Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 41.1% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.2% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 52.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.4% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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