Population
22.5M
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,648
in 2031
Passport power
#153
30 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
4
Top: Bobo-Dioulasso
Country overview
- Official name
- Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 274,223 km²
- Population
- 22.5M
- Density
- 86.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .bf
- Calling code
- +226
- Timezone
- UTC
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #153 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 30
- Total accessible
- 54
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 63.8%, Christianity 26.3%, Animism 9.0%, Irreligion 0.7%
- Currencies
- Fr XOF — West African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.459
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $4,648
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 28.3%
- Gini index (2021)
- 37.4
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 28.9%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 34.6 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2017)
- 1.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.38