Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 68.2% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 1.5 as of 2022.
be 35.8% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.6 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
be 77.6% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
have 11.1% less access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burkina Faso scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 16.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, 242.0 women do as of 2023.
be 76.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 60.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 57.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.0 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
live with 30.1% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burkina Faso withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 22.7% more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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