Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Colorado, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.7% less likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 66.5% more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 46.0% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 16.0% 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
be 22.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Eritrea, 322.0 women do as of 2020.
have 17.6% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.8% less on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
