Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 41.7% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 33.3% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 77.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 19.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.
have 18.4% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 93.3% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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