https://www.humantruth.info/burkina_faso.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2025
| Burkina Faso | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Status | Independent State |
| Social and Moral Index | 148th best |
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
| Land Area | 273 600km21 |
| Location | Africa |
| Population | 19.8m2 |
| Life Expectancy | 59.27yrs (2017)3 |
| GNI | $2 118 (2017)4 |
| ISO3166-1 Codes | BF, BFA, 8545 |
| Internet Domain | .bf6 |
| Currency | Franc (XOF)7 |
| Telephone | +2268 |
“Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Previously called Upper Volta and little noticed in the wider world, Burkina Faso nonetheless ends up being many travellers´ favourite West African country. Land-locked Burkina Faso (Burkina to locals) may not have many big-ticket attractions, yet it invariably wins the hearts of travellers for the warmth of its welcome. The vibrant cities, thriving arts milieu, stunning traditional architecture, surprising wildlife-watching opportunities and stirring landscapes will all turn your head. The country´s other big draws are its enchanting landscapes - from atmospheric Sahelian plains, to rolling savannah and surprising geology - and the lively cultural scene. Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina´s two largest and gloriously named cities, are famous for their long-standing musical traditions and beautiful handicrafts. In Bobo, griots (a traditional caste of musicians or praise singers), blacksmiths and `nobles´ (farmers) still live in their respective quarters but happily trade services and drink at the same chopolo (millet beer) bars.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
| UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
| 2 | Norway | 0.961 |
| 3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
| ... | ||
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 0.477 |
| 182 | Guinea | 0.465 |
| 183 | Yemen | 0.455 |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 0.449 |
| 185 | Mozambique | 0.446 |
| 186 | Mali | 0.428 |
| 187 | Burundi | 0.426 |
| 188 | Central African Rep. | 0.404 |
| Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
| World Avg | 0.72 | |
| q=191. | ||
| Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
| 2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
| 3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
| ... | ||
| 174 | Gambia | $2 172 |
| 175 | Togo | $2 167 |
| 176 | Mali | $2 133 |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | $2 118 |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | $1 908 |
| 179 | Afghanistan | $1 824 |
| 180 | Eritrea | $1 729 |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | $1 622 |
| Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
| World Avg | $20 136 | |
| q=193. | ||
| Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 28.1 |
| 2 | Norway | 29.9 |
| 3 | Sweden | 31.0 |
| ... | ||
| 145 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 110.3 |
| 146 | Tanzania | 110.9 |
| 147 | Micronesia | 111.1 |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 111.2 |
| 149 | Madagascar | 112.0 |
| 150 | Uganda | 112.3 |
| 151 | Cambodia | 112.4 |
| 152 | Somaliland | 112.4 |
| Africa Avg | 115.3 | |
| World Avg | 89.4 | |
| q=200. | ||
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population Datasets:
Burkina Faso's population is predicted to rise to 29.11 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.67. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1, once you take mortality into account13. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.14| Population2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
| 1 | China | 1.4b |
| 2 | India | 1.4b |
| 3 | USA | 327.1m |
| ... | ||
| 55 | Australia | 24.9m |
| 56 | Niger | 22.4m |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 21.2m |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 19.8m |
| 59 | Romania | 19.5m |
| 60 | Mali | 19.1m |
| 61 | Chile | 18.7m |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 18.3m |
| World Avg | 39.0m | |
| q=195. | ||
| Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
| 1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
| 3 | Japan | 84.8 |
| ... | ||
| 179 | Benin | 59.8 |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
| 181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
| 183 | Namibia | 59.3 |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | 59.3 |
| 185 | Congo, DR | 59.2 |
| 186 | Mali | 58.9 |
| World Avg | 71.28 | |
| q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202215 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| ... | ||
| 195 | Mozambique | 4.56 |
| 196 | Gambia | 4.59 |
| 197 | Tanzania | 4.66 |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | 4.67 |
| 199 | Benin | 4.90 |
| 200 | Burundi | 4.98 |
| 201 | Nigeria | 5.14 |
| 202 | Angola | 5.21 |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s. | ||
| Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2016 Per 10016 | |
| 1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
| 2 | Mali | 04.5 |
| 3= | Chad | 04.7 |
| 3= | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
| 5= | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
| 5= | Zambia | 04.8 |
| 7= | Eritrea | 04.9 |
| 7= | Gambia | 04.9 |
| 9= | Angola | 05.0 |
| 9= | Afghanistan | 05.0 |
| 9= | Zimbabwe | 05.0 |
| 12= | Nigeria | 05.1 |
| World Avg | 18.3 | |
| q=185. | ||
Migration Datasets:
| Immigrants17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 %17 | |
| 1 | UAE | 88.4% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
| 3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
| ... | ||
| 93 | Dominican Rep. | 3.9% |
| 94 | Mauritania | 3.8% |
| 95 | Namibia | 3.8% |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 3.7% |
| 97 | Trinidad & Tobago | 3.7% |
| 98 | Togo | 3.6% |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 3.6% |
| 100 | Rwanda | 3.6% |
| World Avg | 9.4% | |
| q=195. | ||
| Emigrants18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2010 %18 | |
| 1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
| 2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
| 3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
| ... | ||
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 9.9% |
| 70 | Haiti | 9.9% |
| 71 | San Marino | 9.9% |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 9.7% |
| 73 | Slovakia | 9.6% |
| 74 | Morocco | 9.3% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
| 76 | Somalia | 8.7% |
| World Avg | 11.5% | |
| q=192. | ||
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
| Compared to Africa (2025)19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 66.3 |
| 2 | S. Africa | 70.7 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 74.9 |
| 4 | Seychelles | 82.0 |
| 5 | Namibia | 85.9 |
| 6 | Ghana | 88.7 |
| 7 | Botswana | 90.0 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 91.9 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 93.3 |
| 10 | Senegal | 95.2 |
| 11 | Madagascar | 98.8 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 102.5 |
| 13 | Mali | 102.9 |
| Africa Avg | 116.66 | |
| q=54. | ||
| Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
| 1 | Sweden | 7.8 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8.7 |
| 3 | Denmark | 8.8 |
| ... | ||
| 98 | Dominica | 92.0 |
| 99 | Nepal | 92.7 |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 93.3 |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 93.3 |
| 102 | Senegal | 95.2 |
| 103 | Singapore | 95.8 |
| 104 | Kosovo | 96.1 |
| 105 | Venezuela | 96.2 |
| World Avg | 89.80 | |
| q=199. | ||
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark20. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia20.
