Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Population, male
Burkina Faso
49.8%
in 2025
Gambia
49.8%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Gambia rank
92nd
Population, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 49.8% against 49.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 49.5% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 49.5% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 49.5% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 49.8% against 49.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for population, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.