Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 5.7 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 93.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 90.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 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 Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 83.4% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 58.9% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 59.1% more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.2% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.8% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 25.5% less on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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