Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 43.4% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.0 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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
make 57.1% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 18.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
be 27.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 51.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.6% less likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 10.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 83.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.3% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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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