso: -0.6% a year in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024
- Government debtBurkina Faso: 53.2% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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