International Rankings of Burkina Faso 2014, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	1,795	164	2012
Internet users	178,100	144	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	141,400	139	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	9,980,000	79	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$2,846,000,000	134	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$2,500,000,000	132	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-3.20	125	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	4.25	93	31 Dec 2010 est
Current account balance	-$247,600,000	90	2013 est.
Debt - external	$2,607,000,000	139	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	39.5	63	2007
Exports	$2,746,000,000	133	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	29.60	125	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	17.90	68	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	60.40	112	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-27.90	30	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	20.10	116	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	-0.10	148	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	34.10	18	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	23.70	132	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	42.20	186	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$10,890,000,000	132	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$1,400	205	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$24,570,000,000	124	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	9.00	12	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	14.10	109	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	32.20	62	2009 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.90	53	2009 est.
Imports	$2,675,000,000	151	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	6.50	38	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	3.80	108	2013 est.
Labor force	6,668,000	64	2007
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	90.00	6	2000 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	10.00	186	2000 est.
Population below poverty line (%)	46.70	31	2009 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$1,025,000,000	132	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 3,910,000,000	134	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$2,123,000,000	130	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 1,845,000,000	127	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	23.0	145	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	77.00	4	2004
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	1,454,000	154	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	165	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	170	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	189	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	170	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	773,100,000	157	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	171	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	87.3	84	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	12.7	107	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	143	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	186	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	150,000,000	90	2010 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	252,000	154	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	670,000,000	158	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	43.40	206	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	0	178	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	153	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	164	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	172	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	0	173	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	9,960	154	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	178	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	11,660	127	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	181	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	0	253	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	749	187	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	200	16	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	54.99	149	2005
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.72	120	2005
Irrigated land (sq km)	250	127	2003
Land Area - sq km	273,800.00	75	NA
Land boundaries - km	3,193	57	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	20.79	50	2011
Land use - other (%)	78.98	181	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.24	168	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	65.06	141	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	274,200.00	75	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	12.50	133	2011
Water Area - sq km	400	124	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - male	3,735,735	63	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	2,367,673	67	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	2,366,168	67	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	191,662	55	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	193,905	55	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.10	120	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	4,044,548	48	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	4,062,522	50	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	45.50	8	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	1,775,072	58	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	1,794,740	58	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	20.00	58	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	2,532,406	68	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	2,608,676	68	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	28.90	221	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	324,921	90	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	229,202	102	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	3.10	228	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	272,775	99	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	168,099	109	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	2.50	224	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	42.81	4	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	26.00	24	2010
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	16.20	156	2010/11
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	12.21	27	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio (number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+))	0	125	201
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	74.1	142	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - total	80	156	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	96.4	123	NA
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	25.9	58	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	20	50	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	3.6	83	2011 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	4.00	111	2011
Health expenditures	6.50	96	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	1.20	41	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	7,100	29	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	110,000	40	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	0.40	183	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	70.72	13	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	85.67	8	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	78.30	9	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	56.48	203	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	52.43	210	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	54.43	206	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	21.60	206	2007 est.
Literacy - male (%)	36.70	209	2007 est.
Literacy - total (%)	28.70	215	2007 est.
Maternal mortality rate	300.00	41	2010
Median age - female (years)	17.10	224	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	16.80	221	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	17.00	220	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	19.40	115	2010 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.00	98	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	2.30	181	2008
Physicians density	0.05	181	2010
Population	17,812,961	61	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	3.06	8	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	6.5	192	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	93.5	7	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	18	191	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	82	12	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	50.1	171	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	49.9	32	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	6	183	2012
School life expectancy - male (years)	7	186	2012
School life expectancy - total (years)	7	193	2012
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	206	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	167	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.03	60	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.69	222	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.62	213	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.03	203	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.99	108	2014 est
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	6.00	5	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	3	135	2006
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	5	128	2006
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	4	135	2006
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	6.02	1	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	26.5	201	2011
Transportation
Airports	23	134	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	2	191	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	21	104	2013
Railways (km)	622	106	2008
Roadways (km)	15,272	121	2010

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