Burkina Faso vs Zambia
Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.5 years, or 1.11 times that in Burkina Faso.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 156 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burkina Faso | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024