Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
209,235 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
220,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Zimbabwe rank
168th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zimbabwe
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 220,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 209,235 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 46,840 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 174,492 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 127,653 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 82,069 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 142,519 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 60,450 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 144,220 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 182,427 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 38,207 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 199,794 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 202,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2,325 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 220,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 209,235 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
11,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.