Quality of life comparison

be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 48.6% less likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 5.9 years less

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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.

make 58.5% less money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

be 76.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 17.6% more children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 50.3% less likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 51.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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.

be 74.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 62.1% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 15.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 45.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 61.8% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.