Burkina Faso
Country in Africa
In brief
Road deaths per 100,000 people: 31 (2019). World rank 166 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 39 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 8.5 (2021). World rank 113 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 40 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100: 34.1 (2025). World rank 194 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 53.4 → 34.1 (score 0–100). Worse than all its neighbours (Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Togo): road deaths per 100,000 people.