Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 10.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
be 42.9% more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.7 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 58.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
have 10.8% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 13.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burkina Faso, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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