Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 12.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Life
be 18.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 322.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
have 21.3% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.9% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 19.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 64.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 20% of people on average (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 63.4% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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