Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 99.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Niger, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 45.5% less money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 40.2% more children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 59.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Niger, 509.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
be 35.2% 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 Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.4% less 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 Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 54.5% less likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 12.6% 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 Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.7% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Burkina Faso? See an in-depth size comparison.