Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Colorado, you would:

Health

be 70.8% less likely to be obese

In Colorado, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Colorado, 8.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

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make 98.5% less money

Colorado has a GDP per capita of $74,650 as of 2024, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 69.6% less likely to have internet access

In Colorado, approximately 92.9% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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Burkina Faso: At a glance

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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