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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso passport

Burkina Faso (BF) ranks #153 with mobility 54 / 198. 54 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#153

199

Mobility

54

/ 198

Visa free

30

Visa required

96

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Country profile

Capital

Ouagadougou

Population

24.1 million

Area

274,200 km²

Currency

West African CFA franc XOF

Languages

French

Time zone

UTC+00:00

Foreign-born

739,820 · 2024

Migrant share

3.1%

Ethnic groups · 2021

  • Mossi53.7%
  • other12.8%
  • Fulani6.8%
  • Gurunsi5.9%
  • Bissa5.4%
  • Gurma5.2%
  • Other9.4%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+226

Airports

OUA · BOY

Highlights

  • Ruins of Loropéni
  • Grand Marché
  • Banfora Cascades

Policy · Burkina FasoOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free30

BangladeshBarbadosBeninCabo VerdeCentral African RepublicChadCôte d'IvoireDominicaEcuadorGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongKenyaLiberiaMaliMicronesiaNigerNigeriaPhilippinesRwandaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeTogoTunisia

AOn arrival22

BurundiCambodiaComorosCongoDjiboutiEthiopiaIranLaosMacaoMadagascarMaldivesMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaPalauSaint LuciaSamoaSri LankaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA2

MoroccoSuriname

EeVisa48

AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBahrainBhutanBoliviaBotswanaCameroonColombiaCubaDR CongoEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuyanaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLibyaMalawiMalaysiaMauritaniaMoldovaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSaint Kitts and NevisSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatuVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

RVisa required96

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican Republic

+72

Nearby in the ranking

IndiaTogoTajikistanAlgeriaEquatorial GuineaCôte d'Ivoire

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Burkina Faso?

Visa-free 30, on arrival 22, eTA 2, eVisa 48, visa required 96.

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