Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Net migration metrics

Burkina Faso
-24,957
in 2023
El Salvador
-23,253
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
201st
El Salvador rank
200th

Net migration metrics over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • El Salvador
-100.0k-75.0k-50.0k-25.0k025.0k195019862023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -23,253 against -24,957 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,704.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 201st and El Salvador ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s -21,347 -7,560 13,788 El Salvador
1960s -26,165 -5,703 20,461 El Salvador
1970s -27,510 -24,929 2,582 El Salvador
1980s -20,575 -43,392 22,817 Burkina Faso
1990s -33,751 -78,907 45,157 Burkina Faso
2000s -3,996 -79,597 75,601 Burkina Faso
2010s -23,885 -51,556 27,671 Burkina Faso
2020s -17,164 -24,766 7,602 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration metrics, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at -23,253 against -24,957 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in net migration metrics between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
1,704, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for net migration metrics?
Burkina Faso ranks 201st and El Salvador ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Net migration metrics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration metrics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed