Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colorado instead of Iowa, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years less
In Iowa, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 96.1% less money
Iowa has a GDP per capita of $63,747 as of 2024, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
be 60.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iowa, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iowa, 10.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 75.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iowa, approximately 87.9% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
