Is Burkina Faso a good place to live for remote workers?

Burkina Faso scores 48/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 63.9 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 47, air quality 26; English not scored) — rank 131 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Burkina Faso?

Median fixed broadband is around 63.9 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Burkina Faso?

Single-person essentials run about $678/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 131/167

Is 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) a good place to live?

Quality score 48/100 against essentials of $678/month.

The five metrics

Internet 26 63.9 Mbps median broadband, 28.3% online

Safety 92 1.3 homicides/100k (2017)

Healthcare 47 UHC service coverage 47/100 (2023)

Air quality 26 PM2.5 38.4 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.88 · corruption control -0.25 · stability -1.91 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $24.06 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $11.23/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($678)	Verdict
$2,000	2.9×	like royalty
$3,000	4.4×	like royalty
$5,000	7.4×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇦🇴 Angola — quality 48.1, essentials $685/mo
🇨🇱 Chile — quality 70.8, essentials $996/mo
🇱🇧 Lebanon — quality 53.1, essentials $748/mo
🇧🇯 Benin — quality 47, essentials $676/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Burkina Faso a good place to live for remote workers?: Burkina Faso scores 48/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 63.9 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 47, air quality 26; English not scored) — rank 131 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Burkina Faso?: Median fixed broadband is around 63.9 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Burkina Faso?: Single-person essentials run about $678/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).