Burkina Faso vs Yemen: GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
1,549 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Yemen
1,759 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
134th
Yemen rank
131st
GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1,759 international-$ in 1990 prices against 1,549 international-$ in 1990 prices in Burkina Faso, a difference of 210 international-$ in 1990 prices.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Yemen ranks 131st of 162 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 415.03 international-$ in 1990 prices | 700 international-$ in 1990 prices | 284.97 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1880s | 397.55 international-$ in 1990 prices | 742 international-$ in 1990 prices | 344.45 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1890s | 405.24 international-$ in 1990 prices | 786.53 international-$ in 1990 prices | 381.29 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1900s | 420.36 international-$ in 1990 prices | 833.73 international-$ in 1990 prices | 413.37 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1910s | 416.45 international-$ in 1990 prices | 900 international-$ in 1990 prices | 483.55 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1920s | 399.46 international-$ in 1990 prices | 904.23 international-$ in 1990 prices | 504.78 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1930s | 391.62 international-$ in 1990 prices | 906.81 international-$ in 1990 prices | 515.19 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1950s | 506.82 international-$ in 1990 prices | 926.51 international-$ in 1990 prices | 419.69 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1960s | 645.12 international-$ in 1990 prices | 980.14 international-$ in 1990 prices | 335.02 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1970s | 707.13 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,507 international-$ in 1990 prices | 799.63 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1980s | 755.5 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,311 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,556 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 1990s | 816.54 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,337 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,521 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1,043 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,738 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,695 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1,312 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,416 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,104 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1,549 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,759 international-$ in 1990 prices | 210.67 international-$ in 1990 prices | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1,759 international-$ in 1990 prices against 1,549 international-$ in 1990 prices in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 210 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Yemen ranks 131st 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 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
GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.