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Facts at a Glance

This table provides some facts about Burkina Faso related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic Burkina Faso Canada
Official name: Burkina Faso Canada
Capital: Ouagadougou Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 274 9,985
Population (millions) 15.2 (2008) 33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2) 55 (2008) 3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008) 20 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$430 (2007) US$39,420 (2007)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita): US$1,120 (2007) US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

33
23
44

2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006): 2.0 7.1
Human development index HDI ranking: 173rd of 179 countries (2006) 3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking 151st of 157 countries (2006) 4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth: 42 (1970), 52 (2007) 73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 206 (1990), 191 (2007) 8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006)
Total
Men
Women

26
34
18

99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006)
Total
Urban
Rural


72
97
66


100
100
99