Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
live 8.1 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 87.9% less spent on your healthcare
Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 91.8% fewer doctors per person
Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Burkina Faso has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 38.5% less access to essential health services
Palau scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burkina Faso scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
make 94.1% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, 242.0 women do as of 2023.
be 58.4% less likely to be literate
In Palau, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, it is 41.6% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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 Palau, 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 66.3% less likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 83.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 49.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 50% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% less on healthcare
Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 54.9% more on education
Palau spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Burkina Faso spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 88.9% less likely to be murdered
Palau has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 25.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 88.4% less home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 99.7% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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