Burkina Faso vs China: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
32.63 affected per 100,000 people
in 2024
China
32.71 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
105th
China rank
104th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 32.71 affected per 100,000 people against 32.63 affected per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.08 affected per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and China ranks 104th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 347.34 affected per 100,000 people | 7,869 affected per 100,000 people | 7,521 affected per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 4,991 affected per 100,000 people | 5,168 affected per 100,000 people | 176.87 affected per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 9,898 affected per 100,000 people | 501.23 affected per 100,000 people | 9,397 affected per 100,000 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or China?
- China, at 32.71 affected per 100,000 people against 32.63 affected per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and China?
- 0.08 affected per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and China ranks 104th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.