Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.3 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 94.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 97.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 93.0% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 61.9% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.4% 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 New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.4% more on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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