Burkina Faso vs Rwanda

Burkina Faso and Rwanda 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.

• Burkina Faso has about 1.7 times as many people as Rwanda: 24.1 million against 14.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Burkina Faso ($1,148) and Rwanda ($1,124) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Rwanda (9.4%) than in Burkina Faso (5.3%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Rwanda (5.9%) than in Burkina Faso (-0.6%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Rwanda (11.4%) than in Burkina Faso (3.5%), a difference of 7.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Rwanda can expect to live 6.7 years longer than one born in Burkina Faso: 68 years against 61.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Rwanda is older: half of its people are over 19.4 years, against 17.3 years in Burkina Faso in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Rwanda (31.7%) than in Burkina Faso (28.3%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Burkina Faso (0.27 tonnes) are 69% higher than in Rwanda (0.16 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Rwanda (26.1%) than in Burkina Faso (12.3%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2024.