Colombia and Burkina Faso Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Colombia	Burkina Faso
Leader
President: Juan Manuel Santos	President: Blaise Compaore
Population
45,239,079	17,275,115
Life Expectancy
74.790 years	54.070 years
Capital City
Bogota	Ouagadougou
Largest city
Bogota (population: 7,102,600)	Ouagadougou (population: 1,086,500)
Human Development Index
0.787	0.372
GDP per capita
$10,400 US	$1,500 US
Literacy Rate
92.8%	21.8%
Corruption Perception Index
3.8	3.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.7%	15.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
10.800%	77.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic; executive branch dominates government structure	parliamentary republic
Independence date
20 July 1810 (from Spain)	5 August 1960 (from France)
Religions
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages
Spanish	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Exports
petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers	cotton, livestock, gold
External Debt
$68,760,000,000 $	$2,335,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - 2,302.9 (2008 est.), 2,013.8 (2007), 2,358.6 (2006), 2,320.75 (2005), 2,628.61 (2004)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.400%	1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	0
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama	Western Africa, north of Ghana
Area
1,138,910 km sq	274,200 km sq
Coastline
3,208 km	0 km
Climate
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands	tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers

» More Rankings

Colombia vs Burkina Faso