Burkina Faso vs Upper middle income: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 30.77 million against 2.11 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 28.66 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.6 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 180 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85,907 | 19.79 million | 19.71 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1.82 million | 28.69 million | 26.86 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Burkina Faso or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 30.77 million against 2.11 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 28.66 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Upper middle income rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.