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Photos of Burkina Faso

Lush, colorful Flamboyant trees in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo courtesy of NASA / Rebekke Muench.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 76

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 218

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 22

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 22

Death rate

comparison ranking: 110

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 123

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 30

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 20

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 23

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 110

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 46

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 200

Labor force

comparison ranking: 72

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 91

Public debt

comparison ranking: 45

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 62

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 130

Exports

comparison ranking: 133

Imports

comparison ranking: 142

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 82

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 89

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues