Burkina Faso

AfricaCapital: Ouagadougou
2026 population
24.1M
Rank #59 globally
Area
273k km²
Metros tracked
4
26% of population in metros
Composite score
2.8
Rank #165 globally

National Teams

Burkina Faso on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballCAF
Burkina Faso
FIFA #62
ELO #77
WC apps 0
No World Cups
Olympics
Burkina Faso
Games 1
Medals 1
Best #87
No golds

Regions

13 entries listed under Burkina Faso. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Centre1Centre-Nord1Hauts-Bassins1Nord1Boucle du MouhounCascadesCentre-EstCentre-OuestCentre-SudEstPlateau-CentralSahelSud-Ouest

Burkina Faso metro footprint

4 metros
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4 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

4 tracked metros

RankMetroScoreTier
#1039Ouagadougou★ Capital▲ Largest1.5Emerging Metro
#1538Bobo Dioulasso0.8Local Metro
#2383Kaya0.3Local Metro
#2592Ouahigouya0.3Local Metro