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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
Africa · 2 rankings that exist only inside Burkina Faso — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population24.1M#59 of 215💰 GDP$27.6B#118 of 185💎 GDP per capita$1,148#169 of 185❤️ Life expectancy61.3 yrs#206 of 215🗺️ Area273,600#74 of 214
Rankings inside Burkina Faso
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Burkina Faso
Universities and colleges in Burkina Faso ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo10,990 papers
231,204
2
International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering871 papers
44,292
3
Nazi Boni University3,717 papers
37,753
4
University of Koudougou1,383 papers
5,950
5
Université Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly1,066 papers
5,576
6
Université Ouaga II358 papers
2,913
7
Université Aube Nouvelle238 papers
944
8
Institut Supérieur de l'Informatique et de Gestion13 papers
433
9
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité Universitaire de Bobo Dioulasso64 papers
384
10
Université du Faso5 papers
102
11
Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique7 papers
26
12
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature6 papers
7
13
Université Libre du Burkina2 papers
2
14
Université Privée de Ouagadougou2 papers
1
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
Burkina Faso in world rankings
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 7 Burkina Faso15.5%
🗺️ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 74 Burkina Faso273,600
🚀 Technology
Fastest Fixed Broadband Internet
- 110 Burkina Faso50.0 Mbps
🔌 Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 137 Burkina Faso145 kWh
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 148 Burkina Faso2 TWh
❤️ Society & Health
Life Expectancy at Birth
- 206 Burkina Faso61.3 yrs