Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Bangladesh
37.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
36.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
173rd
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 37.4% against 36.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Burkina Faso ranks 175th of 202 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 6.4% | 4.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 10.9% | 8.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 14.2% | 9.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 20.2% | 6.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.0% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Bangladesh, at 37.4% against 36.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 0.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Burkina Faso ranks 175th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.