Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.0159 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0161 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
199th
Nigeria rank
198th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0161 units per person against 0.0159 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Nigeria ranks 198th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0161 units per person against 0.0159 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Nigeria ranks 198th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.