Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 4.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.46
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 2020
All-time low
3.59
in 2014
Years of data
14
2011–2025

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 2011–2025

0123452011201820252011: 3.92012: 4.32014: 3.62015: 3.72016: 42017: 4.42018: 4.62019: 4.82020: 4.82021: 4.72022: 4.62023: 4.52024: 4.42025: 4.5

Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 4.46 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2014.

That places Burkina Faso 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.17 3.59 4.77 8
2020s 4.59 4.38 4.83 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 122 Mauritania 4.47 compare
  2. 123 Cambodia 4.46 compare
  3. 124 Congo 4.46 compare
  4. 126 Benin 4.39 compare
  5. 127 Chad 4.38 compare
  6. 128 Lesotho 4.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 4.46 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 2020.
What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
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Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.