What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

0.002, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

0.2311

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau

0.2291

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

139th

Guinea-Bissau rank

140th

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2311 against 0.2291 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0285	0.0171	0.0114	Burkina Faso
1880s	0.0294	0.0171	0.0123	Burkina Faso
1890s	0.0305	0.0171	0.0134	Burkina Faso
1900s	0.0316	0.0198	0.0118	Burkina Faso
1910s	0.0362	0.0199	0.0164	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.0359	0.02	0.0159	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.038	0.02	0.0181	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.0475	0.0234	0.0241	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.0582	0.0321	0.0261	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0583	0.0573	0.001	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.0782	0.0799	0.0017	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.1052	0.1168	0.0116	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.1565	0.1581	0.0017	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.1851	0.1965	0.0114	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.2311	0.2291	0.002	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Burkina Faso, at 0.2311 against 0.2291 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.002, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.