Burkina Faso vs Niger: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Niger
0.0002 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
35th
Niger rank
38th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Niger ranks 38th of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
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 unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Niger ranks 38th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.