Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Burkina Faso
0.085 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0923 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
86th
Senegal rank
83rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.0923 Persons per square kilometre against 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0073 Persons per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 83rd of 167 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0375 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0442 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0067 Persons per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.0501 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0565 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0064 Persons per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0675 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0738 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0062 Persons per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0818 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0888 Persons per square kilometre | 0.007 Persons per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.0923 Persons per square kilometre against 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.0073 Persons per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 83rd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.