Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 39.4% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
live 3.5 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
have 39.3% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 1.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
be 33.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
make 63.3% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
be 32.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, 242.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.0% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, it is 41.6% as of 2023.
be 35.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
have 15.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 57.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 30.6% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 26.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 50% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Burkina Faso spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 69.5% less likely to be murdered
Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 85.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
live with 4.2 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burkina Faso withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 64.8% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burkina Faso uses 133 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 63.5% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it causes 84.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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