Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virginia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Virginia, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 27.6 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Virginia, the GDP per capita is $69,111 as of 2024.
be 35.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Virginia, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 78.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Virginia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virginia, about 90.1% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
