Burkina Faso vs Myanmar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.39 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
25.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Myanmar rank
154th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 25.2 people per square kilometre against 23.39 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.81 people per square kilometre.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Myanmar ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 7.97 people per square kilometre | 6.94 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1.47 people per square kilometre | 11 people per square kilometre | 9.53 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 3.2 people per square kilometre | 13.9 people per square kilometre | 10.7 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 5.64 people per square kilometre | 17.22 people per square kilometre | 11.58 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 10.8 people per square kilometre | 20.42 people per square kilometre | 9.62 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 17.21 people per square kilometre | 23.1 people per square kilometre | 5.89 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 22.02 people per square kilometre | 24.85 people per square kilometre | 2.83 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 25.2 people per square kilometre against 23.39 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
- 1.81 people per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Myanmar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Myanmar ranks 154th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.