Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 61.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 1.3 years longer
In Angola, 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 31.7% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.5% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 11.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
be 28.2% 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 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.
be 32.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.7% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 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 18.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 48.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% 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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