Attribute |
Guinea × | Burkina Faso × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 245,857 | 274,200 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 245,717 | 273,800 |
Water area (km²) | 140 | 400 |
Land boundaries (km) | 4,046 | 3,611 |
Border countries | - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
| - Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
|
Coastline (km) | 320 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 472 | 297 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 200 |
Highest point (m) | 1,752 | 749 |
People | | |
Population | 12,527,440 | 20,835,401 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Guinea | - |
Short country name | Guinea | Burkina Faso |
Long local name | Republique de Guinee | - |
Short local name | Guinee | Burkina Faso |
Former name | | - Republic of Upper Volta
- Upper Volta
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Conakry | Ouagadougou |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 27,970,000,000 | 35,850,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 10,250,000,000 | 12,570,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.2 | 6.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,200 | 1,900 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.1 | 9.3 |
Labor force | 5,558,000 | 8,501,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.7 | 77 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 47 | 40.1 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,700,000,000 | 2,666,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,748,000,000 | 3,655,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.47 | 2.06 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.6 | 21.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.5 | -7.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.9 | 38.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 8.9 | 0.4 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 22.25 | 4.25 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 22.2 | 5.3 |
1↑Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,762,000,000 | 4,409,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -705,000,000 | -1,019,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 3,514,000,000 | 3,140,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 4,799,000,000 | 3,305,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 331,800,000 | 49,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,458,000,000 | 3,056,000,000 |
National currency | Guinean francs | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs |
National currency (code) | GNF | XOF |
National currency (symbol) | FG | - |
National currency rate to USD | 9 | 605.3 |