31 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, combatting modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe20, whereas the worst are The Middle East, Africa and Asia20.
For more, see:
#burkina_faso #freedom #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #politics #slavery
| Press Freedom Higher is better21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202521 | |
| 1 | Norway | 92.31 |
| 2 | Estonia | 89.46 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 88.64 |
| ... | ||
| 101 | Mongolia | 52.57 |
| 102 | Guinea | 52.53 |
| 103 | Maldives | 52.46 |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 52.25 |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 52.10 |
| 106 | Lesotho | 52.07 |
| 107 | Chad | 51.89 |
| 108 | S. Sudan | 51.63 |
| Africa Avg | 52.30 | |
| World Avg | 54.65 | |
| q=179. Also scored for 2000s-2010s. | ||
| Slavery in the 2020s Lower is better22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Slavery in the 2020s Per 100022 | |
| 1= | Switzerland | 0.50 |
| 1= | Norway | 0.50 |
| 3= | Germany | 0.60 |
| ... | ||
| 43= | Sierra Leone | 3.40 |
| 44 | S. Korea | 3.50 |
| 45 | Swaziland | 3.60 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 3.70 |
| 47= | Portugal | 3.80 |
| 47= | Israel | 3.80 |
| 49= | Guinea | 4.00 |
| 49= | Sudan | 4.00 |
| Africa Avg | 6.90 | |
| World Avg | 7.15 | |
| q=160. Also scored for 2010s-2020s. | ||
| Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2014 Rank23 | |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 85= | Barbados | 85 |
| 85= | Rwanda | 85 |
| 87 | India | 87 |
| 88= | Burkina Faso | 88 |
| 88= | Kenya | 88 |
| 88= | Bahrain | 88 |
| 91 | Jordan | 91 |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 92 |
| Africa Avg | 114.2 | |
| World Avg | 79.7 | |
| q=159. | ||
| Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2024 Score | |
| 1= | Norway | 1.0 |
| 1= | Canada | 1.0 |
| 1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
| ... | ||
| 168= | Cambodia | 6.0 |
| 168= | Rwanda | 6.0 |
| 168= | Djibouti | 6.0 |
| 168= | Burkina Faso | 6.0 |
| 168= | Cameroon | 6.0 |
| 173= | Vietnam | 6.5 |
| 173= | Bahrain | 6.5 |
| 173= | Venezuela | 6.5 |
| Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
| World Avg | 3.7 | |
| q=205. Also scored for 1970s-2010s. | ||
| Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2009 Treaties24 | |
| 1 | Argentina | 24 |
| 2= | Chile | 23 |
| 2= | Costa Rica | 23 |
| ... | ||
| 41= | Iceland | 20 |
| 41= | Romania | 20 |
| 41= | Bulgaria | 20 |
| 41= | Burkina Faso | 20 |
| 41= | Norway | 20 |
| 41= | Portugal | 20 |
| 41= | Poland | 20 |
| 41= | S. Korea | 20 |
| Africa Avg | 14.8 | |
| World Avg | 15.1 | |
| q=194. | ||
| HR Treaties Lag Lower is better25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty25 | |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
| ... | ||
| 70 | Kenya | 8.58 |
| 71 | Eritrea | 8.66 |
| 72= | Paraguay | 8.78 |
| 72= | Burkina Faso | 8.78 |
| 74 | Belize | 8.88 |
| 75 | Yemen | 8.88 |
| 76 | Japan | 9.16 |
| 77 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9.17 |
| Africa Avg | 9.88 | |
| World Avg | 10.02 | |
| q=195. | ||
Amnesty International's 2023-23 summary on human rights in Burkina Faso stated:
“Armed groups and government armed forces committed violations of international humanitarian law. The armed conflict continued to affect the rights to food, water, health and education. There were cases of arbitrary detention and violations of the right to freedom of expression. Two historical judicial cases of high-profile killings were finally completed, including one related to the murder of President Thomas Sankara in 1987.”
"The State of the World's Human Rights 2022/23" by Amnesty International (2023)26
#gender #gender_equality #human_rights #misogyny #politics #prejudice #women
The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including Burkina Faso and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting. Burkina Faso is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women. Traditional Islamic beliefs are squarely the cause of this.
