Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 1.2 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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.
be 45.6% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.7% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 8.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 48.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 18.6% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 56.3% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 71.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.8% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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