Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colorado instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Colorado, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 79.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Colorado, however, that number is 8.9% as of 2023.
make 65.1 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $1,148 as of 2025, while in Colorado, the GDP per capita is $74,650 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 28.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Colorado, about 92.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
