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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

2023 population pyramid:
2023 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: 33

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 20

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 23

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 108

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 58

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 165

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 109

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 205

Labor force

comparison ranking: 63

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 101

Public debt

comparison ranking: 74

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 105

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 147

Exports

comparison ranking: 135

Imports

comparison ranking: 137

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 64

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 97

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 90

Railways

comparison ranking: total 107

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 123

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 17

Terrorism

Transnational Issues