Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
4.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.35 % change on previous year against 4.23 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 13.87 % change on previous year | 10.63 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.16 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.13 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.5 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 0.5715 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.09 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 0.0384 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.35 % change on previous year against 4.23 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.12 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.