Burkina Faso vs Senegal
Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,595 deaths in Burkina Faso and 0 deaths in Senegal, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 2,595 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2016.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Burkina Faso | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,595 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,458 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,131 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,245 | 0 |
| 2018 | 171 | 0 |
| 2017 | 34 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 25 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 124 |
| 2005 | 0 | 45 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 39 |
| 2002 | 0 | 25 |
| 2001 | 0 | 33 |
| 2000 | 0 | 47 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 336 |
| 1997 | 0 | 358 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 299 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 282 |
| 1992 | 0 | 127 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 59 |
| 1989 | 0 | 124 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024