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Burkina Faso

How well is Burkina Faso respecting people's human rights?

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Burkina Faso at a glance

Quality of Life

Economic and Social Rights

(2021)

Summary score

62.9%

How well is Burkina Faso doing compared to what is possible at its level of income?

Right to

0

% of income adjusted benchmark achieved

HRMI score

100%

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good


Safety from the State

Civil and Political Rights

(2023)

Summary score

N/A

How well is Burkina Faso's government respecting each right?

Right to freedom from

0

Score

10

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good

Empowerment

Civil and Political Rights

(2023)

Summary score

N/A

How well is Burkina Faso's government respecting each right?

Right to

0

Score

10

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good

Source: HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org

Quality of Life

Burkina Faso scores 62.9% on Quality of Life when scored against the 'Income adjusted' benchmark.

Compared with the other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Burkina Faso is performing close to average on Quality of Life rights (this comparison is calculated using the 'Income adjusted' benchmark).

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Safety from the State

Safety from the State data have not yet been produced for Burkina Faso. We would like to expand our data to the whole world as soon as possible. To learn more about how you can help, please visit this page on the HRMI website.

Empowerment

Empowerment data have not yet been produced for Burkina Faso. We would like to expand our data to the whole world as soon as possible. To learn more about how you can help, please visit this page on the HRMI website.

Country details

Population

22.7m (2022)

GDP/capita

$830 (2022)

current US dollars

$2,159 (2022)

2017 PPP dollars

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