See:
| Gender Inequality Lower is better27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202227 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
| 2 | Norway | 0.01 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
| ... | ||
| 149 | Mauritania | 0.60 |
| 150 | Congo, DR | 0.61 |
| 151 | Mali | 0.61 |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 0.61 |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0.61 |
| 154 | Ivory Coast | 0.62 |
| 155 | Niger | 0.62 |
| 156 | Haiti | 0.62 |
| Africa Avg | 0.53 | |
| World Avg | 0.34 | |
| q=166. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
Note there was only 1 datapoint in the 1990s but it's consistent with the following decades' trends, so its still listed as an 'average' for the 1990s.
| Gender Biases Lower is better28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 %28 | |
| 1 | Sweden | 31.829 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 34.430 |
| 3 | Australia | 37.030 |
| ... | ||
| 63 | Palestine | 98.229 |
| 64 | Kuwait | 98.329 |
| 65 | Jordan | 98.530 |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 98.631 |
| 67 | Algeria | 98.729 |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 98.730 |
| 69 | Yemen | 98.729 |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 98.729 |
| Africa Avg | 98.10 | |
| World Avg | 83.93 | |
| q=88. | ||
| Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Year Women Can Vote Year | |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
| 2 | Australia | 1902 |
| 3 | Finland | 1906 |
| ... | ||
| 117= | Hungary | 1958 |
| 117= | Chad | 1958 |
| 117= | Nigeria | 1958 |
| 117= | Burkina Faso | 1958 |
| 117= | Guinea | 1958 |
| 122= | Madagascar | 1959 |
| 122= | Tunisia | 1959 |
| 122= | Tanzania | 1959 |
| Africa Avg | 1961 | |
| World Avg | 1930 | |
| q=189. | ||
#2020s #freethought #homosexuality #religious_tolerance
| LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | LGBT Equality in the 2020s Score32 | |
| 1= | Germany | 4.88 |
| 1= | Spain | 4.88 |
| 3 | Portugal | 4.81 |
| ... | ||
| 118 | Turkey | -0.83 |
| 119 | Bulgaria | -0.85 |
| 120 | Philippines | -1.06 |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | -1.15 |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.18 |
| 123 | Haiti | -1.27 |
| 124 | Gabon | -1.38 |
| 125 | Vatican City | -1.45 |
| Africa Avg | -3.78 | |
| World Avg | -1.21 | |
| q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s. | ||
Actions taken at the United Nations:
| Freedom of Thought Lower is better33 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202133 | |
| 1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
| 1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
| 1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
| ... | ||
| 20= | USA | 1.8 |
| 20= | Slovenia | 1.8 |
| 20= | Palau | 1.8 |
| 20= | Burkina Faso | 1.8 |
| 20= | Albania | 1.8 |
| 20= | Kosovo | 1.8 |
| 20= | S. Korea | 1.8 |
| 27= | Barbados | 2.0 |
| Africa Avg | 3.1 | |
| World Avg | 3.0 | |
| q=196. | ||
| Compared to Africa (2025)34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
| 1 | Mauritius | 72.2 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 73.9 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 78.0 |
| ... | ||
| 35 | Sudan | 136.1 |
| 36 | Gabon | 136.6 |
| 37 | Cameroon | 137.0 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 138.2 |
| 39 | Congo, DR | 139.9 |
| 40 | Madagascar | 140.1 |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 141.1 |
| 42 | Liberia | 141.6 |
| 43 | Niger | 142.5 |
| Africa Avg | 127.77 | |
| q=54. | ||
| Health (2025)34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
| 1 | Monaco | 10.3 |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
| 3 | Japan | 40.8 |
| ... | ||
| 185 | Gabon | 136.6 |
| 186 | Kiribati | 136.8 |
| 187 | Cameroon | 137.0 |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 138.2 |
| 189 | Yemen | 138.8 |
| 190 | Congo, DR | 139.9 |
| 191 | Madagascar | 140.1 |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 141.1 |
| World Avg | 97.39 | |
| q=207. | ||
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan35. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan35.
42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean35, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia35.
