Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 27.5% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
see 32.7% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 29.5% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 1.5 as of 2022.
be 76.3% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 38.9% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
be 51.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 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 27.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 57.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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.
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 32.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 50% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Burkina Faso spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Guinea 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 25.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
live with 5.7 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burkina Faso withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 10.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it causes 84.0 as of 2019.
emit 22.9% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 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 (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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