What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?

0.0199 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Urban population, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.2892 units per person

in 2025

Rwanda

0.3091 units per person

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

199th

Rwanda rank

196th

Urban population, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.3091 units per person against 0.2892 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0199 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 196th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0542 units per person	0.0286 units per person	0.0255 units per person	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0654 units per person	0.0404 units per person	0.0249 units per person	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.1096 units per person	0.05 units per person	0.0596 units per person	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.1489 units per person	0.0891 units per person	0.0598 units per person	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.2131 units per person	0.1676 units per person	0.0456 units per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.2535 units per person	0.1875 units per person	0.066 units per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.2758 units per person	0.2801 units per person	0.0042 units per person	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.3091 units per person against 0.2892 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 0.0199 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.