Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 93.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 6.3 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 22.2% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 83.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 10.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 19.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.
be 35.3% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
have 10.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 29.4% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 37.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% 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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