Quality of life comparison

be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 41.1% less likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

make 22.2% more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

be 52.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 34.4% less likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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.

spend 34.5% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 100.0% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.