Burkina Faso vs Togo
Burkina Faso vs Togo: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 28.3% in Burkina Faso and 39.5% in Togo, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Togo, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Burkina Faso.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 167 and Togo ranked 156 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Burkina Faso | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 28.3 | 39.5 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 25.4 | 37.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 25.4 | 35.6 | 67 |
| 2021 | 18.2 | 30.3 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 13 | 29 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 20.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3.5 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 1.5 | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 1.2 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.9 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.8 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Togo: 41.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Togo: 12.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Togo: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Togo: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025