Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
be 89.2% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
live 1.0 years less
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.0% less spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burkina Faso scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
make 92.2% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.6% more children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 57.0% less likely to be literate
In Nauru, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, it is 41.6% as of 2023.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 66.0% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 48.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nauru, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, 50% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.2% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.5% less home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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