Which has higher median age, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 17.25 against 16.94 in Afghanistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan

16.94

in 2023

Burkina Faso

17.25

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

225th

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 against 16.94 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.31.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 225th and Burkina Faso ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	Afghanistan	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.2	18.73	0.5327	Burkina Faso
1960s	17.53	18.53	1	Burkina Faso
1970s	16.43	17.18	0.7434	Burkina Faso
1980s	15.4	16	0.599	Burkina Faso
1990s	14.58	15.23	0.6492	Burkina Faso
2000s	14.06	15.83	1.77	Burkina Faso
2010s	15.41	16.09	0.6838	Burkina Faso
2020s	16.67	16.94	0.2705	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 17.25 against 16.94 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 0.31, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for median age?: Afghanistan ranks 225th and Burkina Faso ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.