Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
5,531 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
5,777 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
75th
Lesotho rank
74th
Foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5,777 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 74th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 413.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,037 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,623 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1,285 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,030 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,744 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2,055 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,437 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,382 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2,339 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,490 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,151 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,173 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,717 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 543.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,076 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,830 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6,035 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,020 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 15.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5,777 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 246 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, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 74th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received, 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 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.