Comparisons / Comparison of Burkina Faso and Senegal

Comparison of Burkina Faso and Senegal [S]ave

Attribute
Burkina Faso
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Senegal
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Geography
Area (km²)274,200196,722
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)273,800192,530
Water area (km²)4004,192
Land boundaries (km)3,6112,684
Border countries
  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Togo
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • The Gambia
Coastline (km)0531
Mean elevation (m)29769
Lowest point (m)2000
Highest point (m)749648
People
Population20,835,40115,736,368
Official languages
  • French
  • French
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country name-Republic of Senegal
Short country nameBurkina FasoSenegal
Long local name-Republique du Senegal
Short local nameBurkina FasoSenegal
Former name
  • Republic of Upper Volta
  • Upper Volta
  • Mali Federation
  • Senegambia (along with The Gambia)
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalOuagadougouDakar
Economy
1GDP (PPP) (USD)35,850,000,00054,800,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)12,570,000,00021,110,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)6.47.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)1,9003,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)9.321.2
Labor force8,501,0006,966,000
Unemployment rate (%)7748
Population below poverty line (%)40.146.7
Budget revenues (USD)2,666,000,0004,139,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)3,655,000,0004,900,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.061.38
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)21.219.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-7.9-3.6
Public debt (% of GDP)38.148.3
Inflation rate (%)0.41.3
Central bank discount rate (%)4.250.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.35.4
Stock of narrow money (USD)3,357,000,0005,944,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)3,357,000,0005,944,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)4,409,000,0006,695,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-1,019,000,000-1,547,000,000
Exports (USD)3,140,000,0002,362,000,000
Imports (USD)3,305,000,0005,217,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)49,000,0001,827,000,000
External debt (USD)3,056,000,0008,571,000,000
National currencyCommunaute Financiere Africaine francsCommunaute Financiere Africaine francs
National currency (code)XOFXOF
National currency rate to USD605.3617.4



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