| Attribute |
Algeria × | 
Burkina Faso × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 2,381,740 | 274,200 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 2,381,740 | 273,800 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 400 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 6,734 | 3,611 |
| Border countries | - Libya
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Niger
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
| - Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
|
| Coastline (km) | 998 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 800 | 297 |
| Lowest point (m) | -40 | 200 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,908 | 749 |
| People | | |
| Population | 42,972,878 | 20,835,401 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | - |
| Short country name | Algeria | Burkina Faso |
| Long local name | Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah | - |
| Short local name | Al Jaza'ir | Burkina Faso |
| Former name | - | - Republic of Upper Volta
- Upper Volta
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Algiers | Ouagadougou |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 630,000,000,000 | 35,850,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 167,600,000,000 | 12,570,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 15,200 | 1,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 37.8 | 9.3 |
| Labor force | 11,820,000 | 8,501,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.7 | 77 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 23 | 40.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 54,150,000,000 | 2,666,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 70,200,000,000 | 3,655,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 5.27 | 2.06 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 32.3 | 21.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -9.6 | -7.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 27.5 | 38.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 4 | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8 | 5.3 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 84,560,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 84,560,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 110,200,000,000 | 4,409,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -22,100,000,000 | -1,019,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 34,370,000,000 | 3,140,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 48,540,000,000 | 3,305,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 97,890,000,000 | 49,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 6,260,000,000 | 3,056,000,000 |
| National currency | Algerian dinars | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs |
| National currency (code) | DZD | XOF |
| National currency (symbol) | دج | - |
| National currency rate to USD | 108.9 | 605.3 |