Burkina Faso

Metrics

1. population
   24M
   58 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $20B
   120 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $873
   157 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $827M
   84 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   4.1%
   13 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   273K km²
   76 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   88 /km²
   76 of 176
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   61.1 yr
   165 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   17%
   159 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    0.3 t
    141 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    29%
    154 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    4.1
    19 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    3.1%
    94 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    2.6%
    71 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    99 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    47
    104 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    520
    96 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    113 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    37
    85 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    6%
    29 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
21. adult literacy
    42%
    102 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    126 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
23. cpi (clean gov)
    41
    68 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
24. press freedom
    23.2
    34 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
25. human development
    0.459
    157 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data