Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Prosperity gap

Burkina Faso

9.41

in 2021

Nigeria

9.76

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Nigeria rank

11th

Prosperity gap over time

Nigeria currently reports 9.76 against 9.41 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3416.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.