Quality of life comparison

live 3.0 years longer

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 16.6 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 Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

make 4.0 times more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.

be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.

be 58.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 39.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Namibia, it is 91.5% as of 2018.

be 40.5% less 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

have 25.5% fewer children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 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 Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 86.4% more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.4% more 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 Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 62.1% more on education

Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 54.5% more on healthcare

Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.