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

Burkina Faso
136,405 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Lesotho
156,842 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
142nd
Lesotho rank
139th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119912022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 156,842 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 136,405 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 20,437 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

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

Across all 62 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 139th of 164 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 20,273 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 32,045 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11,772 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 23,867 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 55,052 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 31,185 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 32,808 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 81,969 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 49,161 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 44,961 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 114,534 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 69,573 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 62,909 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 129,570 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 66,661 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 96,471 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 163,858 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 67,387 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 131,344 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 154,749 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 23,404 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Lesotho

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 Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 156,842 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 136,405 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
20,437 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 139th of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.