| Attribute |
Burkina Faso × | 
Brunei × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 274,200 | 5,765 |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 273,800 | 5,265 |
| Water area (km²) | 400 | 500 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 3,611 | 266 |
| Border countries | - Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
| |
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 161 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 297 | 478 |
| Lowest point (m) | 200 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 749 | 1,850 |
| People | | |
| Population | 20,835,401 | 464,478 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Brunei Darussalam |
| Short country name | Burkina Faso | Brunei |
| Long local name | - | Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| Short local name | Burkina Faso | Brunei |
| Former name | - Republic of Upper Volta
- Upper Volta
| - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Absolute monarchy or sultanate |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 35,850,000,000 | 33,870,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 12,570,000,000 | 12,130,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 6.4 | 1.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,900 | 78,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 9.3 | 47.5 |
| Labor force | 8,501,000 | 203,600 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 77 | 6.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 40.1 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 2,666,000,000 | 2,245,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 3,655,000,000 | 4,345,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.06 | 2.37 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 21.2 | 18.5 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -7.9 | -17.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 38.1 | 2.8 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,357,000,000 | 3,387,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,357,000,000 | 3,387,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 4,409,000,000 | 3,665,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -1,019,000,000 | 2,021,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 3,140,000,000 | 5,885,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 3,305,000,000 | 2,998,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 49,000,000 | 3,488,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 3,056,000,000 | 0 |
| National currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs | Bruneian dollars |
| National currency (code) | XOF | BND |
| National currency (symbol) | - | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 1.394 |