Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 63.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 75.3% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 29.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
make 21.4% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 89.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
have 58.9% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.3% less likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 23.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 43.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 37.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP 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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