For more, see:
#2010s #alcohol #birth_control #burkina_faso #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #smoking #suicide
Burkina Faso is a pretty unhealthy country. Burkina Faso comes in the best 20 when it comes to the prevalence of overweight adults36 (the lowest in Africa). It does better than average in terms of its smoking rate37 and in delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s38. However Burkina Faso performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate39, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-201540 (still high for Africa), its alcohol consumption rate41 and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance42. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its adolescent birth rate43, its average life expectancy11, childhood mortality in the 2020s44 and in its fertility rate15. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Burkina Faso in 1990 was 49.4yrs, much lower than the global average of 64.6. It improved by +10.6yrs in the 30 years from then, more than the global average improvement of +7.9yrs over the same period. Burkina Faso's peak fertility rate was 7.26 in 1981.| Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
| 1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
| 3 | Japan | 84.8 |
| ... | ||
| 179 | Benin | 59.8 |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
| 181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
| 183 | Namibia | 59.3 |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | 59.3 |
| 185 | Congo, DR | 59.2 |
| 186 | Mali | 58.9 |
| Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
| World Avg | 71.28 | |
| q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
| Alcohol Consumption Lower is better41 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2016 Per Capita41 | |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
| 3 | Libya | 0.0 |
| ... | ||
| 119= | Montenegro | 8.0 |
| 120= | Malta | 8.1 |
| 120= | Macedonia | 8.1 |
| 122= | Burkina Faso | 8.2 |
| 122= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 8.2 |
| 122= | Dominica | 8.2 |
| 125 | Thailand | 8.3 |
| 126= | Ivory Coast | 8.4 |
| Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
| World Avg | 6.2 | |
| q=189. | ||
| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202215 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| ... | ||
| 195 | Mozambique | 4.56 |
| 196 | Gambia | 4.59 |
| 197 | Tanzania | 4.66 |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | 4.67 |
| 199 | Benin | 4.90 |
| 200 | Burundi | 4.98 |
| 201 | Nigeria | 5.14 |
| 202 | Angola | 5.21 |
| Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s. | ||
| Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better37 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Smoking in the 2020s %37 | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3.3% |
| 2 | Ghana | 3.4% |
| 3 | Panama | 5.2% |
| ... | ||
| 54 | Iran | 13.3% |
| 55 | St Lucia | 13.9% |
| 56 | Namibia | 14.2% |
| 57= | Burkina Faso | 14.3% |
| 57= | Norway | 14.3% |
| 57= | UK | 14.3% |
| 60 | Rwanda | 14.3% |
| 61 | Zambia | 14.6% |
| Africa Avg | 12.4% | |
| World Avg | 20.0% | |
| q=165. Also scored for 2000s-2020s. | ||
| Suicide Rate in the 2010s Lower is better39 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Suicide Rate in the 2010s Per 100k39 | |
| 1= | Jordan | 1.00 |
| 1= | Sao Tome & Principe | 1.00 |
| 1= | Antigua & Barbuda | 1.00 |
| ... | ||
| 107 | Cameroon | 8.31 |
| 108 | El Salvador | 8.47 |
| 109 | UK | 8.51 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 8.77 |
| 111 | Namibia | 8.78 |
| 112 | Argentina | 8.95 |
| 113 | Singapore | 9.08 |
| 114= | China | 9.15 |
| Africa Avg | 7.70 | |
| World Avg | 9.24 | |
| q=185. Also scored for 2000s-2010s. | ||
| Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 |
| 2 | Ireland | 2 |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 122 | Argentina | 122 |
| 123 | Laos | 123 |
| 124 | Antigua & Barbuda | 124 |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 125 |
| 126 | Mauritius | 126 |
| 127 | Congo, DR | 127 |
| 128 | Gabon | 128 |
| 129 | Ivory Coast | 129 |
| Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
| Overweight Adults Lower is better36 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 1976 %36 | |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 4.7 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 5.1 |
| 3 | Nepal | 5.4 |
| ... | ||
| 8= | Bhutan | 6.3 |
| 8= | Afghanistan | 6.3 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 6.6 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 6.8 |
| 12 | Maldives | 7.2 |
| 13= | Sri Lanka | 7.5 |
| 13= | Ethiopia | 7.5 |
| 15 | Myanmar | 7.6 |
| Africa Avg | 13.4 | |
| World Avg | 27.1 | |
| q=191. | ||
| Adult Obesity Lower is better45 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 %45 | |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
| 2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
| ... | ||
| 11 | Niger | 5.3% |
| 12 | Chad | 5.7% |
| 13 | Congo, DR | 5.8% |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 6.1% |
| 15 | Malawi | 6.4% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 6.5% |
| 17 | Nepal | 6.6% |
| 18 | S. Korea | 6.7% |
| Africa Avg | 13.7% | |
| World Avg | 24.7% | |
| q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines
| Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better43 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 Per 100043 | |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
| 3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
| ... | ||
| 178 | Uganda | 105.7 |
| 179 | Congo, DR | 107.5 |
| 180 | Cameroon | 108.6 |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 108.7 |
| 182 | Guinea | 112.2 |
| 183 | Somalia | 116.1 |
| 184 | Zambia | 116.1 |
| 185 | Malawi | 117.2 |
| Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
| World Avg | 43.8 | |
| q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
| Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Avg %38 | |
| 1= | Luxembourg | 99.0 |
| 1= | Oman | 99.0 |
| 1= | Niue | 99.0 |
| ... | ||
| 95 | Germany | 93.7 |
| 96 | Saba | 93.3 |
| 97 | Ireland | 93.3 |
| 98= | Burkina Faso | 93.0 |
| 98= | Cape Verde | 93.0 |
| 98= | Netherlands | 93.0 |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 92.8 |
| 102= | Uganda | 92.6 |
| Africa Avg | 82.9 | |
| World Avg | 88.5 | |
| q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s. | ||
| 7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better40 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2015 Avg %40 | |
| 1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
| 1= | China | 99.0 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
| ... | ||
| 115 | Iceland | 91.5 |
| 116 | Trinidad & Tobago | 91.4 |
| 117 | Jamaica | 90.9 |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 90.6 |
| 119 | Nepal | 90.1 |
| 120 | Montenegro | 89.9 |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 89.7 |
| 122 | Senegal | 89.5 |
| Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
| World Avg | 88.3 | |
| q=194. | ||
| Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better44 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Infant Mortality (2020s) Per 100044 | |
| 1 | San Marino | 2.11 |
| 2 | Finland | 2.59 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.60 |
| ... | ||
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 95.42 |
| 184 | Congo, DR | 97.76 |
| 185 | Benin | 98.27 |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 103.67 |
| 187 | Guinea | 114.22 |
| 188 | Mali | 117.79 |
| 189 | Nigeria | 126.78 |
