Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 30.1 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 Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years less
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
be 20.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.
be 70.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.
have 31.0% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.6% 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 Lesotho, that number is 36% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 95.5% more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% more on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lesotho: At a glance
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