Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 59.9% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
live 2.6 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.3% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 13.0% less access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burkina Faso scores 40 as of 2021.
be 20.9% more likely to die by suicide
Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
make 82.7% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
be 39.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, 242.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 67.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 55.4% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.5 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
live with 43.4 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burkina Faso withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 83.2% less electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burkina Faso uses 133 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 89.4% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 42.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it causes 84.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Equatorial Guinea vs. Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: At a glance
How big is Burkina Faso compared to Equatorial Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.