Quality of life comparison

be 52.5% less likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 10.3 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

make 63.3% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 8.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

be 18.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 81.6% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 54.7% less likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.

be 77.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 66.2% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 23.4% more on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 12.2% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.