Date: May 25, 2026
Burkina Faso is a mid-size country with 0.3% of the world's population. It has 4 world heritage sites.
Burkina Faso is the 59th ranked country in population and 73rd ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Literacy Rate (%)
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Teachers in primary edu.
Total Military Force
Burkina Faso is the 8th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Burkina Faso is the 32nd worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developing country.
Burkina Faso is the 52nd worst ranked in Teachers in primary edu. out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that the investment by the country in primary education is lesser when compared to other countries.
Burkina Faso is the 63rd worst ranked in Total Military Force out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Bobo | # People | 340,000 | 1 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Bobo as a % of total Bobo speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | Songhay Languages as a % of total Songhay Languages speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1129 | ||
| 5 | Fula | # People | 2,038,567 | 6 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 7 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | French | # People | 3,059,547 | 17 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 17 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Bambara | # People | 1,199,111 | 4 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Songhay Languages | # People | 1,917,484 | 4 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 4 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 9 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 127 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 188 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 141 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 118 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 143 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 144 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 82 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 45 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 100 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 92 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 89 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 52 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 80 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 63 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 44 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 31 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 7 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 7 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 19 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | FTAs in India for Education (%) | % People | 5 | 31 | 1126 | ||
| 4 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 32 | 1126 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 42 | 1127 | ||
| 6 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 45 | 1130 | ||
| 7 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 46 | 1126 | ||
| 8 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 59 | 1126 | ||
| 9 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 80 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 171 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 164 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 159 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 134 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 134 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 146 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 139 | 1235 | |||
| 8 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 151 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 136 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 124 | 1234 | |||
| 11 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 137 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 133 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 117 | 1233 | |||
| 14 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 123 | 1230 | |||
| 15 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 122 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 104 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 113 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 108 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 82 | 1234 | ||
| 20 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 97 | 1231 | |||
| 21 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 84 | 1234 | ||
| 22 | FTAs in India for Medical (%) | % People | 12 | 56 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 26 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 26 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 43 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 123 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 111 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 82 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 67 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 67 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 32 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 40 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 115 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 79 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 59 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 59 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 59 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 33 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 9 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 9 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 186 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 162 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 117 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 4 | 46 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 89 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 78 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 77 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 7 | 53 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 37 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 34 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 34 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 189 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Gold Produced/Total Gold Produced %. | 4 | 12 | 1235 | |||
| 3 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 151 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 139 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 114 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 119 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 106 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 108 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 98 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 102 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 101 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 66 | 1234 | |||
| 13 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 67 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 66 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 20,929,075 | 64 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 61 | 1232 | ||
| 18 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 63 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 63 | 1230 | ||
| 20 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,920,442 | 50 | 1235 | ||
| 21 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 48 | 1235 | ||
| 22 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 878,129 | 40 | 1233 | ||
| 23 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 39 | 1233 | ||
| 24 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 33 | 1234 | ||
| 25 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,572,369 | 34 | 1232 | ||
| 26 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 33 | 1231 | ||
| 27 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 33 | 1230 | ||
| 28 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 28 | 1233 | ||
| 29 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 28 | 1233 | ||
| 30 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 17 | 1234 | ||
| 31 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 17 | 1233 | ||
| 32 | Gold Prod. | Weight | 125 | 12 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 54 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 54 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 166 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 157 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 148 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 133 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 133 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 124 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 107 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 78 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 77 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 76 | 1231 | ||
| 11 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 69 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 68 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 62 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 56 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 53 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 185 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 161 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 122 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 118 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 184 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 181 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 180 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 168 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 169 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 159 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 158 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 131 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 147 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 148 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 140 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 140 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 117 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 131 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 115 | 1230 | ||
| 16 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 115 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 106 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 70 | 1233 | ||
| 19 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 71 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 162 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 133 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 101 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 137 | 49 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 126 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 59 | 1235 | ||
Mother Tongue : Fula
Literacy Rate (%) : 39.30
| Country Capital | : | Ouagadougou |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 1,107 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 165th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 61 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 4,638,554 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 106th/195 |
| Area | : | 273,601 |
| Area Rank | : | 73rd/195 |
| Total Population | : | 24,075 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 59th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banfora | 130,307 |
| 2 | Bobo Dioulasso | 1,004,880 |
| 3 | Kaya | 136,645 |
| 4 | Koudougou | 178,117 |
| 5 | Ouagadougou | 2,727,785 |
| 6 | Ouahigouya | 138,424 |
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