Australia vs Burkina Faso: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (23,000) against Australia (1.18); Burkina Faso leads on Radios (394,020) against Australia (25.50); Burkina Faso leads on Televisions (131,340) against Australia (10.15). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 70 and Burkina Faso wins on 27.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %17.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 17% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points52.25 points
Radios25.5394,020
Televisions10.15131,340
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $4.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $24.34B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %5.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7951.4
Electricity Consumption229.41.55
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7280
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants119
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1712
Electricity Imports0630
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56342,400
Electricity Production243990
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita3.48 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.337.4
Gross Fixed Investment28.220.5
Gross National Saving219.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %-5.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %4.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.250
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.780
Natural Gas Production105.20
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.990
Oil Consumption960,8009,000
Oil Exports312,6000
Oil Imports731,4008,560
Oil Production549,2000
Oil Proved Reserves3.320
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people43.2 people
Public Debt5861.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1823,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,1200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,60023,580
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,5000
Remittances0.12.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.134.54
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.547.68
Taxes and Other Revenues23.618.4
Unemployment Rate4.1 %5.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M199,222
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.655.24
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost of the population is located in the center and south; nearly one third lives in cities, including the capital city of Ouagadougou (Ouaga), as shown in this population distribution map (2019)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year9.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources49213.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.28 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.9847.79
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km151,550.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant212.81 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %17.34 %
Administrative Divisions613
Independence15
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.44.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km0.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %242 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.720.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %5.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00097,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA17.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,00011,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %72.42 %
Human Capital Index0.790.43
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years64.27 years
Median age of population38.51 years17.95 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons530,537.5 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km89.88 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons24.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.56
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %31.74 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %35.3 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %7.24 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons6.13M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.916.46
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years5.44 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people3.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2169.33
Military Service Age and Obligation17generally, 18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; citizens 18-77 years of age are eligible to volunteer for the VDP (2025) note: the military regime implemented an emergency law in 2023 that allows the president extensive pow
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %52.11 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km0.15 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.39 %
Population living in slums0.03 %74.07 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons188,294.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %46.3 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.92 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons-31,871.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births79.72 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇫 Burkina FasoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.090.01
Airports2,25749
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft2

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