Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 34.9% less likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 9.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 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.
have 18.3% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 18.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% more on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.0% more on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% 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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