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Burkina Faso

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Burkina Faso
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Ouagadougou
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Density: 78 / km²

WRI Score 2026

47.42

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 186th
In Africa: 38th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 78 / km²· UN WPP
66.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,246· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 62 years· WHO / UN
8.9
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5%· ILO / SECO
87.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.5% of GDP· SIPRI
79.2
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.1
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Burkina Faso holds 186th of 211 with a WRI Score of 47.42 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (87.1), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.