| 190 | Niger | 127.65 |
| Africa Avg | 71.63 | |
| World Avg | 32.19 | |
| q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s. | ||
Burkina Faso was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); in the 2010s it was still amongst only 27 countries that still fell into the same grouping.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
| Compared to Africa (2025)46 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
| 1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
| 2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
| 3 | Mali | 51.0 |
| ... | ||
| 13 | Tanzania | 61.6 |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 61.7 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 62.6 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 63.1 |
| 17 | Gambia | 63.3 |
| 18 | Senegal | 63.4 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 66.1 |
| 20 | Guinea | 67.1 |
| 21 | Ivory Coast | 70.8 |
| Africa Avg | 78.58 | |
| q=53. | ||
| Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)46 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
| ... | ||
| 37 | Italy | 63.1 |
| 38 | Jordan | 63.1 |
| 39 | Ireland | 63.1 |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 63.1 |
| 41 | Gambia | 63.3 |
| 42 | Senegal | 63.4 |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 64.6 |
| 44 | Cyprus | 64.8 |
| World Avg | 84.93 | |
| q=199. | ||
We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"47. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Burkina Faso is positioned 40th in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This is calculated from 21 data sets. Burkina Faso does better than average in energy to GDP efficiency48, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population49, reducing annual meat consumption per person50 (but bad for Africa) and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. Burkina Faso doesn't do so well in other areas. Burkina Faso does worse than average for its environmental performance51 and in its forested percent change 2000-202052.| Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better52 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total52 | |
| 1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
| 3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
| ... | ||
| 205 | El Salvador | -13.8% |
| 206 | Botswana | -13.9% |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | -14.0% |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | -14.4% |
| 209 | Antigua & Barbuda | -14.6% |
| 210 | Angola | -14.8% |
| 211 | Argentina | -14.9% |
| 212 | Tanzania | -15.3% |
| Africa Avg | -8.7% | |
| World Avg | -0.1% | |
| q=234. | ||
From 2010 to 2020, Burkina Faso destroyed 7% of its forest cover, falling from 6717 thousand hectares to 6216.
| Environmental Performance Higher is better51 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201851 | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
| 2 | France | 84.0 |
| 3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
| ... | ||
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 43.2 |
| 152 | Iraq | 43.2 |
| 153 | Laos | 42.9 |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 42.8 |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 42.5 |
| 156 | Gambia | 42.4 |
| 157 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 42.4 |
| 158 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 41.8 |
| Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
| World Avg | 56.4 | |
| q=180. | ||
| Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better48 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 Avg48 | |
| 1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
| 2 | Chad | 0.26 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
| ... | ||
| 18 | Gabon | 0.55 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 0.55 |
| 20 | Nepal | 0.55 |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 0.55 |
| 22 | Gambia | 0.55 |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.57 |
| 24 | Cameroon | 0.57 |
| 25 | Ivory Coast | 0.57 |
| Africa Avg | 0.83 | |
| World Avg | 1.23 | |
| q=165. Also scored for 1960s-2010s. | ||
| International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | International Accords on the Environment Avg Rate | |
| 1 | Sweden | 83% |
| 2 | Canada | 82% |
| 3 | Norway | 81% |
| ... | ||
| 89 | Bahamas | 60% |
| 90 | Malawi | 60% |
| 91 | Monaco | 60% |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 59% |
| 93 | Benin | 59% |
| 94 | Ireland | 59% |
| 95 | Colombia | 58% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 58% |
| Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
| World Avg | 57.5% | |
| q=197. Also scored for 1970s-2020s. | ||
| Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better49 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2011 %49 | |
| 1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
| 2 | Greece | 77.6% |
| 3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
| ... | ||
| 36 | Kenya | 52.1% |
| 37 | Central African Rep. | 51.9% |
| 38 | Belize | 50.6% |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 50.5% |
| 40 | Dominican Rep. | 50.2% |
| 41 | Thailand | 49.9% |
| 42 | Italy | 49.6% |
| 43 | Vietnam | 49.1% |
| Africa Avg | 38.3% | |
| World Avg | 39.9% | |
| q=145. | ||
| Meat Consumption Lower is better50 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 kg50 | |
| 1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
| 2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
| ... | ||
| 60 | Tajikistan | 32.4 |
| 61 | Mauritania | 32.4 |
| 62 | Philippines | 32.9 |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 33.3 |
| 64 | Central African Rep. | 34.4 |
| 65 | Comoros | 34.5 |
| 66 | Venezuela | 35.6 |
| 67 | Jordan | 36.0 |
| Africa Avg | 24.9 | |
| World Avg | 52.5 | |
| q=185. Also scored for 2010s. | ||
#education #modernity #technology #the_internet
| Compared to Africa (2025)53 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank53 | |
| 1 | S. Africa | 63.3 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 63.4 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 68.7 |
| ... | ||
| 28 | Sao Tome & Principe | 129.2 |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 130.2 |
| 30 | Mali | 130.7 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 130.7 |
| 32 | Madagascar | 131.6 |
| 33 | Lesotho | 131.8 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 132.1 |
| 35 | Rwanda | 135.7 |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 136.6 |
| Africa Avg | 124.71 | |
| q=54. | ||
| Modernity & Learning (2025)53 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank53 | |
| 1 | Finland | 6.1 |
| 2 | Iceland | 8.1 |
| 3 | Denmark | 8.8 |
| ... | ||
| 160 | Vanuatu | 129.6 |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 130.2 |
| 162 | Mali | 130.7 |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 130.7 |
| 164 | Madagascar | 131.6 |
| 165 | Lesotho | 131.8 |
| 166 | Tanzania | 132.1 |
| 167 | Rwanda | 135.7 |
| World Avg | 84.96 | |
| q=197. | ||
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Iceland and Denmark54. The worst countries are S. Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia54. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots55.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)56
27 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Intellectual Endeavours, metric system adoption rate, Religiosity, IQ, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Maths, Science & Reading, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe54, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia54.
For more, see:
#intelligence #metric #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation
| Research & Development Higher is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
| 1 | S. Korea | 4.2957 |
| 2 | Israel | 4.1157 |
| 3 | Japan | 3.5857 |
| ... | ||
| 89= | Togo | 0.2258 |
| 89= | Nigeria | 0.2259 |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 0.2160 |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 0.2061 |
| 93 | Vietnam | 0.1962 |
| 94= | Panama | 0.1862 |
| 94= | Mauritius | 0.1858 |
| 96= | Oman | 0.1760 |
| Africa Avg | 0.36 | |
| World Avg | 0.84 | |
| q=126. | ||
| Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 2 | Czechia | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 89 | Seychelles | 89 |
| 90 | Iran | 90 |
| 91 | Antigua & Barbuda | 91 |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 92 |
| 93 | Trinidad & Tobago | 93 |
| 94 | Malawi | 94 |
| 95 | Mexico | 95 |
| 96 | Guinea | 96 |
| Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
| Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better63 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2025 %63 | |
| 1= | Slovakia | 100 |
| 1= | Poland | 100 |
| 1= | Portugal | 100 |
| ... | ||
| 153= | Saudi Arabia | 90 |
| 153= | Antigua & Barbuda | 90 |
| 153= | Trinidad & Tobago | 90 |
| 153= | Burkina Faso | 90 |
| 153= | Burundi | 90 |
| 153= | Benin | 90 |
| 153= | Cambodia | 90 |
| 153= | Mauritania | 90 |
| Africa Avg | 90 | |
| World Avg | 92 | |
| q=187. Also scored for 1960s-2020s. | ||
Burkina Faso officially adopted metric in 196064. Progression:
| Religiosity Lower is better65 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2018 %65 | |
| 1 | China | 3 |
| 2 | Estonia | 6 |
| 3 | Czechia | 7 |
| ... | ||
| 97= | Philippines | 91 |
| 97= | Zambia | 91 |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 92 |
| 100= | Burkina Faso | 93 |
| 100= | Tanzania | 93 |
| 100= | Indonesia | 93 |
| 103= | Mali | 94 |
| 103= | Pakistan | 94 |
| Africa Avg | 87.0 | |
| World Avg | 54.3 | |
| q=106. | ||
| IQ Higher is better66 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 200666 | |
| 1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
| 1= | Singapore | 108 |
| 3 | S. Korea | 106 |
| ... | ||
| 121= | Burundi | 69 |
| 121= | Nigeria | 69 |
| 123= | Chad | 68 |
| 123= | Burkina Faso | 68 |
| 123= | Somalia | 68 |
| 123= | Angola | 68 |
| 127= | Guinea | 67 |
| 127= | Liberia | 67 |
| Africa Avg | 70.6 | |
| World Avg | 85.6 | |
| q=138. | ||
#burkina_faso #djibouti #education #niger
In 1990, education in Burkina Faso was woefully short - the average person could expect just a quarter of the global average (of 10 years). Throughout the 1990s, there was an improvement of +1 year, although in 2000-9 it was still the country with the 3rd-shortest period of education, after Niger and Djibouti.67
| Secondary Education Higher is better68 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201868 | |
| 1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
| 1= | Austria | 100.0% |
| ... | ||
| 162 | Mali | 13.1% |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 12.5% |
| 164 | Bhutan | 12.0% |
| 165 | Guinea | 11.7% |
| 166 | Burundi | 9.3% |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 8.8% |
| 168 | Niger | 6.6% |
| 169 | Chad | 6.0% |
| Africa Avg | 34.4% | |
| World Avg | 63.0% | |
| q=169. | ||
| Length of Schooling Higher is better69 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years69 | |
| 1 | Australia | 21.1 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
| 3 | Greece | 20.0 |
| ... | ||
| 179 | Mauritania | 9.4 |
| 180 | Tanzania | 9.2 |
| 181 | Syria | 9.2 |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 9.1 |
| 183 | Yemen | 9.1 |
| 184 | Senegal | 9.0 |
| 185 | Pakistan | 8.7 |
| 186 | Eritrea | 8.1 |
| Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
| World Avg | 13.5 | |
| q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
#it_security #modernity #technology #the_internet
| Internet Users (2020s) Higher is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Internet Users (2020s) | |
| 1= | Iceland | 99% |
| 1= | Kuwait | 99% |
| 1= | UAE | 99% |
| ... | ||
| 181 | Ethiopia | 16% |
| 182 | Madagascar | 16% |
| 183 | Yemen | 14% |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 14% |
| 185 | Chad | 12% |
| 186 | Burundi | 11% |
| 187 | Uganda | 11% |
| 188 | S. Sudan | 9% |
| Africa Avg | 41.0% | |
| World Avg | 67.8% | |
| q=188. Also scored for 1990s-2020s. | ||
| IT Security Lower is better70 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201370 | |
| 1= | Ireland | 0.11 |
| 1= | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
| 1= | Belize | 0.11 |
| ... | ||
| 31 | Zambia | 0.76 |
| 32 | Kenya | 0.77 |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.77 |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0.79 |
| 35 | Ivory Coast | 0.82 |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.84 |
| 37 | Iran | 0.85 |
| 38 | Laos | 0.86 |
| Africa Avg | 1.07 | |
| World Avg | 0.98 | |
| Digital Quality of Life Higher is better71 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202471 | |
| 1 | Germany | 77.9% |
| 2 | Finland | 76.9% |
| 3 | France | 73.9% |
| ... | ||
| 108 | El Salvador | 30.0% |
| 109 | Cambodia | 29.4% |
| 110 | Honduras | 28.5% |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 27.0% |
| 112 | Tanzania | 26.9% |
| 113 | Uganda | 26.9% |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 25.9% |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 24.9% |
| Africa Avg | 32.3% | |
| World Avg | 48.4% | |
| q=121. | ||
#charitability #culture #equality #human_development #inequality #peace
| Compared to Africa (2025)72 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank72 | |
| 1 | Mauritius | 51.4 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 66.9 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 76.2 |
| ... | ||
| 18 | Tanzania | 101.9 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 103.7 |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 104.3 |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 105.2 |
| 22 | Gabon | 105.9 |
| 23 | Uganda | 105.9 |
| 24 | Guinea | 106.5 |
| 25 | Ivory Coast | 107.1 |
| 26 | Togo | 108.3 |
| Africa Avg | 110.07 | |
| q=54. | ||
| Culture, Peace & Inequality (2025)72 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank72 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 11.6 |
| 2 | Finland | 13.4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 13.6 |
| ... | ||
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 104.3 |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 104.5 |
| 140 | Iran | 104.6 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 105.2 |
| 142 | Gabon | 105.9 |
| 143 | Uganda | 105.9 |
| 144 | Laos | 106.5 |
| 145 | Guinea | 106.5 |
| World Avg | 81.27 | |
| q=187. | ||
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 32 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, passport utility (so far), Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty (so far), life expectancy inequality, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
For more, see:
#charity #corruption #happiness #internationalism #morals #politics
| World Giving Index Higher is better73 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 %73 | |
| 1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
| 2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
| 3 | USA | 59.0 |
| ... | ||
| 67= | Cyprus | 40.0 |
| 68= | Malawi | 39.0 |
| 68= | Slovenia | 39.0 |
| 68= | Burkina Faso | 39.0 |
| 68= | Tajikistan | 39.0 |
| 68= | Peru | 39.0 |
| 73= | Uzbekistan | 38.0 |
| 73= | Chile | 38.0 |
| Africa Avg | 38.2 | |
| World Avg | 39.6 | |
| q=125. Also scored for 2010s. | ||
| Corruption Higher is better74 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 Points74 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
| 2= | Finland | 87.0 |
| 2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
| ... | ||
| 77= | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 42.0 |
| 77= | Vietnam | 42.0 |
| 77= | Trinidad & Tobago | 42.0 |
| 77= | Burkina Faso | 42.0 |
| 77= | Solomon Islands | 42.0 |
| 77= | Kuwait | 42.0 |
| 77= | Hungary | 42.0 |
| 84 | Kosovo | 41.0 |
| Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
| World Avg | 42.98 | |
| q=180. Also scored for 1990s-2010s. | ||
| Happiness Higher is better75 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2024 Score75 | |
| 1 | Finland | 7.7 |
| 2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
| 3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
| ... | ||
| 117 | Gambia | 4.4 |
| 118 | India | 4.4 |
| 119 | Chad | 4.4 |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 |
| 121 | Benin | 4.4 |
| 122 | Somalia | 4.3 |
| 123 | Mali | 4.3 |
| 124 | Cambodia | 4.3 |
| Africa Avg | 4.42 | |
| World Avg | 5.58 | |
| q=147. Also scored for 2010s. | ||
| Creativity & Culture Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 3 | Estonia | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 121 | Tanzania | 121 |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 122 |
| 123 | Egypt | 123 |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 124 |
| 125 | Dominican Rep. | 125 |
| 126 | Oman | 126 |
| 127 | Mozambique | 127 |
| 128 | Niger | 128 |
| Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
| Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better76 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Passport Reach (2020s) Q76 | |
| 1 | Singapore | 192.2 |
| 2 | Japan | 192.0 |
| 3 | S. Korea | 190.7 |
| ... | ||
| 140 | Rwanda | 62.2 |
| 141 | Sao Tome & Principe | 60.5 |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 59.0 |
| 143= | Burkina Faso | 58.8 |
| 143= | India | 58.8 |
| 143= | Mauritania | 58.8 |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 58.5 |
| 147 | Gabon | 58.0 |
| Africa Avg | 62.9 | |
| World Avg | 108.8 | |
| q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s. | ||
| Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 27 | Canada | 27 |
| 28 | Trinidad & Tobago | 28 |
| 29 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 29 |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 30 |
| 31 | Lebanon | 31 |
| 32 | Barbados | 32 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 33 |
| 34 | Spain | 34 |
| Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
#burkina_faso #extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
The 2021 edition of the Global Peace Index saw Burkina Faso decline more than any other country, and says the country is now in "a state of low level civil war" due to the scale of armed conflict between civilians and the government77.
