Benin vs Burkina Faso: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Benin
2,048 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Burkina Faso
2,087 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Benin rank
140th
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,048 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 39 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 327.17 current US$ per square kilometre | 233.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 94.16 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 510.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 530.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 19.7 current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 861.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 346.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 515.31 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 1,136 current US$ per square kilometre | 248.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 888 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 1,881 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,235 current US$ per square kilometre | 645.9 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 1,931 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 70.86 current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,048 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 39 current US$ per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 140th and Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and 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
Personal remittances and 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.