Benin vs Burkina Faso: Extreme poverty vs child mortality

Benin
7.47
in 2024
Burkina Faso
7.49
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
11th

Extreme poverty vs child mortality over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
510152025198020022024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.49 against 7.47 in Benin, a difference of 0.02.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s 19.33 21.54 2.21 Burkina Faso
1990s 15.4 19.07 3.68 Burkina Faso
2000s 12.16 15.26 3.1 Burkina Faso
2010s 9.73 10.34 0.6146 Burkina Faso
2020s 7.97 7.99 0.0251 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extreme poverty vs child mortality, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 7.49 against 7.47 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in extreme poverty vs child mortality between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.02, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Extreme poverty vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed