Burkina Faso vs Nepal

Burkina Faso and Nepal compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Nepal has about 1.2 times as many people as Burkina Faso: 29.6 million against 24.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nepal ($1,536) is 34% higher than in Burkina Faso ($1,148) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Burkina Faso (5.3%) than in Nepal (4.4%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Nepal (2.7%) than in Burkina Faso (-0.6%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nepal (10.5%) than in Burkina Faso (3.5%), a difference of 7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nepal can expect to live 9.3 years longer than one born in Burkina Faso: 70.6 years against 61.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Nepal is older: half of its people are over 24.7 years, against 17.3 years in Burkina Faso in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nepal (46.3%) than in Burkina Faso (28.3%), a difference of 18 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nepal (0.54 tonnes) are about 2 times as high as in Burkina Faso (0.27 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nepal (43.6%) than in Burkina Faso (12.3%), a difference of 31.3 percentage points in 2024.