Burkina Faso vs China: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.056 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
55th
China rank
58th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • China
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and China ranks 58th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0648 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0599 1000 No per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0888 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0641 1000 No per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0309 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0916 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre 0.044 1000 No per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0475 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0675 1000 No per square kilometre 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0545 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or China?
Burkina Faso, at 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and China?
0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and China ranks 58th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.