What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Niger?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Niger: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Niger

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

35th

Niger rank

38th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Niger ranks 38th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
1980s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
1990s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
2000s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
2010s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Niger ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.