Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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.
be 66.3% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 41.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
have 45.0% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.5% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 48.8% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% 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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