Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Burkina Faso
0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0939 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
101st
Senegal rank
98th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0939 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 101st and Senegal ranks 98th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
1970s 0.0224 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0453 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 0.0503 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 0.0677 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0749 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal
2020s 0.0813 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0906 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0939 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Burkina Faso ranks 101st and Senegal ranks 98th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.