Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 46.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 2.1 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 37.1% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 55.1% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 65.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 36.6% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 64.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.3% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% 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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