Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Urban population
Burkina Faso
28.9%
in 2025
Eswatini
26.7%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
199th
Eswatini rank
202nd
Urban population over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eswatini
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 28.9% against 26.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Eswatini ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 13.9% | 7.3% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 21.6% | 10.7% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 23.0% | 8.1% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 22.4% | 1.1% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.2% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.6% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?
- Burkina Faso, at 28.9% against 26.7% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 2.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for urban population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Eswatini ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.