Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 90.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 30.0% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 36.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 12.1% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.8% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 67.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 77.4% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% 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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