Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Population, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
2.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Gambia
2.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Gambia rank
38th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.3 % change on previous year against 2.27 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 0.7844 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.2723 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 0.1668 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.0003 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.3 % change on previous year against 2.27 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 38th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.