Burkina Faso vs World: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- Burkina Faso
- World
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 42.1% against 24.9% in World, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and World ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 45.8% | 41.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 35.9% | 32.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 27.6% | 25.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 25.8% | 16.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, Burkina Faso or World?
- Burkina Faso, at 42.1% against 24.9% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between Burkina Faso and World?
- 17.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and World ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.