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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Burkina Faso vs Chad

Burkina Faso and Chad compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Burkina Faso leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

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Chad wins

MetricBurkina FasoChad
Population23,025,77619,319,064
GDP Per Capita$873$949
Life Expectancy61.155.1
Population Growth Rate2.274.57
Urban Population27.8%26.3%
Fertility Rate4.196.12
Infant Mortality (per 1000)44.958.0
Literacy Rate41.6%-
Unemployment Rate3.6%1.1%
Internet Users25.4%11.2%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.150.09
Gini Index-37.4
Forest Area22.2%3.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Burkina Faso has a population of 23,025,776 compared to Chad's 19,319,064.

Across the metrics compared, Burkina Faso leads in 6 categories while Chad leads in 2. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.