Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Burkina Faso
4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
71st
Lesotho rank
68th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 552 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th of 168 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,874 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,464 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1,122 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,689 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,566 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,031 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,390 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1,843 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,266 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,423 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,177 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,248 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 71.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3,665 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,717 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,051 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5,047 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,434 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 387.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 552 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.