Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 77.5% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 18.0 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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.
Economy
be 59.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.
make 93.1% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $31,700 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.0% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 13.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 81.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, 19% of the population do as of 2021.
be 71.8% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 21.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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