Burkina Faso vs Morocco: Population density
Population density over time
- Burkina Faso
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 84.5 people per sq. km of land area against 84.16 people per sq. km of land area in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.34 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Morocco ranks 117th of 216 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.88 people per sq. km of land area | 29.76 people per sq. km of land area | 10.88 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 1970s | 22.4 people per sq. km of land area | 38.05 people per sq. km of land area | 15.65 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 1980s | 28.89 people per sq. km of land area | 48.81 people per sq. km of land area | 19.92 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 1990s | 37.64 people per sq. km of land area | 58.72 people per sq. km of land area | 21.09 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 2000s | 50.28 people per sq. km of land area | 67.65 people per sq. km of land area | 17.37 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 2010s | 67.74 people per sq. km of land area | 77.05 people per sq. km of land area | 9.3 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
| 2020s | 81.33 people per sq. km of land area | 83.23 people per sq. km of land area | 1.9 people per sq. km of land area | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Burkina Faso or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 84.5 people per sq. km of land area against 84.16 people per sq. km of land area in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Burkina Faso and Morocco?
- 0.34 people per sq. km of land area, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Morocco rank globally for population density?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Morocco ranks 117th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.