| Global Peace Index Lower is better78 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2023 Score78 | |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
| ... | ||
| 147= | Iran | 2.80 |
| 147= | Turkey | 2.80 |
| 149 | N. Korea | 2.85 |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 2.87 |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 2.87 |
| 152 | Central African Rep. | 2.93 |
| 153 | Mali | 2.96 |
| 154 | Iraq | 3.01 |
| Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
| World Avg | 2.07 | |
| q=163. Also scored for 2010s. | ||
| Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 |
| 2 | S. Africa | 2 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 43 | Senegal | 43 |
| 44 | Switzerland | 44 |
| 45 | Bolivia | 45 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 46 |
| 47 | Philippines | 47 |
| 48 | UK | 48 |
| 49 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 49 |
| 50 | Ireland | 50 |
| Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
| Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Rank42 | |
| 1 | Austria | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 |
| ... | ||
| 63 | Uganda | 63 |
| 64 | Moldova | 64 |
| 65 | Mozambique | 65 |
| 66= | Burkina Faso | 66 |
| 66= | Kyrgyzstan | 66 |
| 68 | Iran | 68 |
| 69 | Malawi | 69 |
| 70 | Latvia | 70 |
| Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
| World Avg | 82.0 | |
| q=163. | ||
| Impact of Terrorism Lower is better79 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2019 Score79 | |
| 1 | Togo | 0.00 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
| 3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
| ... | ||
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 5.24 |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 5.35 |
| 123 | UK | 5.41 |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 5.42 |
| 125 | Myanmar | 5.51 |
| 126 | Mozambique | 5.54 |
| 127 | Ukraine | 5.55 |
| 128 | Niger | 5.60 |
| Africa Avg | 3.41 | |
| World Avg | 2.78 | |
| q=150. | ||
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
| Poverty (2020s) Lower is better80 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Poverty (2020s) %80 | |
| 1 | Malaysia | 0.01% |
| 2 | Bhutan | 0.01% |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0.02% |
| ... | ||
| 95 | Chad | 39.48% |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.86% |
| 97 | Nigeria | 41.82% |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 42.06% |
| 99 | Kenya | 45.92% |
| 100 | Niger | 60.49% |
| 101 | Madagascar | 69.17% |
| 102 | Central African Rep. | 71.62% |
| Africa Avg | 41.51% | |
| World Avg | 11.40% | |
| q=106. Also scored for 1980s-2020s. | ||
| Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better81 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201981 | |
| 1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
| 2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
| 2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
| ... | ||
| 165 | Togo | 30.50 |
| 166 | Niger | 30.90 |
| 167 | Guinea | 31.30 |
| 168= | Burkina Faso | 32.00 |
| 168= | Angola | 32.00 |
| 170 | Haiti | 32.20 |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.30 |
| 172 | Lesotho | 33.10 |
| Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
| World Avg | 14.59 | |
| q=184. | ||
| Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better82 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2023 %82 | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 24.1%83 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 24.3%83 |
| 3 | Belarus | 24.4%84 |
| ... | ||
| 99 | Dominican Rep. | 37.0%85 |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 37.1%86 |
| 101= | Chad | 37.4%85 |
| 101= | Burkina Faso | 37.4%83 |
| 103 | Burundi | 37.5%84 |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 37.7%87 |
| 105= | Israel | 37.9%83 |
| 105= | Togo | 37.9%83 |
| Africa Avg | 40.7% | |
| World Avg | 36.5% | |
| q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s. | ||
Income inequality data is rarely available for Burkina Faso - only for 6 years between 1980 and 2019.
| Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better88 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2018 Severity88 | |
| 1 | Armenia | .001 |
| 2 | Ukraine | .001 |
| 3 | Serbia | .001 |
| ... | ||
| 94 | Madagascar | .453 |
| 95 | Mali | .457 |
| 96 | Central African Rep. | .465 |
| 97 | Ethiopia | .489 |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | .519 |
| 99 | Chad | .533 |
| 100 | S. Sudan | .580 |
| 101 | Niger | .590 |
| Africa Avg | .264 | |
| World Avg | .154 | |
| q=101. | ||
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
| Religiosity (2018)65 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better %65 | |
| 1 | China | 3 |
| 2 | Estonia | 6 |
| 3 | Czechia | 7 |
| ... | ||
| 91= | Honduras | 90 |
| 91= | Cameroon | 90 |
| 91= | Rwanda | 90 |
| 91= | Liberia | 90 |
| 95= | Morocco | 91 |
| 95= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
| 95= | Philippines | 91 |
| 95= | Zambia | 91 |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 92 |
| 100= | Burkina Faso | 93 |
| 100= | Tanzania | 93 |
| 100= | Indonesia | 93 |
| 103= | Mali | 94 |
| 103= | Pakistan | 94 |
| 105= | Ethiopia | 98 |
| 105= | Senegal | 98 |
| World Avg | 54.3 | |
| q=106. | ||
Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:89:
| 2010 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 64.3% | 67.4% |
| Christian | 26.6% | 28% |
| Other | 8.45% | 4.01% |
| Unaffiliated | 0.624% | 0.576% |
| Buddhist | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Hindu | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Jewish | None | None |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4%90.
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